Engine names

Does anyone have a list or know where I can find a list of the engine names? I know they are painted on the side of the engines such as "City of Park Ridge" 134. And do the new engines have these names too?

I don't know whether this list is entirely up-to-date (I think possibly more of the F40PHM-2's have received ex-F40C names), but this will give you most of the names at least:

http://www.drgw.net/~f40c/locos/roster.html

Since that is my site, I'll chime in here. I really should update the site, I haven't touched it in about 4 years. Anyway, most of the locomotive names on the site are accurate. The ones that have changed are as follows:

162 is now Village of Elburn
189 is now Village of Villa Park
214 no longer has a name on it
401 is now Oliver "Ollie" Tibbles

Brad

#214 should be named for the Village of La Grange ... pretty sure that was the last EMD locomotive entirely assembled there.

Thanks for the help. That was the exact site I was looking for. I have used it before but had trouble finding it again. Thanks for creating the great site MetraPace!

I have my own personal names for the MP36s and most of them or all of them are not nice.
421 Soon to be glue
413 Dog Food
416 Leg Cramp
417 Dead battery at destiation
418 I run good sometimes. NOT
411 The Real one is Painted Green and Yellow
409 Flipper
427 The Rush hour destroyer.
more to follow

Who was Oliver Tibbles?

Passenger wrote:Who was Oliver Tibbles?

"The story behind this engine is simply heart warming. Oliver Tibbles was a very young railfan that lost his life far too soon. He loved the Metra trains that ran near his house. The railroad named an engine after him, his mother would have to take in the honor as he passed before the engine was named."
http://www.christophersmuller.com/200808.html

"Oliver “Ollie” Tibbles loved trains. He was totally fascinated by trains and, a few years ago, had the opportunity to ride in the cab of a Metra train from Union Station, Chicago, to Downers Grove, IL. Sadly, Ollie died of a brain tumor in March 2004 at the age of 7.

Last Saturday Metra announced it named a locomotive for Ollie. While Metra locomotives have been named for cities and towns, this is the first time a locomotive has been named for a child."
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?4,928818

More photos from the unveiling May 24th, 2005 ...
http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/sho ... php?t=6520

406 - King Of Ground Relay's
412 - No Cab Heat
410 - Non Unlocking Cab Doors