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EMD F40PH

200 photographs
A blue Metra locomotive with a red roof and red-and-white chevron front, number 198, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with a building and maintenance equipment in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive, numbered 198, in its early blue and red livery, captured in a railroad yard during winter. c. 1977 to 1980 A blue and white diesel locomotive with the number 48 and 'Illinois Central' lettering pulls a train on tracks in a city, with an elevated train and tall buildings in the background. An Illinois Central EMD F40PH #48 pulls a passenger train on the railroad main line in Chicago in 1977, with a Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series train on an elevated structure in the background. 1977 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A red-nosed, silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with its headlights on pulls a short train of stainless steel passenger cars around a snow-covered curve between wooded banks. Amtrak 594 leads a passenger train through falling snow on a curving double-track line, likely at Webster Groves, Missouri. January 6, 1977 · Webster Groves, MO Overhead view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 243, with red, white and blue stripes, on a curving track next to a second track and piles of railroad ties. Amtrak diesel locomotive 243 runs light on a curve beside stacks of old ties and rail. c. 1979 to 1993 Three silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stand on yard tracks in front of a long tan building, and a car's side mirror shows in the lower right corner. Amtrak locomotives 321, 218 and 406 in a yard, photographed from a car. c. 1980 to 1995 Silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes are parked on yard tracks under a partly cloudy sky. A car's side mirror shows in the lower right corner. Amtrak locomotives 249 and 406 at a locomotive servicing yard. c. 1980 to 2001 Side view of a silver diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak and numbered 397, standing beside a paved crossing over yard tracks. Amtrak 397 sits on a paved crossing, coupled to another locomotive. c. 1980 to 2001 A dark blue and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 203 on its cab approaches on a track through green trees under a light blue sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 203 pulls a train through a wooded, private right-of-way on a clear summer day. c. 1980 to 2000 A diesel locomotive with a silver body and red-and-white chevron nose, numbered 128, pulls a line of passenger cars along a gravel-ballasted track flanked by trees under an overcast sky. A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy EMD F40PH locomotive, number 128, leads a passenger train through a tree-lined right-of-way in 1981. 1981 · Rodgers Ave Two Amtrak diesel locomotives on parallel railroad tracks in a snow-covered yard, with a city skyline and a large bridge in the background. Two Amtrak F40PH locomotives, numbers 463 and 405, stand on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with the Chicago skyline and a truss bridge in the background. February 7, 1981 · 18th St., Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 187 pulls a silver passenger car on multiple tracks in a railyard with an industrial building and orange construction equipment in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 187 pulls a gallery car through a railyard on an overcast winter day. c. 1984 to 1995 A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 165 leads a train of double-decker commuter cars along a track lined with bare trees under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, numbered 165, pulls a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way during winter. c. 1984 to 2000 A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 120 and 'City of Woodstock' lettering on its side, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars at a grade crossing on an overcast, winter day. Metra locomotive 120, named 'City of Woodstock', leads a train of Gallery cars on a winter day. c. 1985 to 2005 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A silver locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and the number 344 stands in front of tan corrugated metal shop buildings. A tall black skyscraper with two antennas rises behind them under a blue sky, and a road with a guardrail and embedded rails runs across the foreground. Amtrak 344 sits outside the shop buildings of a Chicago yard, with the Sears Tower rising behind them. c. 1985 to 2001 A blue and red Metra locomotive pulling silver bi-level passenger cars along a railroad track with a water tower and smokestack in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 601, pulls a train of gallery cars on a winter day. c. 1985 to 1998 Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes lead a long passenger train on one of several tracks under a clear blue sky, with a pale moon and a pole line overhead. Amtrak 223 and a second locomotive lead a passenger train past a station platform, likely at Oceanside, California. August 25, 1985 · Oceanside, CA A blue, red and gray Regional Transportation Authority F40PH locomotive numbered 514 pulls a yellow and blue Chicago and North Western passenger car over a concrete viaduct under an overcast sky. An RTA F40PH locomotive #514 leads a train of Chicago and North Western Highliner cars across an elevated structure. September 20, 1986 A Metra train, led by a blue and red F40PH locomotive numbered 100, travels along a set of tracks bordered by trees and utility poles on a clear day. Metra F40PH locomotive #100 leads a consist of Highliner commuter cars through a suburban area on a sunny summer day. May 16, 1989 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL A green Metra diesel locomotive numbered 9019 moves through a snow-dusted rail yard with multiple tracks and Amtrak passenger cars in the background. Metra locomotive 9019, an EMD F40PH, pulls a passenger train through a snowy rail yard in Chicago, with Amtrak cars visible in the background. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A Metra train with locomotive number 115, painted in blue with red and white stripes on the front, travels along a set of tracks next to a road with some snow on the ground and bare trees. Metra locomotive 115, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars through a snowy, suburban right-of-way in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Cicero (Montrose), Chicago, IL A blue and red diesel locomotive with a white and red chevron front, numbered 161, pulls a line of silver passenger cars along snow-covered tracks in winter. Metra F40PH locomotive 161, in red, white, and blue chevron livery, leads a train of gallery cars on a snowy winter day along the Rock Island District. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd. and Clark St., Chicago, IL An Amtrak freight train with two locomotives and several passenger cars on a snowy day in a rail yard with city buildings in the background. An Amtrak train led by locomotive 361, followed by 330, travels through a snowy rail yard near downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd. and Canal St., Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with a red, white and blue stripe leads stainless steel passenger cars along double track, past a brick interlocking tower, a signal bridge and a tall brick smokestack, with dry winter grass and patches of snow in the foreground. An Amtrak passenger train, led by a diesel locomotive whose number appears to end in 7, passes an interlocking tower at what the note identifies as Mayfair Junction, Chicago, in winter. November 24, 1989 · Mayfair Jct, Chicago, IL Elevated view of two grey Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes pulling express cars and passenger cars through a snowy multi-track throat, with a highway viaduct and office buildings behind. Amtrak locomotives 361 and 330 lead a train past snowy ground near Canal Street and Roosevelt Road in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 333, with red, white and blue stripes, leads a second locomotive, a baggage car and passenger cars along snow-dusted tracks, with an elevated roadway and large buildings behind. Amtrak 333 leads a second locomotive and a passenger train over the snowy tracks near Canal and Roosevelt in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes pulls four silver passenger cars over a snowy maze of tracks and switches, with a street viaduct and tall office buildings behind. Amtrak 206 leads a short passenger train through the snowy track approach, likely near Canal and Roosevelt in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A blue, red, and white Metra diesel locomotive numbered 107 is at a station platform with snow on the ground, pulling a train of stainless steel passenger cars. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, numbered 107, on an elevated embankment with a passenger train in winter. November 24, 1989 · Cicero and Montrose Aves., Chicago, IL An overhead view of a green Metra train with a red and white striped front, number 9920, traveling on snow-dusted tracks through a complex of multiple railroad lines with a few workers visible on the ground. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, navigates a snowy rail yard in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A green and white Metra locomotive numbered 9920 pulls silver commuter cars across multiple tracks in a snowy urban rail yard with modern buildings in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, in green livery with Burlington Northern lettering, leads a train of silver commuter cars through a snowy rail yard in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A green Metra diesel locomotive numbered 9019 travels on tracks in a winter rail yard with Amtrak cars and city buildings in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9019, leads a train through a snow-dusted rail yard with Amtrak passenger cars in the background. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and white diesel locomotive with the number 9920 and 'Northwestern' lettering pulls a line of silver commuter cars through a snow-dusted rail yard surrounded by office buildings. A Chicago and North Western EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, leads a consist of gallery cars through a snowy rail yard in downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9920 leads a train of dark passenger cars through a snowy rail yard with multiple tracks and workers visible. A Burlington Northern EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, pulls a consist of gallery cars through a snow-dusted railroad yard. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white striped nose, numbered 601, pulls a line of stainless steel gallery cars along a station platform on a clear winter day. Metra locomotive 601, a rebuilt F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars at a station platform in River Grove, Illinois, during winter. March 3, 1990 · River Grove, IL Four blue and red striped Metra diesel locomotives parked side by side in a rail yard, with a gallery car attached to the lead unit, under a clear sky in winter. Four Metra F40PH diesel locomotives in blue livery with red and white striped fronts, lined up in a yard during winter. March 24, 1990 · Blue Island, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 610 leads a train of silver bi-level commuter cars along railroad tracks bordered by green trees under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 610, pulls a consist of gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Oak Park, Illinois. July 7, 1990 · Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 181 pulls a long train of white double-decker commuter cars on a track next to a brick building and a parking lot. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 181 leads a consist of Gallery cars along a private right-of-way in Park Ridge, Illinois. August 8, 1990 · Park Ridge, IL A Metra train with a green locomotive and double-decker passenger cars travels under a large concrete bridge on a curved track in a gravel yard, with city buildings in the distance. A Metra F40PH locomotive and a mixed consist of Highliner, Gallery, and Comet cars on a curved track under a concrete bridge in a rail yard. c. 1991 to 1999 A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 129 pulls a train of double-decker gallery cars along snow-covered tracks. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 129 pulls a train of gallery cars through a snowy landscape. January 5, 1991 · Jefferson Park, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 9920 pulls a train of silver passenger cars on railroad tracks next to a concrete bridge and a street sign reading 16TH & CANAL. Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 9920, an EMD F40PH, leads a consist of four stainless steel gallery cars on a main line near a street crossing. March 10, 1991 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and white Metra diesel locomotive, number 9407, pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars along a set of railroad tracks next to a street with trees and a brick wall. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 9407, leads a train of stainless steel gallery cars on a multi-track corridor in Berwyn, Illinois. August 31, 1991 · Berwyn, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 145 pulls a train of passenger cars through a station with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 145, leads a train of gallery cars through a snowy station in Park Ridge, Illinois. February 1993 · Park Ridge, IL A Metra train with a blue locomotive and white passenger cars travels on railroad tracks beside a road with a white minivan, set against a backdrop of bare trees and a clear sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #169 pulls a train of gallery cars through Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear winter day. March 1993 · Mount Prospect, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a long train of white passenger cars across a street in a suburban area, with a water tower visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 162, leads a train of Highliner cars through a grade crossing in Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear spring day. March 1993 · N.W. Hwy and Rte 83, Mount Prospect, IL A Metra diesel locomotive numbered 164, painted in blue with red and white stripes, is shown pulling a double-decker passenger car on a sunny day alongside a building and trees. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 164, in blue, red, and white livery, pulls a gallery car on a private right-of-way under a clear sky. September 1993 · Arlington Park A yellow and white VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive with the number 6443 on a railyard track, pulling passenger cars. A VIA Rail Canada F40PH locomotive, number 6443, leads a passenger train through a railyard. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A yellow-nosed VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive, numbered 6443, pulls a train of white passenger cars with blue and orange stripes along a set of railroad tracks on a sunny day. A VIA Rail Canada EMD F40PH locomotive, #6443, leads a consist of passenger coaches on a main line track in a sunny, summer setting. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 158 leads a line of double-decker passenger cars down a set of tracks under a clear winter sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #158 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day, likely at the Kinzie and Kilbourn crossing in Chicago. March 8, 1994 · Kinzie and Kilbourn, Chicago, IL A blue, red, and white Metra diesel locomotive numbered 605 pulls a long train of silver passenger cars past a grade crossing, with a city skyline in the background. Metra locomotive 605, an EMD F40PH, pulls a train of silver passenger cars through an urban grade crossing on a clear summer day. April 27, 1994 · Harsted/Green