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EMD F40PH

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Several silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stand on yard tracks with blue STOP flags in the foreground and a tall black skyscraper in the background. Amtrak locomotives 321 and 406 and other Amtrak units in the yard near 14th Street, with the Sears Tower and the Chicago skyline beyond. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber St, Chicago, IL A silver locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak 406, stands on a yard track. Its far end reaches into the open door of a concrete-block shop building, and two more Amtrak locomotives sit to the left. Amtrak 406 at the Amtrak yard at 14th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, with another Amtrak unit and a shop building behind it. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and number 288 on its number boards stands on yard tracks, with a second Amtrak locomotive numbered 406 inside an open service building and the Sears Tower on the skyline. Amtrak 288 at the Amtrak yard near 14th and Lumber Streets in Chicago, with Amtrak 406 in the service building behind it and Sears Tower in the background. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 363 with red, white and blue stripes stands beside a gray Seaboard System switcher in front of a beige metal shop building with blue door frames, seen across several yard tracks and a guardrail. Amtrak 363 and a Seaboard System switcher outside a locomotive shop at an Amtrak yard. May 1994 A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevrons on its nose, numbered 162, pulls silver bi-level passenger cars across a road at a grade crossing on a sunny day, with trees in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive number 162 leads a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in summer. August 1995 · OZARK/OZANAM and AVONDALE, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 112 is coupled to a white bi-level passenger car, stopped on tracks beside a tall building. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive with fleet number 112 pulls a gallery car through a rail yard in Chicago. September 1995 · Lake St and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 108 is shown from a high angle, traveling on tracks beneath a concrete overpass in a city setting with other freight cars nearby. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 108 travels under an overpass in Chicago. September 25, 1995 · Lake St and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 115 pulls a line of silver passenger cars on a sunny day in downtown Chicago, with tall buildings and a street sign visible. Metra locomotive 115 pulls a commuter train through downtown Chicago with the C&NW building in the background. October 1995 · Canal St North of Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive with the number 604 is pulling a train of silver commuter cars along tracks that cross a city street, with tall buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive 604 leads a train of gallery cars through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago, with the C&NW building visible in the background. October 1995 · Canal St South of Kinzie A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 274, with red, white and blue stripes, coupled to a coach beneath a concrete street viaduct, seen through a chain-link fence. Amtrak 274 under the Lake Street viaduct by the Chicago River in Chicago. October 1995 · Lake St / Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue and white Metra locomotive numbered 608 travels on tracks beside a street with cars and buildings in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 608, pulls a passenger train through an urban setting in Chicago. October 1995 · Chicago River/Canal St/Lake St, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive numbered 602 leads a train through a city scene with skyscrapers and a C&NW building sign in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 602 pulls a bilevel commuter train past the Chicago & North Western building in downtown Chicago on an overcast day. October 1995 · Chicago River / Canal St / Lake St, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 109 pulls a line of silver commuter cars along a set of tracks next to a road, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 109 leads a train of commuter cars through an industrial area in Chicago, with speed limit signs visible at a grade crossing. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a red, white, and blue locomotive numbered 409 travels on tracks beside a road and industrial buildings under a clear autumn sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 409, leads a train on a private right-of-way in Galewood, Chicago, with a second unit following behind. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with locomotive 609 and gallery cars travels along a private right-of-way, bordered by a chain-link fence and bare trees on a cloudy winter day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 609 leads a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Cicero, Illinois, under overcast winter skies. November 26, 1995 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL A front view of a Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 603, sitting on tracks in a yard, painted in orange, blue, and gray with red and white chevron stripes on the front. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 603 is shown in a yard, viewed from the front, in its distinctive orange, blue, and gray livery with red and white chevron stripes. December 1995 · Lake St Near Canal Front view of a red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 175 moving along tracks at a grade crossing, with cars and trees in the background. Metra locomotive 175, an EMD F40PH, approaches a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, likely in the late 1980s. April 12, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 142 pulls gallery cars along a track bordered by bare trees and dry grass under an overcast sky. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars through a winter landscape in Park Ridge, Illinois. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevron stripes, numbered 168, pulls double-decker passenger cars along tracks bordered by dry grass and bare trees under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 168 leads a train of gallery cars through a winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 154 pulls a silver train of gallery cars along tracks beside a grassy embankment and houses, with bare trees in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 154 pulls a train of gallery cars through a suburban area in winter. April 16, 1996 · Avondale and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevron stripes, number 149, pulls a line of gray double-decker passenger cars on a track beside a grassy embankment with bare trees in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 149 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day along a private right-of-way. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue, red, and white Metra train with locomotive 146 leads a line of double-decker commuter cars along a track near a bridge, with bare trees and dry grass under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 146 pulls a consist of Highliner double-decker commuter cars through a leafless winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A red, white and blue Metra train with locomotive number 145 travels on a track beside a dry, grassy field with bare trees in the background under a cloudy sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 145, painted in its distinctive blue and red livery, pulls a train of gallery cars along a grassy embankment near a highway overpass in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 165 travels on tracks beside dry grass and bare trees under a clear blue sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive numbered 165, in its 'Village of Glencoe' heritage livery, pulls a train through a winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Avondale and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 165 is pulling silver gallery cars across a street at a grade crossing, with a multi-story building and a bowling alley sign in the background. Metra locomotive 165 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue, red, and white Metra locomotive numbered 160 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks next to a road with parked cars and a tall building in the background. Metra locomotive 160 pulls a train of gallery cars past a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 142, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars, travels on tracks next to a street with parked cars and a tall building in the background on a clear winter day. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, pulls a consist of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in a winter scene. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St., Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 135 is moving on tracks beside a road with parked cars and bare trees. Metra F40PH locomotive number 135 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive with the number 137 on its front is moving along tracks in a suburban setting with buildings and parked cars nearby. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 137, leads a train through a suburban area in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 179 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks that cross a street, with bare trees and parked cars in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 179 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue striped Metra diesel locomotive numbered 127 leads a train of silver bi-level cars along tracks beside a road and a parking lot, with an apartment building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 127 pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A Metra train with locomotive 126 and gallery cars crossing a street in a suburban area with a high-rise building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 126 leads a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, under a clear winter sky. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 135 is stopped at a station platform. Several people are waiting, and a modern building is in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 135, stands at a station platform in Des Plaines, Illinois, with passengers nearby. April 18, 1996 · Miner and Lee, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue diesel locomotive numbered 171, identified as a Metra EMD F40PH, is stopped at a station platform with a person walking nearby. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 171, painted in its red, white and blue livery, stands at a station platform. April 18, 1996 · Minee and Lee ST, Des Plaines, IL A roster shot of two blue and red Metra locomotives, numbers 150 and 153, parked on parallel tracks in a yard with bare trees in the background. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 150 and 153, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A row of four blue, white, and red Metra diesel locomotives with numbers 137, 144, 142, and 145, parked on multiple tracks in a gravel yard with a double-decker passenger car behind them. Four Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotives, numbered 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked side by side in a rail yard with a Superliner passenger car in the background. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 146 travels on an elevated steel bridge over a street in a winter scene. Metra EMD F40PH locomotive number 146 in blue and red livery crosses an elevated steel bridge in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a red, white and blue locomotive numbered 167 is traveling on a set of tracks with a water tower in the background that says 'MOUNT PROSPECT'. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 167, leads a train of gallery cars through Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a summer day. June 22, 1996 · Prospect Rd Near Central, Mount Prospect, IL Two Metra diesel locomotives, 127 and 136, with red-and-white striped fronts, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard, with an Amtrak bi-level passenger car visible behind them. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 127 and 136, are parked side by side in a rail yard with an Amtrak passenger car in the background. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A Metra train with locomotive 172 and silver BiLevel coaches is stopped at a station platform where passengers are waiting, with a school bus visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 172 pulls a train of BiLevel coaches through a station in Elmhurst, Illinois, as passengers wait on the platform. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulling double-decker commuter cars on snow-covered tracks. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 214, pulls a consist of gallery cars through a snowy, residential grade crossing. January 13, 1997 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and white Metra diesel locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, numbered 610, pulls a train of double-decker passenger cars along a private right-of-way next to a street with green grass and industrial buildings in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 610, pulls a train of gallery cars through Franklin Park, Illinois, on a clear summer day. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 124 is shown pulling a silver double-decker commuter car on a snowy day, with industrial buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive number 124, named 'City of Lake Forest', pulls a gallery car on a cloudy winter day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 608 is coupled to a silver gallery car, sitting on tracks in a yard under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 608, with a gallery car in tow, is shown on a sunny day in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a silver diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak 376, on snowy yard tracks under a gray sky, with another Amtrak unit numbered 360 at right and a dark green locomotive at left. Amtrak 376 in a snowy yard with Amtrak 360 coupled behind it, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and the number 360, side view, between yellow locomotives on a snowy yard track under a gray sky. Amtrak 360 stands among yellow Union Pacific units in the snow at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A line of silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stands in a yard behind gravel and shrubs, with number 408 in the center. Amtrak 408 and other Amtrak diesel locomotives in a yard, likely at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a weathered silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 324, with red, white and blue stripes, sitting on a yard track with another striped Amtrak unit behind it and freight cars at the left. Amtrak 324 sits in a yard, likely Proviso Yard at Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL