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EMD GP40

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Two locomotives, one Southern Pacific and one Louisville and Nashville, pull a line of freight cars through a yard with mountains in the distance.

Two EMD GP40 diesel locomotives, one from Southern Pacific and one from Louisville and Nashville, lead a freight train through a yard with snow-capped mountains in the background. c. 1966 to 1970 · Colton, CA

A two-unit diesel locomotive painted in yellow and dark green with the letters CNW on the side moves along a track next to a green, grassy field under an overcast sky.

A Chicago and North Western GP40 locomotive, number 5512, leads a train through a rural field in its signature yellow and dark green livery. June 7, 1986 · Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL

A Metra train led by a blue locomotive with a red and white striped nose, number 161, pulling silver double-decker Gallery cars on a winter day with bare trees and clear sky.

Metra GP40 locomotive 161 at the head of a train of Gallery cars on a clear winter day. April 21, 1990 · Blue Island, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one from CSX and one from Union Pacific, are parked side by side in a railroad yard with brick buildings in the background.

A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8562 is parked in a yard next to a Union Pacific GP38-2 numbered B2474. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL

A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive numbered 608 sits on railroad tracks next to a red brick station house labeled 'LAKE STREET', with city buildings and trees in the background.

Metra GP40 diesel locomotive 608 is pictured at the Lake Street station in Chicago. September 1995 · Lake Street and Chicago River, Chicago, IL

A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 3507 is parked beside another locomotive in a snowy railroad yard, with the number 786 visible on the adjacent unit.

Norfolk Southern GP40 locomotive 3507 alongside another locomotive in a snowy yard, likely in Bedford Park, Illinois. March 11, 1996 · Cicero Ave and 67th, Bedford Park, IL

A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 112 pulls a silver double-decker passenger car on multiple train tracks next to a river; bare trees and snow are visible, with tall buildings in the background.

A Metra GP40 locomotive, number 112, pulls a gallery car along tracks beside a river in winter, with city buildings in the background. April 1996 · Lake / Canal, Chicago, IL

A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 8324 is on a snowy railroad track next to a billboard.

A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8324 is shown on a snowy day. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive, number 5737, stands on a track in a snowy yard, with another locomotive and a freight car visible in the background.

A CP Rail System GP40 diesel locomotive, number 5737, is seen in a snowy yard with a trailing unit, number 5750, in the background. February 1, 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one blue with Conrail lettering and number 5002 and one white with GM91, are parked next to each other in a gravel rail yard under a clear sky.

A pair of diesel locomotives, Conrail #5002 and GM #GM91, are shown side by side in a rail yard. April 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 542 sits on a snow-covered track, partially framed by bare tree branches.

A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive, number 542, is shown at rest in a snowy yard, with a second matching locomotive behind it. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 3362, painted yellow with a gray roof and red stripe, parked on a railroad track in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive, number 3362, in yellow and gray livery, is parked in a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3362, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 3362, photographed in side profile at a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 9097 in a rail yard, with a second black locomotive partially visible behind it.

A Union Pacific GP40 locomotive numbered 9097 is parked in a yard, with a Southern Railway locomotive visible in the background. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A Canadian National diesel locomotive, number 4034, painted black with white chevrons and a red front, is parked on a railroad track. Another locomotive, belonging to the Illinois Central, is visible behind it.

Canadian National GP40 locomotive #4034 in its black and white chevron livery, with an Illinois Central locomotive in the background. February 2001 · Thornton, IL

A blue and white CSX locomotive numbered 8114 on railroad tracks, with a second blue locomotive partially visible behind it, under a clear sky in winter.

A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8114, seen in its blue and white livery with a yellow front, on a railroad main line in winter. February 2001 · Lincoln and Park, Dolton, IL

A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3445 on its side and front, sitting on railroad tracks with bare trees in the background.

A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive, number 3445, is captured in profile on a railroad main line during winter. April 12, 2004 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL