Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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EMD GP9

398 photographs
A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6500, sits on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #6500 in green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard during winter. c. 1954 to 1972 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1720 stands in a rail yard on a clear, sunny day with stacks of steel rails in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1720, is shown in a yard, displaying its classic yellow livery with red pinstripes and grey roof. c. 1954 to 1970 A yellow Union Pacific locomotive number 1720 sits on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive partially visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1720, is parked in a rail yard. c. 1954 to 1970 A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 699, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 699, in yellow, red, and gray livery, is shown in a yard. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 2956 and 5946, are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a yard on an overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2956, is shown in side profile with another GP9, number 5946, behind it, both in the classic yellow and gray livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, in yellow and red livery, standing on tracks in a yard with a boxcar in the background. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, are shown in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue and yellow New York Central GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 484, is pulling a stream of silver passenger cars along a track next to a station platform under a clear sky. A New York Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 484, pulls a passenger train through a station on a clear summer day. 1964 · Erie, PA Two red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3050 and 4620, sit side-by-side on a gravel track with bare trees in the background under an overcast sky. Two red Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 3050 and 4620, are coupled on a private right-of-way, with bare trees in the background indicating a winter scene. April 12, 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, numbered 8540, sits on a railway track beside a road with bare trees in the background. Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive 8540, in its iconic red and black livery, is coupled to another unit, 8533, on a private right-of-way near a road. August 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8540 is shown on a railroad track with bare trees in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 8540, leads a consist on a mainline track during winter. August 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL Side view of two red and white Bloomer Line diesel locomotives, 7561 and 91, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A side view of two red and white The Bloomer Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 7561 and 91, coupled in a gravel yard. c. 1970 to 1990 Side view of several Soo Line locomotives on a track in a gravel yard, under a grey, overcast sky. The engines are painted in red, white, and black livery with 'SOO' branding. A lineup of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including GP9s 2032 and 763, sits idle in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and yellow Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 4120, on an elevated track next to a building with a yellow 'HAND CAR WASH' sign. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4120, travels on an elevated structure past a hand car wash sign. c. 1970 to 1980 A blue Wisconsin Calumet Railroad locomotive numbered 617 is parked in a grassy yard next to an Amtrak passenger car and a gray boxcar under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Calumet Railroad GP9 locomotive numbered 617 sits on a track next to an Amtrak passenger car at a yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1971 to 1987 Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives cross an elevated overpass in snowy weather, with a trolleybus and cars visible below. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 870, crosses an overpass in winter, with a second locomotive, number 3547, following behind. c. 1975 to 1985 Side view of a red and white GM&O diesel locomotive numbered 908 on a track in a railyard, with a railroad bridge and city skyline in the background. A red and white Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 908 sits on a track in a railyard. September 6, 1975 · 18th St., Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives, one blue Conrail and one yellow Union Pacific, on parallel tracks in a snowy industrial yard. A Conrail GP38-2 and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive in a snowy yard. c. 1976 to 1980 A yellow, unpainted diesel locomotive with a high short hood and covered windows sits inside a large industrial building, with workshop equipment in the background. An unpainted EMD GP9 diesel locomotive under construction in a GM Electro-Motive Division shop. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive number 1597 is parked on a snowy railroad yard with a caboose behind it. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1597, stands in a snowy yard with a matching caboose, number 12131, behind it. December 8, 1978 · Fairmont, NE A yellow and dark gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 505, pulling a train of passenger cars, approaches along a set of tracks bordered by green trees and a metal fence. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 505, leads a train of commuter cars through a tree-lined right-of-way on a summer day. July 11, 1979 · Central St., Evanston, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 46, on a railroad track in a desert landscape with mountains in the background under a clear sky. A Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotive, number 46, leading a train in a desert setting under a clear blue sky, with a second GP9 trailing behind. November 1979 · Las Vegas, NV A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2465 is parked in a yard, with a pile of old train wheels and trucks in the foreground and another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2465, sits in a rail yard with another locomotive behind it and discarded truck assemblies in the foreground. c. 1980 to 1995 Two diesel locomotives, one white with SOO lettering and the other red with CP Rail lettering, are on a railroad track beside a road, with industrial structures in the background. A Soo Line GP38-2 and a Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive are seen side by side on a main line, with a concrete retaining wall and a water tower in the background. c. 1980 to 1985 A side view of a red and white diesel locomotive with the number 7549 and 'Bloomer' lettering, parked on tracks in a gravel yard. A red and white Bloomer Line GP9 diesel locomotive, number 7549, is shown in a rail yard. c. 1980 to 2000 A side view of a North Southern train with two diesel locomotives pulling a yellow passenger car along a track through dry grass under a clear sky. A North Southern freight train with two GP9 locomotives and a heavyweight passenger car on a rural main line in summer. c. 1980 to 2000 A brown CP Rail locomotive numbered 778 stands in a yard beside a white tanker truck and a portable building, with a speed limit sign in the foreground under a cloudy sky. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 778, is parked in a yard next to a tanker truck under an overcast sky. c. 1980 to 2000 A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8561 sits on tracks in a yard with utility poles and a small shed nearby, under a gray sky. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8561, is shown in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1980 to 2000 · Lincoln Ave, Dalton, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, pulling a long line of freight cars through a rail yard with multiple tracks and a fence separating the tracks. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, leads a freight train through a rail yard on an overcast summer day. May 18, 1980 · Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 4614 is parked on snow-covered tracks with a GUESS billboard in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 4614 stands on a snowy yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. March 1981 · Carnation/Waveland, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive with the number 5057 is stopped at a station platform next to a modern shelter. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5057, is seen at a station platform on an overcast day. April 26, 1981 · Oak Park, IL A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 455, is shown pulling freight cars through a grade crossing with signals and a billboard in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #455 leads a freight train past a CTC signal at a grade crossing in Cicero Montrose. May 8, 1981 · Cicero Montrose Side view of two yellow and green diesel locomotives coupled on a track with a white signal house labeled 'BRYN MAWR' to the right, in a winter landscape. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotives, 6851 and 6826, one in standard livery and the other in Operation Lifesaver special livery, are coupled together on a railroad right-of-way at Bryn Mawr. c. 1982 to 1995 Two yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 6826 and 6851, are coupled together on a set of railroad tracks in a yard, with freight cars behind them and snow on the ground. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 6826 and 6851, are shown in a yard with a string of freight cars, the lead unit displaying an 'Operation Lifesaver' safety decal. c. 1982 to 1995 A red Grand Trunk Western diesel locomotive numbered 420 is crossing a street at a railroad crossing, with a red car waiting on the side and houses in the background. Grand Trunk Western locomotive 420, a GP9, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Harvey, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. April 30, 1983 · 151 St, Harvey, IL A blue Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6543 moves across an elevated track above a snow-covered embankment and a building with a sign for AMC Jeep-Renault. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6543, travels over an elevated concrete structure on a snowy day. January 16, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A line of diesel locomotives from CP Rail and the Soo Line are parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with a beige station wagon in the foreground. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive and a consist of Soo Line locomotives are lined up in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with a beige station wagon parked nearby. c. 1987 to 1990 A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5958 stands on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, under a gray sky. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5958 is photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and red Santa Fe Southern diesel locomotive, number 93, is coupled to a silver stainless steel passenger car, number 1370, in a gravel railroad yard on a cloudy day. A Santa Fe Southern GP9 locomotive numbered 93 stands in a gravel yard next to a stainless steel passenger car numbered 1370 under an overcast sky. c. 1990 to 2005 A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8514 is shown on a railroad track with freight cars, under an overcast sky, with grass in the foreground. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8514, in red livery, photographed on a mainline track on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 A black and red Southern Pacific locomotive numbered 8013 pulls a freight train on one set of tracks, while a white and red rapid transit car runs on electrified tracks nearby, under an overcast sky. A Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive pulls a freight train past an electrified rapid transit line in Los Angeles, with a Blue Line car visible on the adjacent track. December 18, 1991 · Nr Florence, L.A. A green and white Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive, number 6197, sits on tracks in a rail yard, with trucks and shipping containers nearby. A Milwaukee Road GP9 locomotive, number 6197, is seen at a rail yard in Cicero, Illinois, in the 1970s. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL A gray and yellow C&NW diesel locomotive numbered 605 travels on snow-covered tracks, with utility poles and a white building in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 605 on a snow-covered right-of-way in Elmwood Park, Illinois, during the 1980s. February 28, 1993 · 73rd Ave. and Grand, Elmwood Park, IL A vintage photo showing a green and yellow diesel locomotive parked in an industrial yard with overgrown grass, a red barn, and several cars in the 1970s. A Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive, number 18[?]0, is parked in a yard in Escanaba, Michigan, surrounded by overgrown grass and industrial buildings. July 1993 · Escanaba, MI A red, gray, and white Canadian National locomotive, number 6418, pulling a long line of freight cars along a gravel track next to a grassy area and a parking lot with a fence. A Canadian National GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6418, leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast summer day in 1994. 1994 · 59th and Knox, Chicago, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1710 and 1735, standing on tracks in a yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbers 1710 and 1735, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. March 1994 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Multiple Soo Line locomotives, including numbers 763, 2032, 4437, and 755, are lined up on tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. A line of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including an SW1200 and GP9s, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York Rd, Bensenville, IL A red and white CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 5518, stands on tracks in a gravel yard, with its side fully visible and a building in the background. A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5518, is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A scene showing three diesel locomotives—a white SOO Line 2405, a red Canadian Pacific 752, and a blue GATX 7370—on elevated tracks beside a road with a car driving by, under an overcast sky. Three EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, one from SOO Line, one from Canadian Pacific, and one from GATX, are parked on an elevated structure next to a highway. April 1994 · York and Green, Bensonville, IL