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Equipment

EMD GP9

398 photographs
Side view of a black Cotton Belt diesel locomotive with the number 6876, parked on tracks next to a yellow Union Pacific office car in a gravel yard under a clear sky. A black Cotton Belt EMD GP9 locomotive, number 6876, is parked in a yard next to a Union Pacific office car. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Southern Pacific diesel locomotive, number 9256, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive 9256 at rest in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6656 on its side is parked on rails next to another black locomotive, with signs reading 'SAFETY FIRST' in the foreground. CNW GP9 locomotive #6656 in yellow and green livery, photographed in side view at a rail yard. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 409 and 4324, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 409, stands idle in a rail yard alongside another locomotive, number 4324, under an overcast sky. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Illinois Central locomotive #5500 and a green CEFX locomotive #7077 stand next to each other on snow-covered tracks in a railway yard. Two diesel locomotives, Illinois Central #5500 and CEFX #7077, are parked side by side in a snowy yard. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A Southern Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9288, painted green and red, is parked in a gravel yard with bare trees and utility poles in the background under a gray sky. Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive 9288 sits in a railroad yard on an overcast winter day, displaying the classic dark green and red livery. February 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive with the number 6819 on its side, coupled to freight cars in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Southern Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6819, in a yard on a cloudy winter day. February 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8529, sits on railroad tracks in a snowy yard with industrial buildings in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8529, is shown in a snowy yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive, number 8529, on tracks with snow on the ground and industrial buildings in the background. A Canadian Pacific EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8529, stands in a snow-covered yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives with numbers 1709 and 1734 sit on railroad tracks in a gravel yard, with dry grass in the foreground and a clear sky above. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 1709 and 1734, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under a clear sky. March 2000 · Lake / Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two orange and black Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 627 and 2652, are parked in a gravel rail yard with a utility pole and bare shrubs in the foreground under a grey sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbered 627 and 2652, are parked side by side in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1709 and 1734, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard on a clear day. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 1709 and 1734, are shown in a yard setting. March 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Chicago and North Western yellow and green diesel locomotive number 4406, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees in the foreground and another locomotive partially visible in the background. Chicago and North Western locomotive 4406, a GP9, sits in a yard on a clear winter day. March 2000 · Mannheim/Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1734, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with a second locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 1734, stands alongside another unit in a rail yard under an overcast sky. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive, number 2247, is parked on a railroad track in a gravel yard with dry grass on a cloudy day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2247, is seen in a yard on an overcast day. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1738 sits on tracks in a yard with snow patches on the ground, with a white freight car visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1738, is shown in side profile at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, during winter. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive, number 1738, parked on railroad tracks in a gravel yard with patches of snow on the ground. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1738, is shown in a yard during winter. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 1734, with the number 09 on the unit behind it, on railroad tracks in a yard. A Union Pacific EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 1734, is shown in profile at a rail yard, with another locomotive numbered 09 visible behind it. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive numbered 4406, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees and another locomotive partly visible behind. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4406, in its yellow and green livery, stands in a yard in Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. March 2000 · Mannheim/Lake, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8527 is seen on railroad tracks under a concrete bridge, with a white freight car marked 'SO' behind it. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 8527, stands on the tracks under an overpass on an overcast day. March 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8527 travels on a railroad track under a highway overpass, with a freight car marked 'SO' visible behind it. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 8527, in red livery, passes under an overpass with a Southern Railway freight car in the background. March 2000 · Lincoln/Front, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6858 is parked in a railroad yard on an overcast winter day, with other locomotives and a truck carrying an oversize load nearby. Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive 6858, originally from the Chicago and North Western, is shown in a yard with other locomotives. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives with red stripes sit on tracks in a gravel yard, with locomotive 2652 in the foreground and 606 behind it. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbers 2652 and 606, are parked side by side in a gravel yard under overcast skies. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Southern Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8508, painted black and standing in a gravel rail yard on a cloudy day. Southern Pacific diesel locomotive 8508, an EMD GP9, is shown in profile at a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering, pulling another locomotive on a track beside green grass under a clear sky. An Illinois Central GP9 diesel locomotive, number 9574, painted in a special 'Operation Lifesaver' livery, leads a consist on a main line in a grassy area. April 2000 · Kankakee, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 9613 on a grassy track with houses and power lines in the background. An Illinois Central GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 9613 is shown on a private right-of-way in a suburban setting on a clear spring day. April 2000 · Kankakee, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 606, parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, both bearing the 'Union Pacific' name in red lettering. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 606, is shown in the yard alongside another UP locomotive, number 7370, under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2273, in a gravel yard with other locomotives visible. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2273, sits in a yard alongside other UP locomotives under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1708, parked on tracks at a rail yard on a clear day. A second locomotive is partially visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 1708 is shown in side profile at a rail yard in winter. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and dark green diesel locomotive with the number 8568 and 'NORTHWESTERN' on its side sits on railroad tracks in a gravel yard with snow patches under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 8568, is shown in side view at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6811 and a Northwestern herald on the cab, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 6811, is pictured in a rail yard, likely in the 1980s, with its distinctive yellow and green livery. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow and green with the number 5529 and the name 'North Western', and one black with the number 6892 and the name 'Cotton', are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 5529, in its yellow and green livery, is parked in a yard next to a black Cotton Belt GP9, number 6892, under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8509 sits on tracks in a rail yard with industrial buildings in the background under a clear blue sky. Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive 8509 in a rail yard on a clear summer day. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail locomotive numbered 1511 pulls a string of rusty and white SOO Line cabooses through a sprawling rail yard filled with freight cars and containers, with green trees and a clear blue sky in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive, numbered 1511, leads a train of SOO Line cabooses through a busy rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, under a clear summer sky. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail locomotive with the number 1597 is pulling a train with several cabooses marked 'SOO' under an elevated highway, with a water tower and billboards in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive, number 1597, leads a train with SOO Line cabooses under an elevated highway in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL An overhead view of a red CP Rail locomotive numbered 1511 coupled to a weathered red Soo Line caboose numbered 96 on multiple tracks in a freight yard with shipping containers and tank farm in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive and a Soo Line caboose in a freight yard. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 4611 sits on railroad tracks in a yard, with industrial buildings in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 4611 is parked in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 8217, is shown pulling three maroon passenger cars on a set of tracks in a rail yard. A concrete overpass is visible in the background, and a 'DANGER KEEP OFF C.P. RAIL PROPERTY' sign stands in the foreground. A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8217, pulls a consist of maroon passenger cars through a rail yard under an overpass on an overcast day. June 12, 2000 · Milwaukee, WI A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8217 is pulling two maroon passenger cars on wet tracks under a concrete highway overpass on a rainy day. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8217, leads a short passenger consist through a rainy yard under an elevated highway, with a crew member visible on the front platform. June 12, 2000 · Milwaukee, WI A red and gray diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 4492 stands on a turntable beside a white shanty and a steel light tower, with two dark locomotives with orange stripes and green trees behind. Wisconsin & Southern 4492 sits on a turntable in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, with two dark F-unit boosters behind it. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI Side view of three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, with number 1023 in the center, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. Union Pacific GP9 locomotives, including number 1023, are shown in a rail yard under overcast skies. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three yellow and gray diesel locomotives, two Union Pacific and one Illinois Central, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard on an overcast day. Three diesel locomotives, including Union Pacific 5368 and 2507 and an Illinois Central unit, are parked side by side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake Sts, Melrose Park, IL A train with a dark Soo Line locomotive and gray boxcars sits on tracks in a snowy yard under a clear sky. A Soo Line GP9 locomotive numbered 1538 pulls a freight train through a snowy railyard, with an Illinois Central boxcar visible in the consist. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4606, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, is parked on a grassy railway line next to a red tank car. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4606, in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, stands on a railroad main line with a CGLX tank car. July 2000 · Kenosha, WI Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive number 5512 parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive partially visible in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 locomotive, number 5512, painted in yellow and green livery, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8534, is parked on a set of tracks next to an industrial building under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8534, is shown in a yard setting. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red-orange and white diesel locomotive numbered 4491, lettered Wisconsin & Southern, stands on a track beside a second track under a blue sky with clouds, with a yellow unit coupled behind it. Wisconsin & Southern locomotive 4491 at Whitewater, Wisconsin, in September 2000. September 2000 · Whitewater, WI A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 365, coupled together on a railroad track in a gravel yard. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, number 365 leading, are shown in a yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL