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

EMD SD40-2

219 photographs
Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9432 and 2979, are traveling on a railroad track under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 9432 and 2979, are seen on a railroad main line. c. 1970 to 2000 · Pulaski and 21 Two green Burlington Northern SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 7105 and 3149, pull a freight train across a grade crossing on a cloudy day. Burlington Northern SD40-2 locomotives 7105 and 3149 lead a freight train through a grade crossing in the 1970s. c. 1970 to 1980 A line of four Santa Fe diesel locomotives in different paint schemes—green, red and white, silver, and blue—are on a railroad track beside a dry, grassy field under a clear blue sky. A consist of Santa Fe diesel locomotives, including a green GP38-2, a warbonnet FP45, a silver SD40-2, and a blue GP38-2, are seen on a private right-of-way in a field on a sunny summer day. c. 1970 to 1995 A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 3045 on its side is seen traveling through a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 3045, travels along a private right-of-way in a summer scene. c. 1972 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 sits on railroad tracks, with overgrown grass and a fence in the foreground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 9432, is shown in profile on a railroad main line. c. 1972 to 2000 · Pulaski and (20 3) A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6020 sits on a railroad track, with freight cars and utility poles in the background and wildflowers in the foreground. Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 6020 in red and white livery, photographed in a railroad yard. c. 1975 to 1980 A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 6842 is pulling a line of freight cars along a snow-covered track with a large building in the background. A Conrail train led by SD40-2 locomotive 6842, with 812 in tow, pulls a line of tank cars on a snowy day. c. 1976 to 1980 A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4443, pulling a freight car and an Amtrak passenger car, parked on tracks next to a grassy roadside on an overcast day. A Soo Line SD40-2 locomotive, number 4443, stands with a mix of freight and Amtrak passenger cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. c. 1978 to 1984 Side view of a Soo Line freight train with two locomotives, numbers 6027 and 737, on a railroad track beside a road with bare trees in the background. A Soo Line freight train with SD40-2 #6027 leading GP38-2 #737 on a winter day. c. 1978 to 1985 A dark blue and white diesel locomotive, number 7000, is shown at a three-quarter front angle, parked on tracks in a railroad yard with grass and buildings in the background. Illinois Central Gulf SD40-2 locomotive number 7000 is parked in a yard on a clear summer day in 1978. 1978 · McCook, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 172 and 617, standing on tracks in a yard with green bushes in the foreground and a maroon freight car in the background under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotives, numbers 172 and 617, are seen in a rail yard. August 1981 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A winter scene in a railroad yard with several locomotives parked on snow-covered tracks, including Canadian Pacific red engines and a yellow GATX engine, with a sign reading 'ENGINES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON SCALE WEIGH-RAILS'. A snowy railroad yard scene featuring Canadian Pacific locomotives 5067 and 4248 next to a GATX GP38-2 and another CP engine. c. 1987 to 1996 A photograph of three blue Conrail diesel locomotives, numbers 5070 and 5087 visible, moving along tracks in a rail yard with industrial buildings in the background. Three Conrail SD40-2 locomotives, led by #5070, run through a Chicago rail yard in the late 1970s. September 3, 1989 · 18th St., Chicago, IL A red and blue Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 6205, is positioned at the front of a train in a railroad yard with a large crane visible in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 6205, leads a consist including another SD40-2, number 6215, on a main line track in a yard setting. September 30, 1989 · 56th St. A red and gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5814, leads a train on tracks running through a paved street, with a brick building and smokestack in the background. A Chicago and North Western locomotive consist, led by SD40-2 5814, travels along a street-level track in a Chicago neighborhood. September 30, 1989 · J Archer Side view of two black diesel locomotives coupled together with white Operation Lifesaver logos and Illinois Central lettering on the cab of the lead unit, a red boxcar behind, and several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6252 and a second black locomotive, both carrying Operation Lifesaver logos, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1990 to 2001 · Midlothian, IL Three-quarter front view of a red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6013, pulling freight cars on a snow-dusted track. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 6013 leads a freight train on a winter day. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A red, white and black SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6013, is shown pulling a long line of freight cars along a snow-dusted railroad track under an overcast sky, with bare trees in the background. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 #6013 leads a freight train in winter, its distinctive red, white and black livery prominent against a bare, snowy landscape. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6602 pulls a long train of freight cars on a track beside a gravel road, with trees and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive #6602 leads a freight train with a second unit and boxcars on a private right-of-way in summer. June 6, 1990 · Oakpark Ave., Oak Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6910 sits on tracks in a snowy yard, with a Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3231 in the background. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive 6910 in 'Falcon Service' livery is parked in a yard, with a Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 3231 visible in the background. August 19, 1990 · Green River, WY A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 7659 pulls a matching caboose numbered 21206 through a snow-covered rail yard, with a single person standing near the locomotive. A Conrail SD40-2 diesel locomotive pulling a bay window caboose on a snowy yard. February 1994 · 95th and CALUMET RIVER, Chicago, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6241 and 6240, stand on tracks beneath an overpass in a rail yard, with another red locomotive behind them. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotives 6241 and 6240 are pictured in a rail yard, with a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive visible in the background. March 1994 · Mannheim/Front, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6864 leads a train, followed by a second locomotive, on a set of tracks beside a road with parked cars and trees. Two Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotives, numbers 6864 and 6815, lead a freight train through a suburban crossing on a summer day. May 14, 1994 · Prospect and Mt Prospect Rds, Mt Prospect, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6815 and CNW lettering is shown on train tracks beside a grassy area under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive, number 6815, in yellow and green livery, on a private right-of-way. May 14, 1994 · Prospect and Mt Prospect Rds, Mt Prospect, IL A red SOO Line locomotive numbered 6059 pulls a long train of white trailers on flatcars along a railroad track beside a concrete platform. A bright red SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6059, leads a piggyback train past a station platform on a clear summer day. June 21, 1994 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 4408 and North Western lettering pulls a freight train along tracks with a city skyline in the background under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 #4408 leads a freight train on a main line with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. September 6, 1994 · Jefferson Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 8025, travels down a railroad track with a line of freight cars, viewed from a three-quarter front angle on an overcast autumn day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive 8025 leads a freight train through Elmwood Park, Illinois, in the fall. November 27, 1995 · 73rd Ave, Elmwood Park, IL A green and yellow Union Pacific train for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated track through a city with brick buildings and green trees. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 1896, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, leads a matching passenger car over an elevated structure in a Chicago industrial area. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL Three green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives, numbers 7865, 7031, and 8080, are on tracks behind a chain-link fence and a concrete wall, with cracked pavement in the foreground. A trio of Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, led by number 7865, are seen on a main line in Cicero, Illinois, viewed from across a cracked asphalt road and a retaining wall on an overcast summer day. June 10, 1996 · 28th and 58th STS, Cicero, IL A side view of a gray, blue, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8217, in a gravel yard with other trains in the background. A CSX Transportation EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is pictured in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · Lakemannheim A SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6004, leading a train past industrial buildings and a construction vehicle under an overcast sky. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #6004 leads a freight train through an industrial area in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front / Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A three-unit consist of red SOO Line diesel locomotives, led by number 748, is coupled to freight cars on a railroad main line under an overcast sky. A SOO Line freight train led by red EMD SD40-2 locomotive 748 on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Two red diesel locomotives, one with the SOO Line logo and number 748, on parallel tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 748, leading a freight consist with another red locomotive, number 5905, visible behind it, at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Two red CP Rail diesel locomotives, numbered 5905 and 5908, are parked on tracks beside a station platform under an overcast sky. A CP Rail System EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 5905, is shown at a station platform with a second unit, number 5908, in the consist. July 1997 · Front/Ernst, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, number 543 in orange and black and number 517 in black with orange trim, are positioned on separate tracks under a concrete overpass, with a line of freight cars and a yellow excavator visible in the background. Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 543 and 517, are seen on parallel tracks under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. August 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, are coupled together, pulling a train of freight cars under a highway overpass on a sunny day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotives 6240 and 6241 lead a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one red with white and gray reading SOO LINE 6028 and another red reading CP 740, are coupled together on train tracks under a concrete bridge on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40-2 6028 leads a train with Canadian Pacific GP9 740 under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6028 leads a red locomotive numbered 740 on railroad tracks beneath a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. SOO Line locomotives 6028 and 740 are pictured on a main line under a concrete overpass on an overcast day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 2962 sits on the tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars nearby. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 2962, is shown in side profile in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a dark gray and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 532, standing on tracks in a yard with a red freight car behind it. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 532, is pictured in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 740 is in the foreground on a set of railroad tracks, with a white SOO Line locomotive numbered 602 behind it. The sky is overcast, and the setting appears to be a rail yard. A CP Rail System EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 740, leads a consist with a SOO Line EMD SD40, number 602, in a rail yard under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white locomotive pulls a train through a dusty construction area under a large bridge, with a few workers and vehicles visible. A CP Rail EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 5024, is seen at a construction site under a highway overpass, with workers and equipment nearby. September 1997 · Front St / Lincoln, Franklin Pk A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8171 is parked on the tracks next to a freight car in a railyard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8171, idles on the tracks at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in profile on a set of tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 4419, with a second unit, stands in a snow-covered rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lake St, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3249 in a snow-covered yard, with another locomotive behind it. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive numbered 3249 is pictured in a snowy yard, with another unit, 9754, visible behind it. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6930 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering is parked in a snow-covered rail yard with bare trees and other freight cars nearby. A Chicago and North Western SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6930, in 'Operation Lifesaver' livery, is seen in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a CSX Transportation locomotive, number 8217, in a yard with dry brush in the foreground and another locomotive partially visible behind it. A CSX Transportation SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is pictured in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, one orange and one white, sit side-by-side on snowy tracks in a rail yard. Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 4444 and 4417, stand on parallel tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. January 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL