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EMD SD40

81 photographs
Two Soo Line locomotives, numbered 2010 and 2405, stand side by side on an elevated track behind a striped barrier, with a water tower in the background. Two Soo Line diesel locomotives, an SD40 and a GP7, on an elevated structure under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A black Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6016 is seen on a raised railroad bridge, with the Sears Tower and Chicago skyline visible behind trees in the distance on an overcast spring day. A Burlington Northern SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 6016 passes a raised bascule bridge with the Chicago skyline, including the Sears Tower, in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 Two red and silver Santa Fe SD40 diesel locomotives, numbered 5948 and 5920, are coupled together on a railroad track at night in a yard. Two Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway SD40 diesel locomotives, numbered 5948 and 5920, are pictured at night in a yard. 1970 · La Junta, CO A yellow locomotive and a black Illinois Central locomotive numbered 8747 sit on parallel tracks in a snowy yard, with a white maintenance vehicle nearby. Illinois Central SD40 locomotives and a maintenance vehicle in a snow-covered rail yard. February 1, 1970 · Harvey, IL A side view of a Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive with red and black paint, numbered 6096, pulling a gray freight car with DM&E lettering, in a grassy rail yard with utility poles and overcast skies. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 6096, leads a freight car in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1971 to 1980 A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6020 pulls a freight train of boxcars and hoppers along a railroad track, with telephone poles and green bushes in the foreground. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6020 leads a freight train past a grade crossing, surrounded by overhead utility lines and green summer vegetation. c. 1977 to 1985 A red Soo Line locomotive with the number 6054 is in the foreground, leading a train, while a black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 4146 is visible behind it on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40 locomotive numbered 6054 leads a train past a Norfolk Southern EMD SD40-2 numbered 4146 on a cloudy day. c. 1982 to 1990 Three yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, sit side by side on multiple tracks in a railroad yard under a blue sky. Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including an SD40 and a GP9, are seen in a yard under a clear sky. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, side by side in a yard under a clear sky. A consist of Union Pacific locomotives, including an SD40, a GP9, and another SD40, photographed in a yard. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL A line of diesel locomotives from Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and GATX sits on a bridge over a road, with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Soo Line, Canadian Pacific and GATX diesel locomotives are parked on a railroad bridge over a street in Bensenville, Illinois, under an overcast sky in the early 1980s. March 24, 1994 · Green ST EAST OF 'YORK RD, Bensenville, IL A dark blue and orange SOO Line SD40 locomotive numbered 2010 and a red SOO Line GP38-2 numbered 2405 are parked behind a fence in a rail yard on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40 #2010 and GP38-2 #2405 parked at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK, Bensenville, IL A white and red diesel locomotive with 'SOO' on the side and the number 6001 is on railroad tracks beside a loading dock. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6001, is parked in a yard next to a loading dock under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green ' St, Bensenville, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B2474 is parked on tracks in a rail yard next to other locomotives, with a brick building in the background. A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, B2474, is shown in a yard with other locomotives. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives, one green and black with number 4081 for Burlington Northern, and one red and silver with Santa Fe lettering, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard. A Burlington Northern SD40 and a Santa Fe GP40 locomotive side by side in a rail yard. June 16, 1996 · Ogden, Cicero, IL A side view of two yellow diesel locomotives, one marked Chicago & North Western 4404 and the other Union Pacific 9368, standing in a gravel yard with a white, red, and brown Metra passenger car behind them under an overcast sky. Two diesel locomotives, Chicago & North Western 4404 and Union Pacific 9368, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard with a Metra passenger car in the background. July 1996 · Grand and Sheridan, Waukegan, IL Side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 6608, painted in white and red, on a railroad track with bare trees in the background on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 6608 in its distinctive white and red livery, photographed on a winter day along a railroad main line. March 8, 1997 · York Rd, Bensenville, IL Two white and red SOO Line diesel locomotives numbered 6240 and 6241 are parked on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with two people visible nearby on a hazy day. Two SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, stand coupled on parallel tracks under a concrete highway overpass on an overcast day, with personnel nearby. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive and caboose are parked on parallel tracks in a sunny rail yard, with industrial buildings and a Mannheim station sign in the background. SOO Line SD40 locomotive #543 and caboose #126 in a rail yard at Mannheim, Illinois, under clear skies. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line locomotive numbered 4419 sits on tracks in a snow-dusted yard with an industrial building in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in a railroad yard during winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1713, parked on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 1713, is shown in a rail yard during winter, displaying the road's classic yellow and gray livery. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive number 4452, painted white with a red nose, standing on railroad tracks with snow on the ground. SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotive No. 4452 in its white and red livery, photographed in a snowy setting. January 1998 · FULLERTON and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail diesel locomotive with the number 5674 is parked on tracks in a snowy yard, with a freight car visible to its right. CP Rail SD40 locomotive number 5674 stands in a snowy rail yard. January 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of an orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6049, parked on a track in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. SOO Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive number 6049 in an orange and black livery, captured in a rail yard. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4435, in a rail yard at dusk. The locomotive is painted white with orange on the front and black underframe. SOO Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive number 4435 in a yard at dusk, wearing its classic white and orange livery. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 775, with a crew member standing on the platform, in a rail yard under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive #775 in a rail yard on an overcast day. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1700 and 705, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Union Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive number 1700, side view, with a second SD40 behind, in a gravel yard. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2999, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, number 2999, is shown in profile at a rail yard under an overcast sky. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3422 standing in a rail yard, with another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 3422, is pictured in a rail yard during the 1970s or 1980s. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 5824 sits on a track in a rail yard with another yellow locomotive in the background. A CP Rail SD40 diesel locomotive, number 5824, is shown in profile at a rail yard. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6235, sit on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Two Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotives, numbers 6240 and 6235, are seen side-by-side in a rail yard. August 2, 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Black and white photo of a Soo Line locomotive numbered 4510 on railroad tracks in a yard, with freight cars and a trailer in the background. Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive number 4510 is seen in a rail yard with freight cars and a piggyback trailer. September 1998 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6240, viewed from a three-quarter front angle behind a chain-link fence in a yard on an overcast day. An SOO Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6240, is pictured in a yard behind a chain-link fence. September 1998 · Green St., Bensenville, IL Black and white photo of a Canadian Pacific SD40 locomotive numbered 8263, pulling a covered hopper car on a railroad yard track under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 8263, is shown in profile, pulling a covered hopper car. September 1998 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotives, number 5008 in front and 1206 behind, parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard with trees in the background. Two Canadian Pacific diesel locomotives, SD40 5008 and GP9 1206, are parked side by side in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. October 1998 · Green and York, Bensenville, IL Side view of a Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 2957, parked in a rail yard with another UP locomotive and a freight car nearby. A yellow Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 2957 is seen in a rail yard, with a second UP locomotive and a Burlington Northern freight car in the background. October 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive number 2969 in a rail yard, with other trains and freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific SD40 locomotive number 2969 is shown in a rail yard, with other locomotives and freight cars in the background. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of SOO Line locomotive 6011, an EMD SD40, on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a water tower in the background. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6011, an EMD SD40, is shown on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky. September 1999 · Carnation / Waveland, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line locomotive numbered 4413 is parked on a set of tracks next to freight cars in a rail yard, with industrial buildings in the background at dusk. SOO Line diesel locomotive 4413, an EMD SD40, is shown in a rail yard at dusk with Canadian Pacific and SOO Line freight cars. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8505, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with overcast skies. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 8505, is parked in a rail yard under an overcast sky. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, a Soo Line 6017, a CP Rail 5667, and a CP Rail 748, are coupled together in a railroad yard at dusk with an industrial building in the background. A Soo Line SD40 leads a CP Rail SD40-2 and GP9 in a yard at dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red SOO Line locomotive with the number 4403 is parked on a set of tracks beside a station platform with a sign reading 'Mannhiem Platform 2'. The sky is overcast and there are birds flying above. A SOO Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4403, stands at Mannheim station on a winter day. December 1999 · Front/ Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a blue EMD SD40 locomotive numbered 6403 in a snowy yard, with another locomotive, number 8780, visible behind it. An EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6403, painted in Electro-Motive blue livery, is stationary in a snow-covered yard. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a white and dark-colored SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4603 on tracks in a rail yard with other locomotives and a red truck nearby, under a gray sky with bare trees. SOO Line diesel locomotive 4603, an EMD SD40, stands in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. March 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL A blue GATX locomotive with the number 7361 on its side sits in a rail yard, with a yellow Union Pacific locomotive in the background and bare branches framing the scene. A GATX Capital Corporation SD40 locomotive, numbered 7361, is parked in a rail yard with bare trees in the foreground. March 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 1511 is parked next to a white Great Northern freight car on multiple railway tracks under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive numbered 1511 sits at a rail yard next to a Great Northern covered hopper. March 2000 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two yellow and red Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 2149 and 9728, stand coupled on tracks in a yard, with a leafless tree and a gravel foreground. Two Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotives, numbers 2149 and 9728, are coupled together in a rail yard under a clear sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard on an overcast day, with the lead locomotive numbered 2433. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 2433, is shown in a yard, with another UP locomotive, number 4405, visible behind it. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 1796 is parked on a track in a rail yard, with other locomotives and a yellow office car visible nearby under a clear sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 1796, is parked in a yard alongside other locomotives and an office car. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL