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Equipment

EMD SD40

81 photographs
Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 3805 standing in a railroad yard with other freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive 3805 is shown in side view at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with freight cars from CNW and MT&W nearby. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive number 1428 pulling white and green freight cars on a set of tracks with a concrete overpass in the background under a cloudy sky. Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive #1428 leads a freight train on a main line under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 1609, parked in a rail yard with a yellow locomotive behind it under a gray sky. A Norfolk Southern SD40 locomotive, number 1609, is pictured in a rail yard alongside another locomotive, under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 376 and 4703, are parked side-by-side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Union Pacific SD40 locomotives 376 and 4703 side-by-side in a railroad yard. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two gray and black Soo Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with a large industrial building to the left and a cloudy sky above. Two Soo Line EMD SD40 locomotives, #6003 and #6024, sit side-by-side in a rail yard under a cloudy sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and white-striped diesel locomotive numbered 221 with I&M Rail Link lettering is moving on tracks under a concrete bridge. An I&M Rail Link SD40 locomotive numbered 221 in motion on a railroad main line near a bridge. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Three yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives are parked on tracks in a yard under a clear sky, with the lead unit numbered 366. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 366, is shown in side view with other units in a yard. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three Southern Pacific diesel locomotives are shown side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with the lead unit numbered 8690. A Southern Pacific SD40 locomotive numbered 8690 leads a consist through a yard, followed by two GP9 units. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of three red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives parked on railroad tracks with an elevated highway overpass in the background under an overcast sky. Three SOO Line diesel locomotives, including an SD40 and two GP38-2s, are positioned on parallel tracks under an overpass. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, 6610 and 6009, are coupled together on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SD40, number 6610, is coupled to an EMD GP38, number 6009, in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4603 sits on tracks in a yard, with industrial buildings in the background. Soo Line locomotive 4603, an EMD SD40, is parked in a rail yard alongside another Soo Line unit in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9539 is shown in profile on a snowy railroad yard, with a second locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, number 9539, stands on a snow-covered yard track under an overcast sky. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9539 on snow-covered tracks, with another locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 9539, stands in a snow-covered yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbers 4603 and 4617, side-by-side on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotive, number 4603, sits in a yard with another unit, 4617, beside it, both showing the railroad's white and red paint scheme. December 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL A line of three dark gray Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 8750, 8709, and 8747, are parked on tracks in a snowy yard. Three Illinois Central SD40 locomotives, 8750, 8709, and 8747, are parked in a yard during winter. March 2001 · Ic Yard, Homewood, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 9768 on its side sits on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with bare tree branches visible in the top left corner. A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, number 9768, is shown in profile in a rail yard during winter. March 4, 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and white photograph of two SOO Line diesel locomotives, 6008 and 6015, standing side by side in a rail yard on a cloudy day. A SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotive, number 6008, is shown in a rail yard alongside another SD40, number 6015, under an overcast sky. April 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two yellow and red Union Pacific locomotives, numbered 2953 and 2954, standing on parallel tracks in a sunny, open yard. Two Union Pacific SD40 locomotives, numbers 2953 and 2954, side by side in a rail yard under a clear sky. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow and green diesel locomotives, numbered 4709 and 2953, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with trees and a clear blue sky in the background. Chicago and North Western locomotives 4709 and 2953 in a rail yard under a clear sky. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 6201 and 9792, are stopped at a railroad crossing on a sunny day. A Union Pacific locomotive consist, including units 6201 and 9792, is stopped at a grade crossing in Maywood, Illinois. June 2001 · ST CHARLES RD and 5th AVE, Maywood, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive, number 3503, is seen from the side in a gravel rail yard on a clear day, with another dark locomotive coupled behind it. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 3503, in its classic yellow and red livery, is parked in a rail yard. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 6201 crosses a street at a railroad crossing, with a second locomotive, 9792, following behind under a clear blue sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6201, leads a train across a grade crossing in Maywood, Illinois, with another unit, number 9792, visible behind it. June 2001 · ST CHARLES RD and 5th AVE, Maywood, IL Two diesel locomotives, one Southern Pacific and one Union Pacific, are coupled together in a rail yard. A Southern Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 8321, is coupled to a Union Pacific EMD GP9, number 3503, in a rail yard. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 6201 and 9792, are stopped at a grade crossing on a sunny day. A pair of Union Pacific EMD SD40 locomotives, numbers 6201 and 9792, stopped at a railroad crossing in Maywood, Illinois. June 2001 · St. Charles Rd and 5th Ave, Maywood, IL Two red CP Rail System SD40 diesel locomotives, numbered 5641 and 5757, are coupled together on a set of parallel tracks in a rail yard on a sunny day. A pair of CP Rail System SD40 diesel locomotives, numbers 5641 and 5757, in a rail yard under a clear sky. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and grey Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 602, is shown from the side in a railroad yard under a clear blue sky, with a grey CSX locomotive visible on an adjacent track. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 602, is pictured in a yard with a CSX locomotive in the background. July 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one black with orange cab marked SOO 2016 and one red with a white P marked 5683, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard with trees in the background. A SOO Line EMD SD40 and a Penn Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotive side by side in a rail yard. July 2001 · York and Pleasant Two diesel locomotives, one blue and red with the number 9387 and the words 'COTTON BELT' on its side, and the other yellow with the number 601 and partial 'UNION PACIFIC' lettering, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with some greenery in the foreground. A Cotton Belt SD40-2 locomotive and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive are positioned side-by-side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and white photograph of a SOO Line locomotive numbered 4438, parked beside a dark freight car with partial lettering, in a gravel yard with industrial buildings in the background. SOO Line diesel locomotive 4438, an EMD SD40, stands in a yard next to a Tricon Forest Products freight car under an overcast sky. November 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a black Southern Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 8661, parked in a gravel yard with other locomotives nearby under an overcast sky. A Southern Pacific SD40 locomotive, number 8661, sits in a rail yard, with other locomotives partially visible in the background. March 2003 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3680 and a red Illinois Central locomotive numbered 6125 sit on parallel tracks in an industrial yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 and an Illinois Central EMD GP38 locomotives side by side on a railroad yard. April 2004 · Front and George Two yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives face the camera on parallel tracks in a railroad yard under a clear sky. Two Union Pacific locomotives, an SD40-2 and an SD40, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard. August 1, 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A front view of two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 6478 and 6268, parked next to each other in a rail yard on a clear day. Two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, an SD40-2 and an SD40, posed side-by-side in a rail yard. August 1, 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL