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EMD SW1200

145 photographs
A black, orange and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in a three-quarter front view, pulling a silver tank car under a bridge in a rail yard on a sunny day. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1556 moves a tank car under a concrete overpass in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is stopped at a station platform, with a freight car behind it and a sign reading Franklin Park. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1556 at Franklin Park station, Illinois, with a freight car in tow. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1554, stopped on tracks near industrial buildings and a tall silo structure under a clear sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive 1554 is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with one person standing nearby. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and grey livery stands on the tracks under a concrete highway overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and gray SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on train tracks beneath a bridge, with one person standing nearby. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and gray livery, standing on a private right-of-way under a concrete overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 sits on a set of tracks in a yard, with a freight car labeled CNW visible to the right. Soo Line EMD SW1200 #383 in its original livery, photographed in a railroad yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line 1554 diesel locomotive is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a large industrial structure behind it under a clear sky. Soo Line 1554, an EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, stands on the tracks in a rail yard, with industrial silos in the background. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Pk A black and red diesel locomotive with the number 1556 and the letters SOO on the side is stopped on a set of train tracks. Behind it is a white tank car. The setting appears to be a railroad yard with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background. A Soo Line SW1200 locomotive numbered 1556 is parked in a yard, pulling a white tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel switcher locomotive, number 1205, on a railroad track next to a large industrial facility, with a dark brown boxcar labeled 'TIPHOOK' behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 switcher, number 1205, is positioned at an industrial loading facility in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a TIPHOOK freight car behind it. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205, coupled to a flatcar carrying a brown TIPHOOK container, on tracks in front of a warehouse under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, numbered 1205, is shown in a yard setting with a TIPHOOK container on a flatcar. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a dark brown Canadian National freight car in a rail yard with multiple tracks and a warehouse in the background. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 383, is shown in a rail yard with a Canadian National freight car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A Soo Line diesel locomotive and caboose parked on parallel tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive and matching caboose sit on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a black tank car in a rail yard with multiple tracks. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 383 is shown in a rail yard, coupled to an ACF tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive number 1556 in a rail yard with gravel ballast and multiple tracks. A Milwaukee Road EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1556, is shown in a rail yard with a white ACFX tank car in the background. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotives on snow-covered tracks in a rail yard, clear blue sky. Two Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbers 532 and 1551, side by side in a snowy rail yard. December 14, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 on railroad tracks, with a concrete bridge overhead and a freight car behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive numbered 383 pulls a freight car under a concrete bridge on a cloudy winter day. December 21, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 554 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard, with a Conrail freight car in the background. A blue Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 554, is shown in side profile in a railroad yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A snowy railroad yard featuring three diesel locomotives: SOO Line #414 and #9002, and Harbor Belt Railroad #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar parked on an adjacent track. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotives, including #414 and #9002, are parked in a snowy railroad yard alongside a Harbor Belt Railroad locomotive, #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar nearby. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 1201 and 383, are parked on parallel tracks beside a concrete bridge on an overcast day. Two SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel switchers, #1201 and #383, side by side on a multi-track right-of-way under an overcast sky, with a concrete bridge in the background. January 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of SOO Line locomotive 543, an EMD SW1200, standing on tracks beside a concrete overpass under an overcast sky. SOO Line diesel locomotive 543, an EMD SW1200, rests on a railroad main line near an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty brown and red Soo Line locomotive, number 1200, is parked on snow-covered tracks in a rail yard. A Soo Line SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1200, sits in a snowy yard. January 24, 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotives numbered 1563 and 1543 are coupled on a track in a snowy yard, with a freight car behind them. Two SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotives, numbers 1563 and 1543, are coupled together in a snowy yard, with a CP freight car visible behind them. February 1998 · Green/Wolf St, Bensenville, IL A side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543, parked on tracks in a gravel and concrete yard with overcast skies. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 543 sits in a yard, showing signs of age and weathering. February 1998 · Green/Greenwood, Bensenville, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6241 sits on tracks beside a snow-covered embankment with bare trees in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive 6241, an EMD SW1200, is seen in a snow-covered yard. February 1998 · Green/Evergreen, Bensenville, IL Three Soo Line diesel locomotives parked behind a chain-link fence in a yard on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1552, in a yard with other locomotives in the background. March 8, 1998 · Green St, Bensenville, IL A red and cream SOO Line locomotive number 1200 is parked behind a chain-link fence in a snowy yard, with another locomotive partially visible. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1200, is parked in a yard with snow on the ground, seen through a chain-link fence. March 8, 1998 · Green St, Bensenville, IL An orange SOO Line diesel locomotive with the number 1204 is parked on a set of tracks in a yard, with other rail cars and equipment in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1204 is shown in a railroad yard. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive, numbered 9217, stands on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. An Indiana Harbor Belt SW1200 diesel locomotive, numbered 9217, is parked in a rail yard. April 1998 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive, number 9200, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with bare trees and utility poles in the background. An Indiana Harbor Belt EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 9200, is seen in a gravel yard during what appears to be a winter dusk. April 1998 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive numbered 5654 with StLH lettering is stopped at a street crossing with traffic lights, next to a sign for the SOO Truck Terminal. A St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 5654, crosses a street at dusk. April 1998 · St. Laurence and Hudson, Franklin Park, IL An orange and black Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1204 is parked on a set of tracks in a rail yard with other equipment in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1204, sits in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL An orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1204 is parked on tracks in a freight yard, surrounded by various freight cars, including a brown Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific boxcar, under a cloudy sky. SOO Line locomotive 1204, an EMD SW1200, sits in a freight yard with a mix of other railroad cars under an overcast sky. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2064 sits on tracks under an overpass, with a dark brown Burlington Northern freight car nearby in a grassy yard. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 2064 is seen operating on a railroad main line under a concrete overpass, with a Burlington Northern freight car in the background. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL An orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1204 sits on tracks in a yard, flanked by dark green boxcars from the Chicago and North Western and Milwaukee Road railroads, under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive no. 1204 in its bright orange livery, shown in a yard with C&NW and Milwaukee Road boxcars. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 401, coupled to a red freight car, situated in a multi-track rail yard with a concrete overpass in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 401, is pictured in a rail yard under an overpass, with a CP freight car coupled behind. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1204 pulls a freight train with a white SOO caboose numbered 63 along railroad tracks, with a person standing nearby on a gravelly field under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1204, leads a train with a SOO caboose, number 63, on a private right-of-way. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a rusty brown diesel locomotive with the number 500 and C&H lettering, parked on multiple tracks near an overpass and industrial buildings under a partly cloudy sky. A Chicago and West Michigan Railway EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 500, sits on the tracks in an industrial area. June 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Soo Line locomotive numbered 1548, with faded Milwaukee Road lettering, sitting on tracks next to a blue freight car marked MS E 1953, in front of a large industrial silo. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1548 is shown at a rail yard, pulling a boxcar with MS E reporting marks, against an industrial backdrop. July 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL An orange and black SOO Line locomotive numbered 1548 is parked under a concrete bridge next to a dark freight car marked MStE 1953, with multiple rail tracks in the foreground. A SOO Line SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1548, stands on the tracks under a concrete bridge next to a freight car with MStE reporting mark. July 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 4014, is parked on tracks in a gravel yard with trees and utility poles in the background. A black Norfolk Southern EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 4014, stands in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. July 1998 · FELLERTON / 25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL A red SOO Line locomotive number 1204 stands on multiple tracks in a rail yard, pulling a flatcar with a trailer. Two people are visible on the locomotive. A red SOO Line EMD SW1200 switcher, number 1204, is shown in a rail yard with a TTX flatcar carrying a TIP trailer. August 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and white photo of a SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 2403, pulling a freight car with a trailer, set against an industrial backdrop. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #2403 in a rail yard, hauling a trailer-on-flatcar in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1998 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A green BNSF diesel locomotive numbered 3631 sits idle in a large rail yard with multiple tracks, freight containers, and a yellow construction vehicle in the background. A green BNSF Railway SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 3631, is parked in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. September 10, 1998 · Cicero, IL A blue Metra train led by locomotive number 6 hauls a long line of flatcars on a bright, sunny day, with a roadside store and utility poles in the background. A blue Metra SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 6, pulls a long string of flatcars along a railroad main line in a suburban setting on a clear summer day. September 16, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1204 is parked on tracks in a gravel yard, with another red locomotive and a white boxcar behind it under an overcast sky. Soo Line SW1200 diesel locomotive #1204 in red livery, parked in a yard in Bensenville, Illinois, with a second locomotive and a freight car visible in the background. October 1998 · Green St and York, Bensenville, IL A side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 1237 in a rail yard on an overcast day with bare trees and other locomotives nearby. Union Pacific EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive number 1237 in a yard, likely in the 1970s. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, one yellow with black cab and number 1311, one yellow with black cab and number 6104, and one red with white stripes and number 101, are parked on tracks in a rail yard with dry brush in the foreground. Three diesel locomotives from the Chicago and North Western and ProRail are seen in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with bare bushes in the foreground. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red diesel locomotive labeled '1204' and '500' is coupled to a brown container car on multiple tracks in an industrial rail yard, with a station sign reading 'Mannhiem' visible. A red SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1204, is shown in a rail yard at Mannheim, Illinois, pulling a Trailer Train container car on an overcast winter day. November 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL