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A black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive, number 3802, pulls a freight train with Southern Pacific and ACF Industries cars on a snowy day. An Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 locomotive, number 3802, leads a freight train through a snowy landscape, with Southern Pacific and ACF Industries freight cars in tow. January 1961 · Park and Lincoln, Dolton, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky, with green bushes in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives, including GP38-2s 602 and 1739 and SD40-2 9343, are seen in a rail yard. June 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL An elevated view of a green and red electric train on a steel viaduct in a city, with 1950s cars on the street below. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee electric multiple-unit train, car 716 leading, travels on its elevated structure in Chicago on a clear day. September 5, 1961 · State and 8th, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4662 on its side, standing on tracks in a yard with another black locomotive partially visible nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #4662 in its yellow and gray livery, captured in a railroad yard. May 1962 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A dark New York Central diesel locomotive with white striped nose and lit headlight leads two more units and a freight train under a steel signal bridge with searchlight signals on an overcast day. New York Central diesel 1828 leads a three-unit freight under a signal bridge, likely near Cleveland, Ohio. November 1963 · Cleveland, OH A dark green diesel locomotive with a white stripe and a CENTRAL herald on its nose leads a line of units and cars along a double-track line past a black ACY hopper car, with a white grain elevator and a pole line under a gray sky. New York Central 4057 leads a passenger train past Akron, Canton and Youngstown hopper 7306, likely at Fort Wayne, Indiana. September 1965 · Fort Wayne, IN A gray streamlined diesel locomotive with a CENTRAL herald on its nose and a booster unit behind it pulls a line of express cars along multiple tracks past brick freight houses. New York Central diesel locomotive 400[?] leads a head-end train near Roosevelt Road in Chicago. 1966 · Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL Two dark gray New York Central diesel passenger locomotives with a white side stripe, 4010 leading with its headlight on, pull a long passenger train past empty tracks under an overcast sky. New York Central diesel locomotives 4010 and 4054 head a passenger train beside a signal mast, probably in Toledo, Ohio. September 1966 · Toledo, OH A dark gray New York Central streamlined diesel locomotive numbered 4031, with a white band and an oval CENTRAL herald, stands with a second unit and a train of passenger cars beside a station platform on an overcast day. New York Central 4031 heads a passenger train at a station platform, likely in Erie, Pennsylvania. November 1969 · Erie, PA A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 4461, is shown on railroad tracks beside a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 4461, travels along a railroad main line on an overcast summer day. c. 1970 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3498 is moving across a street at a grade crossing, with flashing red lights and a railroad crossing sign visible. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3498, crosses a street at a railroad crossing. c. 1970 to 2000 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 side view of two white Soo Line diesel locomotives, including number 6241, parked on tracks behind a chain-link fence on an overcast day. Two Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotives, the lead unit numbered 6241, are parked side by side in a rail yard behind a chain-link fence. c. 1972 to 2000 Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2406, parked in a rail yard with multiple tracks and trees in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive #2406, an EMD GP38-2, sits in a yard under an overcast sky. c. 1972 to 1990 A red and white diesel locomotive with 'Bloomer' lettering and the number 7549, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A red and white Bloomer GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7549, is parked in a rail yard. c. 1972 to 2000 Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4417 on a gravel track in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4417, is shown in side profile on a railroad yard track. c. 1974 to 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view close-up of a blue diesel locomotive's underframe and wheels on a concrete yard surface. A close-up of the underframe and trucks of Amtrak locomotive 734, a GP38-2, in a yard on a sunny day. April 27, 1974 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL Side view of a yellow and green Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6854, standing beside freight cars in a rail yard with multiple tracks in the foreground. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6854, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. c. 1975 to 1985 A yellow and green diesel locomotive, number 6826, pulls a line of freight cars on a railroad track, with a chain-link fence and industrial tanks in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6826, leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. c. 1975 to 1994 Two diesel locomotives, one blue Conrail and one yellow Union Pacific, on parallel tracks in a snowy industrial yard. A Conrail GP38-2 and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive in a snowy yard. c. 1976 to 1980 Two diesel locomotives in Rock Island livery, numbered 271 and 253, are pictured on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a hazy background. Two Rock Island GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 271 and 253, lead a freight train through a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 24, 1976 · Clark and Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 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 red Soo Line locomotive with the number 2410 is in a rail yard with a blue Mack truck, a white rental truck, and a front-end loader nearby, under a cloudy sky. A red Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2410, is parked in a rail yard surrounded by trucks and construction equipment on an overcast day. c. 1978 to 1980 A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6072 is parked on tracks beside a second locomotive numbered 9455, with dry brush in the foreground and a bare tree near the tracks. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6072, is seen in a yard with another unit, number 9455, in the background. December 1978 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a maroon and red-orange cab-unit diesel locomotive, number 901, lettered Wisconsin & Calumet, with tarps, lumber, pipes and an old red cabinet on the gravel in front of it and trees behind. Wisconsin & Calumet diesel locomotive 901, named Rock County, stands in a gravel yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1980 to 1997 · Wisconsin and Calumet, Janesville, WI A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4461 is moving on train tracks beside a grassy area with trees and a grade crossing in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4461, travels along a main line track on an overcast summer day. c. 1980 to 2000 Two diesel locomotives, one white with SOO lettering and the other red with CP Rail lettering, are on a railroad track beside a road, with industrial structures in the background. A Soo Line GP38-2 and a Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive are seen side by side on a main line, with a concrete retaining wall and a water tower in the background. c. 1980 to 1985 A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6826, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering, leads a short train of freight cars on a snowy day. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6826, painted in Operation Lifesaver livery, leads a short freight consist in a winter yard setting. c. 1980 to 1995 A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4648 pulls freight cars on a railroad track beneath a concrete highway overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line GP38-2 #4648 leads a freight train under a highway overpass on a clear summer day. June 1, 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two weathered silver diesel locomotives with Amtrak stripes stand on a snow-covered yard track. Behind them are a large steel truss bridge, bare trees and city skyscrapers. Amtrak 463 and an Amtrak cab unit stand in a snowy yard near 18th Street, Chicago, with a truss bridge and the downtown skyline behind. February 9, 1981 · 18th Street, Chicago, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 5057 and CNW lettering is parked next to a station platform, with buildings in the background under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5057, is stopped at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois, on a cloudy spring day. April 26, 1981 · Oak Park, IL A dark blue Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 4011 is parked in a yard, with a yellow Union Pacific locomotive behind it, under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 4011, stands in a rail yard beside a Union Pacific locomotive. c. 1982 to 1990 A black Norfolk Southern locomotive, number 9239, is traveling on a railroad track beside a bare tree and a grassy embankment under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9239, is seen on a private right-of-way during winter. c. 1982 to 1990 Side view of a blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive number 162 on a track next to a sidewalk and utility pole, with a commuter car partially visible behind it. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 162, painted in blue and orange livery, is shown on a private right-of-way in a suburban setting. c. 1984 to 1995 A red and white Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver passenger cars along snow-covered tracks beside a street and buildings. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 607, leads a commuter train through a snow-covered street crossing in Chicago. c. 1984 to 1990 A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5506 leads a consist across an elevated bridge, with a red car and a billboard visible below and to the side. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotives 5506 and 5503 cross an elevated bridge in Chicago, with a Republic Airlines billboard visible in the background. February 14, 1984 · Cicero, Chicago, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive numbered 5501 travels over a concrete bridge while cars from the 1980s drive on the road beneath it under a clear sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 5501, leads a freight train over an elevated concrete viaduct in Cicero, with 1980s automobiles on the street below. February 14, 1984 · Cicero, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive numbered 110 is shown on an elevated track with snow on the ground, buildings in the background, and a sign reading 'Fulton Marina' below. Metra locomotive 110, an EMD GP38-2, travels over an elevated structure near the Fulton Marina in winter. c. 1985 to 2000 A CSX Transportation diesel locomotive numbered 7834, with a gray, blue, and yellow livery, is on a railroad track next to a grassy embankment and a street under a cloudy sky. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7834, is seen on a railroad main line under an overcast sky. c. 1986 to 2000 Two green Burlington Northern locomotives pulling a long freight train through a dry, brush-covered landscape with distant mountains under a blue sky with white clouds. Two Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8008 and 8022, lead a long freight train through a high desert landscape under a clear sky. June 11, 1986 · N./Trinidad Mp A blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 8086 is pulling a line of freight cars along a curving track, with trees showing autumn colors in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8086, leads a freight train on a mainline track in autumn. October 11, 1986 · New Carlisle, IN Two black Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 6014 and 6252, with Operation Lifesaver logos stand on a yard track beside a covered hopper and orange containers, with several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6014 and 6252 in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1988 to 1999 · Midlothian, IL A blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 5031 is seen from a three-quarter front view, pulling two other locomotives on a set of tracks, with a white building and bare trees in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5031, leads a three-unit consist on a railroad main line in a winter scene, with industrial buildings in the background. February 28, 1988 · Archer and Western, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 5031 and two matching locomotives are on a set of tracks next to a road with a car, with bare trees and a large brick building in the background under an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5031, leads a consist through an industrial area in winter. February 28, 1988 A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls silver passenger cars on tracks beside a grassy slope with graffiti, with city buildings and an elevated train in the background. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 109, pulls a consist of silver Gallery cars along a private right-of-way, with the Chicago skyline and an elevated CTA train in the background. June 7, 1988 · Clark and 19th St., Chicago, IL Seen from above, an Amtrak train of stainless and white passenger cars on the left passes a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive consist on the right, with a raised steel lift bridge, signals, a brick industrial building and stored boats behind. Union Pacific B4232 leads a locomotive consist past an Amtrak train below a raised vertical-lift bridge in winter. c. 1989 to 2005 A red and black Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5958 sits stationary in a rail yard with a gravel foreground and a light pole in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5958, is parked in a yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL An overhead view of a blue and red Chicago and North Western locomotive pulling a line of double-decker commuter cars on tracks with snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 161, leads a train of gallery cars on a snowy private right-of-way. November 24, 1989 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL