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A side-view photograph of a Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 8688 in orange and black, paired with a Union Pacific locomotive, in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 8688 in orange and black livery sits in a rail yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 9734, parked in a gravel rail yard with other locomotives nearby under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9734, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 5946, stopped on railroad tracks next to other freight cars. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5946, is shown in a yard with freight cars under a clear sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1700 is parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a clear blue sky overhead. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 1700 sits in a yard during winter. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two diesel locomotives on parallel tracks in a gravel yard, one Chicago and North Western number 8568, the other Union Pacific, under a gray sky with snow patches on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8568, stands in a yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast winter sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one blue and one orange, are parked side by side in a gravel yard under a clear sky. The blue locomotive displays the number 6002 and the text 'LOCOMOTIVE LEASING PARTNERS'. The orange locomotive displays the number 1503 and the reporting mark JTPX. A blue Locomotive Leasing Partners GP38-2, number 6002, stands in a yard next to an orange JTPX SW1200, number 1503, in Melrose Park, Illinois. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 2015 on a railroad main line, pulling a yellow freight car under a clear sky. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 2015 on a main line with a freight car. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6020 is shown on a railroad track under a clear blue sky, with a car roof in the foreground and a freight car in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive 6020 in its original red and white livery, photographed in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Carnation and Front, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with the number 602 and red-and-white striped nose is on tracks in a yard on a clear day, pulling a stainless steel passenger car. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive #602, painted in its distinctive red, white, and blue livery, is shown at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, likely during a summer day in the 1990s or early 2000s. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific freight locomotive numbered 3969, with another similar locomotive behind it, on tracks at a rail yard under a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, numbered 3969, is shown in profile at a rail yard. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9544 on a railroad track with another locomotive coupled behind it, set against a clear sky with dry grass in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9544, is shown in side profile at what is likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with a trailing unit in matching livery. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL An overhead view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive pulling a freight train through a yard with multiple tracks, under a concrete bridge carrying a semi-trailer with 'SUPERVALU' lettering. A Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive, number 8001, leads a freight train through a rail yard under a highway bridge in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim Bridge and Front St, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 2012 rolls along the tracks with a red locomotive numbered 1848 behind it. A crew member waves from the cab window, and trees and a yellow construction machine stand in the background. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 2012, in black paint, leads red unit 1848 past the camera on an overcast summer day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red diesel locomotive with a silver stripe reading '& SOUTHERN' sits on a turntable in a rain-soaked yard in front of a tan brick building and trees, with a black and orange streamlined locomotive beyond it. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive [?]492 on a turntable on a wet, overcast day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, with a black and orange cab unit parked behind it. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A black six-axle diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 2015, seen from the side on a yard track, with part of a yellow and green locomotive at the left, a silver and red passenger car at the right, and wet ground and stacked materials in front. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive 2015 in black paint sits in a yard on a rainy summer day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A green and yellow diesel locomotive lettered WSOR, numbered 6625, coupled to a black locomotive on yard tracks under an overcast sky, with wet pavement in the foreground. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6625, in green and yellow paint, coupled to a black locomotive numbered 201[...] in a rain-soaked yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI Side view of a red diesel locomotive numbered 1848, lettered Wisconsin & Southern with a round sesquicentennial emblem and the Wisconsin state seal, coupled between a black locomotive and another red locomotive on a track under an overcast sky. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 1848 in its Wisconsin sesquicentennial paint, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A faded blue-gray locomotive lettered WSOR 6604 stands beside the cab of a red and silver locomotive numbered 3501, with a red boxcar behind them and a white highway trailer in the foreground at the right. Wisconsin and Southern locomotives 6604 and 3501 in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, on a wet, overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI Side view of a red and silver Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3501 on a track, with wet gravel and puddles in the foreground and trees behind it. Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive 3501 sits in a yard on an overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red and silver streamlined diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 71A, shown from the side in a rain-soaked rail yard, with a black locomotive at left and a red and silver locomotive at right. Wisconsin & Southern 71A stands in a wet yard between WSOR 2015 and Wisconsin & Southern 751, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 1848 stands on a track, coupled to a black locomotive on the left and a red-and-grey locomotive on the right, with grass and a wet gravel area in front. Wisconsin & Southern 1848, in a special red scheme with a sesquicentennial emblem, sits coupled between a black locomotive and another Wisconsin & Southern unit on an overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive, number 3541, on a railroad track under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3541, in yellow and red livery, leads a consist on a main line. June 14, 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and a weathered green and cream locomotive numbered 6625 stand on a track with brown covered hoppers behind, next to an orange locomotive at right, under a blue sky with clouds. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotives 1848 and 6625 with covered hoppers, beside an orange locomotive lettered WISCONSIN, likely at Whitewater, Wisconsin. July 2000 · Whitewater, WI A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 7527 on its side, parked in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 7527, side view in a yard, likely in the 1980s or 1990s. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 5955, coupled to another yellow locomotive with the number 3474, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with wildflowers in the foreground under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 5955 and 3474, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2026 is pulling a freight car along railroad tracks with overhead power lines in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #2026 leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern locomotive number 6619, with another locomotive partially visible to the left and a yellow one to the right, in a yard under a clear sky. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 6619 in a yard during winter. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 3112 with an Operation Lifesaver emblem, coupled between a blue and red locomotive and a yellow locomotive in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. Illinois Central 3112 between two other locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A gray and white Amtrak locomotive numbered 791 and a white trailer car seen through the riveted truss of a railroad bridge above the river, with NO WAKE signs on the pier and on the shore. Amtrak 791 crosses a rusted steel bridge over the Chicago River near Lumber Street in Chicago, with a white trailer car in tow. July 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9712, with two more locomotives of the same model behind it, on a gravel-lined track under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9712, is pictured in profile in a rail yard, with two other locomotives of the same class visible behind it. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 6055, in a rail yard with other locomotives nearby and a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6055, is shown in a yard with another UP unit and a Wisconsin Central locomotive in the background. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3044 is positioned on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3044, is displayed in a yard with its distinctive yellow and red livery. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow, gray, and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 7525 is parked on a railroad track, with a red freight car attached to its front and a light-colored freight car behind it. A Union Pacific EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7525, is shown in profile on a railroad track. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 9398, with white lettering, parked on tracks in a yard on a clear day. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9398, is shown in a yard setting, with a second locomotive partially visible behind it. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 613 is stopped at a station platform with several silver double-decker commuter cars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 613, pulls a train of Gallery cars through the Franklin Park station on a cloudy day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614 pulls a train of silver passenger cars alongside a grassy station platform under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614 leads a train of gallery cars past a small station platform in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A CSX locomotive numbered 368 and a Union Pacific locomotive parked side by side on a snowy railroad yard. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive numbered 368 sits on a snowy yard track next to a Union Pacific GP9. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9786 and 4032, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 9786 and 4032, are parked side by side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 737 on a cloudy day, with a white SUV parked beside the tracks and green freight cars in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 737, stands in Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, alongside a white SUV and green freight cars under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a green and yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 9980 on its front, parked on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive nearby. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9980, sits idle in a yard under an overcast sky, with another locomotive, number 6525, visible in the background. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9669 is parked on tracks in a railroad yard, with overcast skies and some debris in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9669, is shown in a railroad yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9669 is parked on tracks in an industrial yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9669, in a yellow and red livery, is pictured in a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 5991, is parked on tracks in a yard, with its side showing the company's logo and the slogan 'We will deliver'. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5991, is shown in profile in a railroad yard on an overcast day. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 6049 and lettering 'Electro-Motive Leasing' is parked in a rail yard, with a yellow CSX locomotive nearby. A blue Electro-Motive Leasing GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6049 is shown in a rail yard, with a CSX locomotive in the background. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a blue Electro-Motive Leasing diesel locomotive numbered 6049 in a rail yard, with a yellow CSX locomotive behind it. A blue Electro-Motive Leasing GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 6049 is parked on a track in a rail yard, with a CSX locomotive visible in the background. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 2996, stationary on a set of tracks with freight cars behind it, under a clear sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive #2996 at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two large yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9701 and 3810, sit parked side-by-side on parallel tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 9701 and 3810, are coupled together in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9514 and 9701, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 9514 and 9701, are coupled in a yard on an overcast day. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL