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Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3810 and 3041, are coupled together on a railroad track in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 3810 and 3041, coupled together in a railroad yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, number 365 in front, parked on the tracks at a yard under a clear blue sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, led by number 365, are shown in side profile at a rail yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, a blue GATX GP38-2 numbered 7355 and a dark HLCX GP9 numbered 6506, are parked next to each other on parallel tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. Two diesel locomotives, one GATX GP38-2 and one HLCX GP9, are side by side in a rail yard. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive #609 is parked on a set of tracks in a gravel yard, with a Canadian Pacific locomotive and some freight cars in the background under an overcast sky. Metra GP38-2 locomotive #609, in its red, white, and blue livery, is positioned at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a Canadian Pacific locomotive visible in the background. September 2000 · Ernst and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614, with a white and red chevron front, pulls a silver passenger car on a railroad track under a partly cloudy sky. Metra diesel locomotive #614 in a blue and red chevron livery pulls a gallery car on a sunny day in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A CSX locomotive numbered 8445 is parked on tracks in a yard, with an HLCX freight car visible behind it and an industrial building in the background under a cloudy sky. CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive 8445 in a yard with an HLCX covered hopper car 6506 in the background. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 4405 and 'Operation Lifesaver' text, parked on tracks in a yard with other locomotives nearby. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive number 4405 in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, photographed in a rail yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 8550 is parked on a set of railroad tracks next to a brown freight car, with bushes in the foreground and a clear sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 8550, is shown in side profile at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with freight cars visible behind it. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 2996 sits on railroad tracks in a yard, with tank and boxcars visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 2996 is shown in a yard with freight cars in the background. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A dark-colored diesel locomotive with the number 4517 and 'SOO' lettering sits on tracks beside industrial buildings under a partly cloudy sky. A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4517, is parked in a rail yard near industrial buildings on a sunny day. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 600 pulling a long line of silver passenger cars on a gravel track under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 600, leads a train of gallery cars in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Ernst and [?] Co Front, Franklin Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 5906 is parked on multiple tracks in a yard, with a gray locomotive numbered 4106 beside it and industrial buildings in the background. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5906, sits in a yard next to another locomotive, under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 7556, sits on railroad tracks beneath a large concrete overpass on a sunny day. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7556, is shown on the main line in front of a concrete overpass. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 5959 is parked on tracks next to a yellow locomotive in an industrial rail yard under a cloudy sky. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive numbered 5959 is seen at a rail yard, alongside another Conrail locomotive. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A line of weathered yellow and dark green diesel locomotives, two lettered WSOR, parked beside yard tracks under an overcast sky, with red water tanks, an American flag and white houses behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotives 6641 and 6625 stand with other units in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI Three diesel locomotives in faded yellow and dark green with WSOR on the cab sides stand in a row beside two red tanks on a steel frame, with yard tracks in the foreground and trees and buildings behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6625 and other locomotives in worn yellow and green paint sit in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 5552 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard, with a bare tree in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 5552 sits idle in a rail yard, its yellow livery prominent against a backdrop of bare trees. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 5552 on its side, standing in a railroad yard with bare tree branches in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 5552 is pictured in the yard at Proviso, Illinois, with its distinctive yellow livery. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive with the number 736, parked on tracks in a yard with another locomotive behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 736, is seen in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 376 and 4703, are parked side by side on tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 376, is shown in profile at a rail yard, with another locomotive, number 4703, visible behind it. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3694, in a gravel yard with freight cars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3694, sits in a gravel yard on an overcast autumn day. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Union Pacific locomotives, with number 1702 clearly visible, sit on tracks in a rail yard with overgrown weeds in the foreground and a cloudy sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1702, is shown in a rail yard, coupled to another locomotive, under an overcast sky. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A dark green Soo Line locomotive with orange stripes, number 4512, is parked next to tracks with a blue 'Mannhiem' station sign and a CP freight car nearby. A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4512, stands in a rail yard under a clear sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one black and yellow labeled Morrison Knudsen 9032, and one yellow and maroon labeled Wisconsin Central Ltd 6056, are parked on adjacent tracks in front of a white warehouse. A Morrison Knudsen GP38-2 and a Wisconsin Central Ltd GP38-2 sit side by side in a yard. October 2000 · Janesville, WI A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 8026 is shown in profile, hauling freight cars on railroad tracks near some bushes. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 8026 leads a freight train through a yard under an overcast sky. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow diesel locomotives, one Chicago and North Western #4703 and one Union Pacific #1984, are parked side by side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 #4703 in yellow and black livery is parked in a yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of three yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 3357, 2966, and 4307, in a gravel yard with a blue freight car visible to the left. Three Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, including number 3357, are coupled together in a yard under an overcast sky. November 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two black and orange diesel switchers lettered HARBOR, numbered 8821 and 8830, stand cab to cab on a yard track behind a weedy embankment, with a gray covered hopper on the right and a tank car on the left. Indiana Harbor Belt switchers 8821 and 8830 stand back to back in a yard at dusk. November 2000 · Chicago, IL Side view of a black-and-orange end-cab diesel switcher numbered 8830 and lettered Harbor, standing on a yard track behind tall weeds, with a grey covered hopper and another switcher's cab nearby under an overcast evening sky. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8830 in a yard at dusk, with a covered hopper behind it. November 2000 · Chicago, IL Side view of a black diesel locomotive with orange stripes and HARBOR lettering, coupled to a bulkhead flatcar on a track across several rail lines from the camera, with industrial buildings behind. Indiana Harbor Belt 2923 next to a bulkhead flatcar in Franklin Park, Illinois. November 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL A side view of an orange CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 5727, standing in a rail yard at dusk with a black Norfolk Southern freight car and a yellow locomotive in the background. CP Rail locomotive 5727, an EMD GP38-2, is seen in a rail yard at dusk, with a Norfolk Southern freight car and another locomotive nearby. November 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 761, coupled to a black tank car on a gravel-ballasted railroad yard. A red Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 761, stands on a multi-track yard under an overcast sky. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a CSX locomotive numbered 8131 in a rail yard, with a Union Pacific locomotive visible behind it. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive, number 8131, is seen in a rail yard with a Union Pacific locomotive behind it. November 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A CSX diesel locomotive with the number 8131 on its side and front, parked in a rail yard with another Union Pacific locomotive partially visible behind it under an overcast sky. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8131, is shown in side profile at a yard with a Union Pacific locomotive behind it. November 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 3045 in yellow, black, and red livery, side view, in a snowy yard with another locomotive nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 3045 in a snow-covered yard. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including #3027, are parked in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #3027 is shown in a snowy yard, with other UP locomotives #503 and #1548 visible in the background. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2814, sitting on tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 2814 in a snowy yard. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific locomotives sit side-by-side on a snow-covered track, with bare tree branches obscuring parts of the view. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 1704 and 9668, are pictured in a snowy yard at Melrose Park, Illinois. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 6314 and 9539, are parked on parallel tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, number 6314 in front and 9539 behind, are photographed side-by-side in a snowy yard. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two black Norfolk Southern locomotives numbered 7013 and 8783 are parked side by side on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Two Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotives, 7013 and 8783, side-by-side in a snowy yard. December 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two CSX diesel locomotives, numbered 1517 and 2614, sit side by side on a snowy railroad yard in front of a large industrial building under an overcast sky. Two CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 1517 and 2614, are coupled and stationary on a railroad main line in Riverdale, Illinois, during winter, with an industrial building in the background. December 2000 · Perry and Riverdale, Riverdale, IL Two CSX locomotives, numbers 1517 and 2614, are parked on a track next to a blue building on an overcast winter day. Two CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 1517 and 2614, are shown in side view in a yard, with industrial buildings in the background. December 2000 · Perry and Riverdale, Riverdale, IL A side view of a red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 9522, with a second locomotive and a freight car behind it, on a railroad track in a yard at dusk. Two CP Rail System GP38-2 diesel locomotives, 9522 and 9671, are shown in a yard at dusk in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a freight car marked HLMX. December 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of three yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3027, 503, and 1548, parked on a snow-covered track with a cloudy sky. Three Union Pacific locomotives, including a GP38-2 and an SD40, are parked in a snow-covered yard. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black diesel switcher with a faded orange stripe, lettered HARBOR and numbered 8817, stands on a track beside a gravel lot. A brown BNSF gondola loaded with steel and a line of tank cars are coupled behind it, under an overcast sky with bare trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8817 coupled to BNSF gondola 517968, likely in Hammond, Indiana. December 2000 · State and Gostlin, Hammond, IN A CSX freight train with three locomotives, including number 7659 and 5020, passes a railroad crossing on an overcast autumn day. CSX GP38-2 locomotives 7659 and 5020 lead a freight train through a grade crossing in autumn 2000. December 2000 · 130th and Ellis, Chicago, IL A side view of a CSX diesel locomotive, number 8247, parked in a gravel rail yard with power lines, buildings, and parked cars in the background under an overcast sky. CSX GP38-2 locomotive number 8247 is pictured in a railroad yard during winter, with its grey and blue livery standing out against the overcast sky and industrial background. December 2000 · RIVERDALE and School, Riverdale, IL Side view of two dark brown CP Rail System diesel locomotives with red cabs, numbered 9522 and 9671, coupled together on railroad tracks next to a green freight car marked HLMX, with industrial buildings in the background under a clear evening sky. CP Rail System GP38-2 locomotives 9522 and 9671 are seen in a yard at dusk, pulling a freight car with HLMX reporting mark. December 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL