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A red and grey diesel locomotive numbered 4490, coupled to a blue bulkhead flatcar and a red-orange flatcar, beside a railroad crossing with signals and a waiting car. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 4490 shoves flatcars past a grade crossing on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 Side view of a red and white diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern, number 2052, parked in a yard between a green locomotive numbered 7204 and a faded green and cream locomotive numbered 6622, under an overcast sky. Wisconsin & Southern 2052 in a rail yard between Wisconsin & Southern 6622 and Burlington Northern 7204. c. 1990 to 2002 Side view of two black diesel locomotives coupled together with white Operation Lifesaver logos and Illinois Central lettering on the cab of the lead unit, a red boxcar behind, and several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6252 and a second black locomotive, both carrying Operation Lifesaver logos, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1990 to 2001 · Midlothian, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 3055, is at a station platform with bare trees and a small shelter beside it. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3055, leads a freight train through a small station in winter. March 25, 1990 · Ridgeland and Part Ave, Berwyn, IL Two blue and red diesel locomotives with 'GT' lettering, numbers 5714 and 5921, are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard under a clear blue sky. Two GT diesel locomotives, 5714 and 5921, in blue and red livery, parked side-by-side on parallel tracks in winter. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6752, is parked on a set of tracks in a yard, with a line of freight cars behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6752, is shown in a yard with a freight train. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6752 is pulling a long line of freight cars on railroad tracks next to a paved road, with a clear sky overhead. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 6752 leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Dolton, Illinois. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6752 is shown from a three-quarter front view, pulling a line of freight cars on a railroad track. A Conrail EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 6752, leads a freight train through a yard in Dolton, Illinois. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL Three green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives, including 6720 in the lead, are parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a water tower in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive number 6720, with units 55 and 6710, sits in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. March 10, 1991 · Cicero, IL Side view of two blue and red Grand Trunk Western locomotives, numbers 6401 and 5703, parked on tracks with puddles reflecting their colors. Two Grand Trunk Western GP38-2 diesel locomotives, #6401 and #5703, are coupled together in a yard under a clear sky. August 31, 1991 · Dolton, IL A diesel locomotive painted in Burlington Northern's green and white livery leads a freight train on a sunny day, with a city skyline in the background and power lines running alongside the tracks. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives 6825 and 6814 leading a freight train through a yard in Cicero, Illinois, with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. June 21, 1992 · Clyde Yards, Cicero, IL Four green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives are lined up on parallel tracks in a large railroad yard with industrial buildings and cranes visible in the background on a clear day. A consist of Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, including numbers 6920, 4109, 6840, and 6810, idle in a Chicago railroad yard. June 21, 1992 · 26th and Laramie, Chicago, IL An overhead view of a busy railroad yard with multiple tracks, several Burlington Northern freight trains, and industrial buildings in the background. A Burlington Northern yard scene featuring GP38-2 locomotives and freight cars in Cicero, Illinois. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 9223, pulls a long line of boxcars past a grade crossing on a cloudy spring day. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave, Riverside, IL A green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9223 pulls a long line of freight cars alongside a road with a red and white station wagon parked nearby. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train past a street in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave North, Riverside, IL Several blue Conrail locomotives are parked side-by-side on multiple tracks in a gravel yard, with residential houses and a church steeple visible in the tree-lined background under a gray sky. A line of blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotives in a rail yard with a small town and church in the background on an overcast summer day. July 5, 1993 · Creseon, PA A rusted gray end-cab diesel switcher numbered 750, with red, white and blue stripes and its hood doors open, stands behind a roadside guardrail in front of a tall beige and blue building, with a silver locomotive behind it. Amtrak switcher 750 beside a large building at the yard at 14th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, with a second locomotive behind it. January 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL Side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 2304 and a blue RDG caboose numbered 8805 7, in a snow-covered rail yard with industrial buildings and bare trees in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and an RDG caboose are seen in a snowy railroad yard. February 1994 · Indianapolis Blvd and 110th St, Indiana, IN Two blue Conrail railroad vehicles, a locomotive numbered 7659 and a caboose numbered 21206, on snow-covered tracks in a yard. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and a matching bay window caboose stand side-by-side in a snowy railroad yard. February 1994 · 95 th and CALUMET RIVER, Chicago, IL A yellow and black Santa Fe diesel locomotive numbered 9542 pulls a long freight train of double-stacked containers on a snow-covered track next to a chain-link fence. An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway GP38-2 locomotive, number 9542, leads a double-stack freight train through a snowy, urban private right-of-way. February 14, 1994 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A line of three red Soo Line diesel locomotives parked in a gravel yard with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Three Soo Line GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 755, 6623, and 4437, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 112 pulls a line of stainless steel commuter cars on a track beside a road, with a raised drawbridge and Chicago skyscrapers in the background. Metra diesel locomotive #112 leads a train of gallery cars past a raised drawbridge on a sunny day in Chicago. April 1994 · Canal St. crossing north of Lake St, Chicago, IL A gray switcher locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and its engine doors open stands beside a rusty switcher numbered 750, behind a guardrail in front of a tall metal building. Amtrak switchers 734 and 750 at the Amtrak yard at 14th and Lumber Streets in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 363 with red, white and blue stripes stands beside a gray Seaboard System switcher in front of a beige metal shop building with blue door frames, seen across several yard tracks and a guardrail. Amtrak 363 and a Seaboard System switcher outside a locomotive shop at an Amtrak yard. May 1994 A yellow and black locomotive pulls a long freight train over a high concrete bridge on a clear day, with grassy ground and tracks visible below. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 5528, leads a freight train across an elevated concrete viaduct in Chicago. June 27, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A row of black locomotives with red and yellow side stripes stands on a weedy concrete apron under an overcast sky, with trees behind them. Wisconsin & Calumet diesel units 102[?] and 901 stand in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1994 · Wisconsin and Calumet, Janesville, WI Two green and yellow diesel locomotives numbered 6641 and 6625 on a yard track, with a red and white locomotive numbered 2052 and the red end of a passenger car at left, trees and houses behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6641 and 6625, in green and yellow, sit in a yard beside red WSOR 2052. c. 1995 to 2005 Three diesel locomotives, one silver with LMX lettering, one green with a Burlington Northern logo, and one yellow and red with Santa Fe lettering, are seen traveling on a railroad main line through a grassy field. A consist of three diesel locomotives from LMX, Burlington Northern, and Santa Fe travels along a main line through a dry, grassy landscape under a clear blue sky. c. 1995 to 2000 A blue and orange Metra locomotive, numbered 607, is on the tracks near a city street with cars and buildings in the background, under an overcast sky. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 607, painted in blue and orange livery, is seen on the tracks near a grade crossing in Chicago, with a second similar locomotive visible under an archway in the background. May 1995 · Canal, Lake and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 607 is shown in profile, coupled to a silver passenger car, on railroad tracks near a bridge. Metra diesel locomotive 607, a GP38-2, pulls a gallery car in a yard setting under a clear sky. September 27, 1995 · Kinzie and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive, number 607, with a red and white striped nose, is on tracks in a city setting with tall buildings behind it. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 607, is shown on tracks in Chicago with a city skyline in the background. September 27, 1995 · Kinzie and CANAL, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive, number 600, is stopped at the Lake Street station platform, with a small shelter and city skyscrapers visible behind it on a clear autumn day. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 600 in blue and orange livery at the Lake Street station, with Chicago skyscrapers in the background. October 1995 · Lake Street and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a silver commuter train across a street-level railroad crossing in a city. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 110, leads a train through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago on a sunny day. October 1995 · Canal / Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive, number 614, named Edward F. Brobst, is shown on tracks beside a station platform with cars parked in the background. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614, named Edward F. Brobst, in blue and orange livery, captured at a station with a parking lot in the background. December 1995 · Lake St Along South Branch Side view of a dark green Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8560, sitting on tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8560, is shown in a snowy yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 5195 sitting on tracks in a snowy yard. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5195, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two blue and yellow BNSF GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 5111 and 6455, pull a white passenger car with red Santa Fe lettering through a field under a clear blue sky. Two BNSF Railway GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 5111 and 6455, in Santa Fe livery, lead a passenger car through a rural landscape. c. 1996 to 2000 Three black diesel locomotives with white frame stripes stand in a row in front of a large green corrugated metal building, with snow on the ground and wooden utility poles in the foreground. Illinois Central locomotives 3125, 3115 and 6002 stand in a snowy yard near East Hazel Crest, Illinois. c. 1996 to 2003 · East Hazel Crest, IL A yellow and dark green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6851 is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with snow on the ground and another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive #6851 in a yard on an overcast winter day, with another unit visible behind it. c. 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A white Amtrak switcher numbered 794 and a striped Amtrak car with graffiti seen through the riveted diagonal members of a rusted truss bridge, with moored boats and ducks on the river below. Amtrak switcher 794 moving Amtrak car 1422 across a rusted steel truss bridge over a river where pleasure boats are moored. c. 1996 to 2005 A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 613 on its front and side is stopped at a street crossing on an overcast winter day, with bare trees and a traffic light in the background. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 613 is shown at a grade crossing on a winter day. January 1, 1996 · Touhy and Leigh Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2526, on a set of tracks in a yard with bare winter brush in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2526, is spotted in a railroad yard alongside another locomotive, with bare winter brush in the foreground. March 8, 1996 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a bright red CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 5794, leading a train with a gray HLCX locomotive behind, at a gravel grade crossing under an overcast sky. CP Rail GP38-2 diesel locomotive 5794 leads a train past a grade crossing, with HLCX locomotive behind. March 12, 1996 · Franklin St, Bennsonville, IL A black and white Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3996 is shown from the front three-quarter view, parked on tracks in a yard with a yellow locomotive numbered 8618 visible behind it, under an overcast sky with some snow on the ground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 3996, is parked in Proviso Yards in Melrose Park, Illinois, alongside another locomotive numbered 8618. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards, Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 3996, with white lettering and stripes, is parked on railroad tracks in a railyard with muddy ground and utility poles in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3996, stands on the tracks in a railyard. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 8622 and C&NW logo sits on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8622, is shown in a railroad yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 1305 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering sits on railroad tracks in a yard. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1305, painted in yellow and green with Operation Lifesaver lettering, is parked in a rail yard. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL