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A yellow and black Conrail locomotive numbered 6902 with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, standing in a yard with another blue Conrail locomotive behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 6902, is displayed in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, standing in a rail yard. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, number 178, pulls a bi-level train through a leafless winter landscape with a highway overpass in the background. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 178, pulls a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a train of double-decker cars along a tree-lined track on an overcast day. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 155, pulls a train of Gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Park Ridge, Illinois, during the winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL Two yellow and green diesel locomotives with numbers 4405 and 6809 sit on parallel tracks in a railroad yard under an overhead structure, with houses and a train in the background. Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, number 4405 and 6809, are parked side by side in Waukegan Yard under an overhead wire structure. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A row of four blue and red Metra locomotives, numbers 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with a white Amtrak passenger car partially visible behind them. Four Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked in a yard, with an Amtrak passenger car visible in the background. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 137 is parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 137, is pictured in the Waukegan Yard, with its matching blue and red livery clearly visible. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive numbered 604 is parked on railroad tracks beneath an elevated concrete structure, with red and white striped front buffers and a person visible in the cab. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive #604, painted in blue and orange livery, is stationary in a yard under an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' graphics moves across an elevated track, with a red brick building and trees in the foreground. A Union Pacific locomotive painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track above a river, with brick buildings in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, decorated for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels along an elevated railway in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track over a busy city street with cars and buildings below. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels on an elevated trestle over a Chicago street on an overcast summer day. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 174 is on an elevated steel bridge in an urban setting under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive numbered 174 travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive, number 604, pulling a double-decker passenger car under an elevated highway in Chicago. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 604, pulls a gallery car under a concrete overpass in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and white Norfolk and Western locomotive numbered 8054 pulls a long freight train on multiple tracks in a grassy, hilly area under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk and Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8054, leads a freight train on a main line in Cicero, Illinois, flanked by a second locomotive and a long line of freight cars under an overcast sky. June 8, 1996 · 31st St, Cicero, IL A green and black Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 4081 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with another locomotive and a car visible in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 4081, painted in green and black livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL A side view of a blue and red GT diesel locomotive numbered 5937, parked in a rail yard with another locomotive in the background. A GT GP38-2 Diesel locomotive, number 5937, in a yard setting. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL Side view of a blue, gray, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8217, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is shown in a rail yard. June 10, 1996 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a CSX locomotive numbered 8481 in a gravel yard, with another CSX engine behind it under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 8481, is parked in a rail yard, with another CSX locomotive visible behind it. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6353 is parked in a rail yard with two workers nearby, and another locomotive numbered 748 is visible behind it. A Burlington Northern EMD GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6353 is seen in a yard with crew members working nearby, with another BN locomotive numbered 748 in the background. June 10, 1996 · 31st St and Ogden, Cicero, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives on a track with trees in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6833, leads a consist, with another unit numbered 3647 visible behind it. June 22, 1996 · Prospect Rd near Central, Mount Prospect, IL Two blue Metra locomotives with red roofs are on multiple tracks at the Waukegan station, which has a red brick building with a blue sign. Two Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 161 and 176, are parked at the Waukegan station. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Three blue and red Metra locomotives with white chevrons on their noses are parked side by side on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Three Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 130, 155, and 127, are lined up in a rail yard in Waukegan, Illinois, wearing the agency's distinctive blue, red, and white livery. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A green and white striped Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 7844 is stopped at a station platform, pulling a line of freight cars under an overcast sky. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 7844, pulls a freight train through a station platform on a summer day. July 30, 1996 · Berwyn, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8524, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with weeds and a utility pole in the background. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 8524, painted in its classic yellow and black livery, is shown in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8034, is parked on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8034, stands in a yard in its classic yellow and black livery. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 2501 sits on tracks in a yard, with a blue locomotive and a red locomotive partially visible beside it, under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2501, is shown in a railroad yard alongside other locomotives under an overcast sky. January 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Front view of a yellow and grey Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 670, parked on tracks behind a chain-link fence with a red fire hydrant and yellow bollards in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive numbered 670 sits in a rail yard, viewed through a chain-link fence. March 17, 1997 · Downing and Jenks, North Little Rock, AR A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 8450 pulls a long line of black freight cars past a small red-roofed station building in Napanee, Indiana, under a cloudy sky. CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive 8450 leads a freight train through the Napanee, Indiana station on an overcast spring day. May 27, 1997 · Napanee, IN A blue and yellow CSX freight train with locomotive number 8450 passes a brick train station with a red roof in Nappanee, Indiana, on a cloudy day. A CSX GP38-2 locomotive, number 8450, pulls a long freight train past the Nappanee, Indiana station on an overcast spring day. May 27, 1997 · Napanee, IN A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8986 sits on tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky, with green and yellow and blue locomotives visible behind it. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 8986, with Soo Line and Conrail locomotives in the background, photographed in a yard in July 1997. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1707, with other locomotives visible in the background, all sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 1707, is photographed in a rail yard alongside other UP units, including a GP9 and another GP38-2. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 8079 sits on tracks in a railyard next to another locomotive and freight cars under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 8079, is photographed in a yard alongside an SW1200 switcher, number 6412. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 5056 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with other equipment visible nearby. A blue Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5056, is shown in a rail yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3172 and 2974, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard with other freight cars in the background under a clear blue sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 3172 and 2974, are shown in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A three-quarter front view of a Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 609, painted in Metra's orange, white, and blue livery with a red and white chevron front, situated on a railroad yard with industrial buildings in the background under a cloudy sky. Metra diesel locomotive 609, a GP38-2, is shown on a private right-of-way in a yard setting under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow Union Pacific and one blue Conrail, stand on parallel tracks in a rail yard on a sunny day. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 2974, is seen in a rail yard alongside a Conrail GP38-2, number 5630, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 is coupled to a white and red Soo Line caboose numbered 126, stopped on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a large concrete bridge in the background under a clear blue sky. A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 543, leads a train with a matching Soo Line caboose, number 126, through a rail yard under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with the number 5024 and 'P Rail' lettering is pulling a line of dark freight cars under a concrete bridge, with one person standing on the gravel beside the tracks. A red CP Rail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5024, pulls a freight train under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a worker in a hard hat nearby. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with the number 5024 and CP Rail lettering is pulling a long line of dark freight cars under a large concrete bridge. One person in a hard hat stands near the tracks in the foreground. A red CP Rail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5024, pulls a freight train under a concrete overpass with a worker standing nearby. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln A red diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes, numbered 5024, is seen moving on tracks under a concrete highway overpass with construction workers and equipment nearby. A CP Rail GP38-2 locomotive numbered 5024 moves along tracks under an overpass at a construction site in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two Conrail diesel locomotives, one blue and one red, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5630, in blue 'Conrail Quality' livery, is parked in a yard with another Conrail locomotive, number 5918, in red livery, visible behind it. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4708, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with a white boxcar and other freight cars nearby. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 4708, painted in yellow and black, is shown in a side-view roster shot in a rail yard. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red and white Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5024 is on railroad tracks near a construction site with workers and equipment, under a large concrete overpass. A Canadian Pacific EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 5024, is seen at a construction site under a concrete overpass. September 1997 · Front St / Lincoln, Franklin Pk, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 8138 on its side is stopped on the tracks in a rail yard, with another locomotive visible behind it under a gray sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8138, is shown in side profile at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 7094, parked on tracks in a rail yard under a gray sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7094, stands in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 7095, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with bare ground and overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 7095 is shown in side profile, resting on a gravel yard track under an overcast sky. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering and the number 9214 stands on a track beside snow-dusted ground and bare trees, with the cab of a second black and orange locomotive at the right edge. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9214 stands in a snowy yard with locomotive 920[...] coupled behind, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange end-cab switcher lettered HARBOR, number 8831, coupled to a short black and orange caboose numbered 1, on yard tracks behind two parked white cars on an overcast winter day. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8831 with caboose 1 at Franklin Park, Illinois, near Fullerton and 25th Avenue. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A blue, gray, and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 9030 is parked on a set of tracks in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9030, stands in a rail yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL