Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
Equipment

EMD

666 photographs
A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive, number 5737, is shown on a railroad main line, pulling a brown freight car, with utility poles and an overcast sky in the background. A CP Rail System GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5737, leads a freight train on a cloudy day. February 1, 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 5005 is parked on railroad tracks in a snowy yard, with freight cars visible behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 5005 in blue and white "Quality" livery, photographed in a snowy yard. February 1, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A gray six-axle diesel locomotive lettered IHB 3902 stands on a track beyond an empty gravel lot under an overcast sky, with utility poles and a pole carrying Premier Reload and stop signs at right. Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive 3902 in gray paint, seen from the side at Fullerton and 25th Avenue in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 8, 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange locomotive lettered HARBOR and numbered 2923 stands behind two parked minivans in a gravel yard lot. A gray locomotive, a red-nosed SP unit and two black and orange switchers are farther back, and a dark sports car is parked in the foreground. Indiana Harbor Belt 2923 at the IHB yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a gray locomotive, a Southern Pacific unit and IHB switchers beyond. February 8, 1998 · Fullerton and 25th (IHB Yard), Franklin Park, IL A black diesel locomotive numbered 2015 and lettered WSOR stands on a yard track in light snow, with a locomotive with a red nose and another numbered 2009 behind it, bare trees and an overcast sky beyond. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 2015 sits in a snowy yard beside another locomotive and 2009. February 12, 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe, HARBOR lettered on its hood and 8790 on its cab, coupled near a second switcher numbered 8829, with bare trees and an overcast sky behind. Indiana Harbor Belt switchers 8790 and 8829 sit in a frosty yard, reportedly at Franklin Park, Illinois. February 15, 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and the large orange word HARBOR, numbered 8829 on the cab, sits on yard tracks behind a gravel lot under a gray sky with bare trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8829 in a yard at Franklin Park, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. February 15, 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe, lettered HARBOR and numbered 8829, coupled to another locomotive on a yard track under bare winter trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8829 coupled to a second switcher at Franklin Park, Illinois. February 15, 1998 · Fullerton / 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black diesel locomotive with orange stripes and HARBOR lettering, number 2920 on the cab, standing on a track beyond a gravel lot under an overcast sky, with utility poles around it. Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive 2920 in a yard at Franklin Park, Illinois, near Fullerton and 25th Avenue. February 15, 1998 · Fullerton/25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL Side view of Soo Line diesel locomotive 6240, white with red ends and black lettering, parked on tracks behind a fence on a cloudy day. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6240, in white and red livery, sits idle behind a chain-link fence in a yard on an overcast winter day. February 15, 1998 · Green and Evergreen, Bensenville, IL A dark diesel locomotive numbered 2009 and lettered WSOR sits beneath a red sand tower in a snowy rail yard, with two more locomotives at left and a small white shed at right. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 2009 stands under the sand tower in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin, with 2015 and 6585 alongside, on a snowy winter day. February 17, 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbered 8050 and 8072, with a green Chicago and North Western caboose in the background, parked on tracks at Proviso Yard on an overcast winter day. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives 8050 and 8072, in yellow and gray livery with 'We will deliver' on the side, are seen in the Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, next to a Chicago and North Western caboose. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive with the number 7615 is parked on a set of tracks in a railyard. Snow is visible on the ground, and freight cars are in the background. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7615, is shown in a railyard during winter, with freight cars and another locomotive in the background. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two CSX locomotives, numbers 5809 and 7615, are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with utility poles and gravel ground. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5809, is seen in Proviso Yard, with another CSX locomotive, number 7615, visible behind it. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a white and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 4451, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with a second locomotive visible behind it, under a gray overcast sky. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #4451, painted in white and orange livery, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast day in April 1998, with another locomotive, #4418, visible behind it. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 775 stands in a rail yard, with a person visible on its side, surrounded by tracks and freight cars under a cloudy sky. SOO Line GP38-2 #775 in a rail yard under overcast skies. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and HARBOR lettered on its hood, numbered 9217, stands on a yard track under a gray sky, with another orange and black locomotive coupled at the left. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9217 stands in a yard, likely near Franklin Park, Illinois. April 1998 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange diesel switcher lettered INDIANA HARBOR BELT, number 9200, standing on a gravel yard track with bare trees and utility poles behind it under a pale sky. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9200, wearing a centennial herald, in a yard at Franklin Park, Illinois. April 1998 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a gray, blue, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive numbered 7826 on a mainline track, with a red Canadian Pacific locomotive behind it and a black SUV parked in the foreground. CSX GP38-2 locomotive 7826 in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a Canadian Pacific locomotive in the background. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A dark blue I&M Rail Link diesel locomotive, numbered 213, sits in a rail yard; a sign for the Soo Line's truck terminal and hump yard is visible to the left. An I&M Rail Link GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 213, is parked in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3542 is stationary on tracks in a rail yard, with a black freight car behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3542, is shown in a rail yard with an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe tank car in the background. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6318, in a railyard with another locomotive partially visible behind it under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6318, is shown in side view at a railyard, with another UP locomotive, number 3542, visible behind it. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive number 3542 on railroad tracks in a yard, with freight cars behind it under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3542, in its distinctive Armour Yellow livery, is shown in a rail yard with freight cars. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4435, parked on a set of tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4435, at rest in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red CP Rail System diesel locomotive, number 5491, parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard under a gray sky. A red CP Rail System GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5491, is shown in side profile in a rail yard on an overcast day. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a CSX locomotive with number 7826 on its front, coupled to another CSX unit 6591, with a red Penn Central locomotive 549 in the background, all on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A CSX GP38-2 locomotive, number 7826, leads a consist in a rail yard, with a CSX unit 6591 behind and a Penn Central unit 549 visible in the background. April 1998 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A CSX diesel locomotive numbered 7826 is parked in a freight yard next to a red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 50, with a black SUV and utility poles nearby under a cloudy sky. A CSX GP38-2 locomotive, number 7826, is shown in a yard with a Canadian Pacific GP9, number 50, in the background, under an overcast sky. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Three diesel locomotives are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. The central locomotive is gray and blue with CSX lettering and the number 7826. To its left is another CSX unit, and to its right is a red Penn Central locomotive numbered 549. A CSX GP38-2 locomotive numbered 7826 is shown in a yard, flanked by another CSX unit and a classic red Penn Central GP9. April 1998 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 7644, on multiple tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 7644 is shown in side profile in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 5491 is parked on railroad tracks, with a yellow locomotive partially visible to its left, under an overcast sky. A CP Rail System GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5491, in red livery with a Canadian maple leaf and American flag, is shown in a yard on an overcast day. April 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Conrail diesel locomotive, number 6276, sits on the tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6276, in its blue 'Quality' livery, is parked in a rail yard. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3762 is seen on the tracks with freight cars, surrounded by snow and a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3762, pulls a freight train through a snowy railroad yard. April 7, 1998 · Archer and Halsted, Chicago, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9541 and 9366, sitting on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with some weeds in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives 9541 and 9366 are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6217, with an orange boxcar to its left and a blue locomotive to its right, on multiple tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive 6217 in yellow and gray livery, stationed in a freight yard. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 9433 and 9479, lead a freight train on tracks next to a gravel lot and a small pond under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 9433 and 9479, lead a freight train through a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and INDIANA HARBOR BELT lettering, numbered 8821, beside piles of gravel with blue containers and trees behind it. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8821 at Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe, the number 8740 and the word HARBOR on its hood, coupled to another switcher, with container cars and utility poles behind it under an overcast sky. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8740 in a yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL Two black diesel locomotives with orange stripes and large orange HARBOR lettering stand on a track behind a gravel lot, with red containers on a freight car and trees behind them under an overcast sky. Indiana Harbor Belt locomotives 2924 and 2923 in a yard at Fullerton and 25th Avenue, Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel locomotive with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering stands on a track beside gravel and weeds, with orange shipping containers and trees behind it under an overcast sky. Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive 2923 in a yard, likely at Fullerton Avenue and 25th Avenue in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive number 9044 sits on railroad tracks with a freight car behind it; two people are visible on the locomotive. A yellow Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9044, is pictured in a yard with a freight car in the background. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Wisconsin Central freight train with two diesel locomotives and several freight cars on a railroad yard track under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Central GP38-2 locomotive, number 6555, leads a freight train through a yard, with another unit, number [?]500, trailing behind. May 1998 · 25th and Montrose A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1700, pulling freight cars in a rail yard, with a white SUV parked nearby and weeds in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 1700, leads a freight train through a yard with a white SUV parked nearby under an overcast sky. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 6217 sits on tracks in a gravel yard, with freight cars and another blue locomotive visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6217, is shown in profile view within a railyard. May 1998 · Lake / Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3494 is parked on tracks in a snowy yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3494, is shown in side view in a railroad yard. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1725 in a snowy railroad yard, with another locomotive numbered 1700 partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1725, is shown in a railroad yard in winter, with another Union Pacific locomotive, number 1700, visible behind it. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific freight train with two yellow diesel locomotives on parallel tracks in a gravel yard, with overgrown brush and a wooden pole in the foreground. A Union Pacific freight train with two GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 9541 and 6758, is seen in a yard under an overcast sky. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, the lead one numbered 3143, are parked side by side on tracks in a gravel yard. A side view of Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 3143, with a second GP38-2 behind it, in a rail yard under an overcast sky. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow CNW diesel locomotive, number 8632, is parked on tracks in a snowy rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8632, in its yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard during winter. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL