Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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GE Dash 9-44CW

10 photographs
A red-orange Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 2521, with its headlights on, leads a second locomotive and a long line of white autorack cars past an empty concrete platform with lamp posts, with parked cars on both sides. Canadian National 2521 leads a freight train of autorack cars past a commuter station platform in Berwyn, Illinois. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL Side view of a red, white and black Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 2568, with a white CN logo on its black hood, parked beyond several sets of yard tracks with trees behind. Canadian National 2568 stands on a track beside a multi-track yard on an overcast autumn day. c. 1999 to 2008 · Midlothian, IL A red and black CN diesel locomotive numbered 2578 leads several more locomotives and a line of gray covered hoppers past a commuter platform and a gated grade crossing, with bare trees and brick apartment buildings behind. Canadian National 2578 leads a five-unit freight of covered hoppers through Montclare, Chicago, on a winter day. February 6, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A moving freight train led by a red-orange and black locomotive numbered 5546, coupled to the rear of locomotive 2537 with the CN logo, on a weedy track under power line towers. Canadian National 5546 and 2537 lead a freight past Mannheim and Estes. May 1999 · Mannheim and Estes A red Canadian National diesel locomotive with a white CN logo on its nose and its headlights on approaches along a single track. A second locomotive follows, and a transmission-line pole rises above trees and weeds. Canadian National 2561 leads a train past Mannheim and Estes, Illinois. May 1999 · Mannheim and Estes, IL A red, white and black CN diesel locomotive numbered 2582, with a second CN unit numbered 2575 behind it, crosses a street at a grade crossing while two people with hand-lettered picket signs stand beside the track on an overcast day. Canadian National 2582 and 2575 cross a street past a strike picket line at Belmont and Grand/Commerce in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Belmont and Grand/Commerce, Franklin Park, IL A black and red CN diesel locomotive numbered 2575 crosses a street, while three picketers with hand-lettered strike signs wait beside the tracks and a blue and red DWP locomotive stands behind them. Canadian National 2575 leads a second CN unit across the Belmont Avenue crossing in Franklin Park, Illinois, past Teamsters picketers, with DWP 5905 alongside. December 1999 · Belmont / Commerce, Franklin Park, IL A red and black CN diesel locomotive with snow packed on its front pilot, followed by two more CN units, beside a gravel road under bare trees. Canadian National 2611 leads a three-unit locomotive set, its pilot caked with snow, at Homewood, Illinois. March 2001 · Homewood, IL A red and black CN diesel locomotive numbered 2606, with snow packed on its pilot, stands on a track under bare tree branches beside a dark red freight car. Canadian National 2606 leads a second CN unit in the yard at Homewood, Illinois, on a winter day. March 2001 · IC Yard, Homewood, IL A side view of a red and black Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 2569, with a large white CN logo, on a yard track behind weeds and gravel, with trees behind it and a second red locomotive at the right edge. Canadian National 2569 leads a second CN locomotive through a yard at Fullerton & 25th in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 6, 2003 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL