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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 A quiet, overcast day at the Northbrook train station with no trains, two people on a bench, and a modern brick building in the background. The Northbrook train station on an overcast winter day, with two people waiting on a bench and no train present. c. 1990 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels along tracks beside a grassy area, with spectators nearby and utility poles in the background. The Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, runs through a suburban grade crossing on an overcast spring day, drawing a small crowd of spectators. c. 1990 to 2005 A fluted stainless steel passenger car lettered NEW HAVEN and PINE TREE STATE, seen from the rear corner, coupled to a white car with a red stripe, in front of a brick building under a cloudy sky. Stainless steel sleeping car PINE TREE STATE, lettered NEW HAVEN, coupled to a white and red passenger car on a yard track. c. 1990 to 2005 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 Side view of a white and yellow CTA bus, number 1745, parked on a street in front of a building labeled Ferry Building, with a driver and passenger visible. CTA bus 1745, a New Flyer D40LF, is parked on a city street near the Ferry Building. c. 1990 to 2000 A yellow and blue electric train, led by locomotive 1732, travels on an elevated bridge over water, with a building labeled 'SQUASH' and parked cars nearby. An NS Class 1700 electric locomotive, number 1732, pulls a consist of DD-AR electric multiple-unit cars across an elevated bridge over a canal, with a building marked 'SQUASH' in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 A yellow articulated tram showing route 9 travels along tracks in a wide city street lined with tall old buildings and hotel signs, as cars drive in the adjacent lane and crowds walk on the sidewalk. A yellow articulated tram on route 9 runs along a busy street in what appears to be Amsterdam, with Centraal Station likely in the distance. c. 1990 to 2000 A yellow and red Santa Fe Southern diesel locomotive, number 93, is coupled to a silver stainless steel passenger car, number 1370, in a gravel railroad yard on a cloudy day. A Santa Fe Southern GP9 locomotive numbered 93 stands in a gravel yard next to a stainless steel passenger car numbered 1370 under an overcast sky. c. 1990 to 2005 A white Pace bus with a yellow and purple stripe, number 8869, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a sunny street next to a CTA sign. A Pace bus, number 8869, drives past a CTA rapid transit sign in a Chicago neighborhood, featuring a fashion advertisement on its side. c. 1990 to 2005 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4901 is turning on a city street, with tall buildings, yellow taxis, and a street sign for South LaSalle Street visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 4901, turns at an intersection in downtown Chicago in the 1990s, with tall buildings and yellow cabs in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 A white CTA bus numbered 9878, with a blue and red stripe, is turning on a city street with tall glass buildings behind it on an overcast winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer bus, number 9878, operates on route 125 in downtown Chicago against a backdrop of modern glass skyscrapers. c. 1990 to 2000 Interior view of a CTA bus driver at the wheel, wearing a dark blue uniform with patch and fleet number 5232, driving through a snowy city street. A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver in uniform at the wheel of a New Flyer D40LF, with fleet number 5232 visible on his sleeve. c. 1990 to 2000 A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8514 is shown on a railroad track with freight cars, under an overcast sky, with grass in the foreground. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8514, in red livery, photographed on a mainline track on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 Two red and white diesel locomotives with KCBX lettering are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with a large industrial building behind them. Two KCBX Terminals Company EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbered 1874 and 1872, stand idle in a snow-covered rail yard. c. 1993 to 2003 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 is moving on railroad tracks at a grade crossing with spectators watching. The Milwaukee Road's steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, is captured in motion at a grade crossing on a cloudy day. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels on tracks beside a street with parked 1990s cars and people watching. Steam locomotive number 261, likely a Milwaukee Road H22 class built by Alco, is seen at a grade crossing during a fan trip in the spring, with spectators watching and 1990s cars nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 moves along a track with steam billowing from its stack, surrounded by green trees and a partially visible automobile in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an S3 class built by Alco, emitting steam as it moves on a private right-of-way. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 releases smoke as it moves along tracks beside a street lined with cars and onlookers, with buildings and utility poles in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an ALCO S3, moving through a grade crossing in a suburban area on an overcast spring day, with onlookers gathered nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front is moving toward the camera on railroad tracks, with spectators and parked cars nearby under an overcast sky. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 approaches on a grade crossing during a fan trip in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2000 A side view of a large, black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its cab, a person visible in the cab window, and steam venting from the top, set against a backdrop of green trees. Milwaukee Road S3 class steam locomotive number 261, in black livery with a red cab window frame, is shown on a private right-of-way with steam rising from its stack. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front and side is moving on tracks, with a group of people watching from the grass beside the tracks. Milwaukee Road 261, a steam locomotive, moves along the tracks with spectators watching nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 and a red diamond herald for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad is moving on tracks alongside a street, with smoke rising from its stack and people watching from the side. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific steam locomotive 261, an Alco S3, runs on a street-level grade crossing, emitting steam as onlookers watch. c. 1993 to 2000 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, number 9868, is parked on a street; a sign reads 'Authorized vehicles only cta' and a newspaper box for the Chicago Tribune is nearby. Chicago Transit Authority bus 9868, a New Flyer D40LF, on route 152 Addison Lake | Shore, parked on a street near a newspaper box. c. 1993 to 2000 An elevated view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, numbered 823, leading a train through a rail yard. Several more Amtrak locomotives, service buildings, a pickup truck and a brick warehouse signed Continental Paper Grading Co. are behind it, and a city skyline r Amtrak 823 leads a second Amtrak unit through a servicing yard, likely in Chicago, with other Amtrak locomotives standing near the shop buildings. c. 1993 to 2001 Side view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 809 with red and blue stripes, coupled to a silver baggage car, standing on a yard track behind paved crossings, a switch stand and a rusty dumpster. Amtrak 809 in a passenger yard with baggage car 1267 coupled to its nose, likely in Chicago in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2001 Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 on a track, seen over tall dry grass, with two smokestacks and a utility pole under an overcast sky. Union Pacific 9432 stands on the track beside an industrial area, with two tall smokestacks rising behind it. c. 1994 to 2005 · Pulaski, IL A maroon and gold tram with a single trolley pole and CITY CIRCLE in its roof sign, stopped on a tree-lined city street next to a safety island with a KEEP LEFT sign. Office buildings and a red traffic light are in the background. City Circle tram 925, in maroon and gold livery and signed CITY CIRCLE, on a street in what appears to be Melbourne, Australia. c. 1994 to 2002 Side view of a red-cabbed locomotive with a black-and-white zebra-striped body on yard tracks, with a covered hopper and another locomotive coupled behind it and trees beyond. Canadian National 5529 sits in a yard with another locomotive and a covered hopper, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1994 to 2005 A white and red SEPTA bus number 8674 on Route 17 is turning on a city street with buildings and other vehicles in the background. A SEPTA New Flyer D40LF bus, number 8674, on Route 17, turning on a city street. c. 1994 to 2000 A red and white Pace bus is at a terminal with a person standing nearby; a white CTA bus is visible in the background. A red and white Pace Orion V bus, number 8852, is parked at a terminal with its destination sign reading '209 TRANS CTR'. c. 1994 to 2000 A white and blue city bus with the number 9710 and destination sign '46 to PCH' is parked on a street near a building with an 'AVIS' sign and palm trees in the background. A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 9710, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading '46 to PCH'. c. 1994 to 2000 · 46 and Pacific 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 Two tour buses, one white with red stripes and the other beige with orange stripes, both marked 'Hop in', are parked in a city square. Several pedestrians are walking around, and modern buildings line the background under a cloudy sky. Two 'Hop in' tour buses are parked in a large paved square in front of modern buildings under an overcast sky. c. 1995 to 2005 A side view of a group of people boarding a bright orange passenger train with brown trim, set against a backdrop of grassy hills and trees on an overcast day. A group of people board a bright orange New Zealand passenger car, number AB0036, on a scenic rural rail line. c. 1995 to 2000 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 white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4006 and route 156 LaSALLE on its sign is driving down a city street lined with tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 4006, operates on route 156 LaSALLE in downtown Chicago during the day. c. 1995 to 2005 · La Salle and Wacker, Chicago, IL A long freight train with BNSF and Santa Fe locomotives runs on a railroad main line through an open, dry grassland under a blue sky with scattered clouds. A BNSF Railway consist led by locomotives 4411 and 4475, followed by a line of former Santa Fe locomotives, travels across a dry, grassy plain under a clear blue sky. c. 1995 to 2000 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 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 red Pace bus with the number 8852 and a CNN ad is parked under a covered terminal structure, viewed from the rear three-quarters. A red Pace motor bus, number 8852, is parked at a terminal bay with a CNN advertisement on its side and rear. c. 1996 to 2002 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 4604 is parked with a large advertisement for Wards and the Chicago Bears on its side, stopped at a bus shelter on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 4604, displays a full-wrap advertisement for Wards and the Chicago Bears while stopped at a bus shelter. c. 1996 to 2000 A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5542, is parked at a bus terminal under a concrete shelter on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 5542, is parked under a shelter at a bus terminal on a sunny day. c. 1997 to 2005 A yellow, red, and blue double-decker Citybus with fleet number 2277 is stopped on a city street under an overcast sky, with a pedestrian nearby and large advertisements on its side and rear. A Citybus double-decker, number 2277, on route 10 in Hong Kong, featuring advertisements for 'pacificBanks.com' and 'colour18.com'. c. 1998 to 2002 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4270, is driving on a city street with a destination sign reading 'MUSEUM/SOUTH DEREK'. Other cars and a water tower are visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LFL bus, number 4270, is shown on a city street with a 'MUSEUM/SOUTH DEREK' destination sign. c. 1998 to 2002 A black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 6014, coupled to two black Canadian National locomotives, on a track in a multi-track yard with trees behind it. Illinois Central 6014 with two Canadian National units in a consist, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1999 to 2006 · Midlothian, IL