Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 600 pulling a long line of silver passenger cars on a gravel track under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 600, leads a train of gallery cars in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Ernst and [?] Co Front, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with number 601 on the front and sides, pulling silver double-decker commuter cars, is shown on railroad tracks next to a utility pole and a yellow railroad crossing sign. The sky is overcast. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 601, leads a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way on an overcast day. September 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a blue and white GATX SD40-2 locomotive, number 7355, parked on tracks in a rail yard with other locomotives and industrial buildings in the background. A GATX Capital Corporation SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 7355, is parked in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, alongside other locomotives in the 1980s. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 5906 is parked on multiple tracks in a yard, with a gray locomotive numbered 4106 beside it and industrial buildings in the background. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5906, sits in a yard next to another locomotive, under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 7556, sits on railroad tracks beneath a large concrete overpass on a sunny day. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7556, is shown on the main line in front of a concrete overpass. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 5959 is parked on tracks next to a yellow locomotive in an industrial rail yard under a cloudy sky. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive numbered 5959 is seen at a rail yard, alongside another Conrail locomotive. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific SW1200 locomotive numbered 1429 is pulling a black GATX tank car on a set of railroad tracks in a yard. A Canadian Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1429, is seen pulling a GATX tank car in a yard under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive with the number 4617 is seen under a concrete overpass, with another locomotive, number 4620, following behind. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 4617, leads a consist under a Mannheim Road overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Under Mannheim Overpass, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 1422 sits on railroad tracks next to a freight car, with industrial buildings in the background. A Canadian Pacific EMD SW1200 locomotive numbered 1422 leads a freight car in a rail yard. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 4611 sits on tracks in a yard with gravel ballast, a tall industrial building, and a highway overpass in the background under a partly cloudy sky. A Canadian Pacific EMD GP9 locomotive numbered 4611 is shown in a freight yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with an industrial building and an overpass in the background. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A line of weathered yellow and dark green diesel locomotives, two lettered WSOR, parked beside yard tracks under an overcast sky, with red water tanks, an American flag and white houses behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotives 6641 and 6625 stand with other units in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI Three diesel locomotives in faded yellow and dark green with WSOR on the cab sides stand in a row beside two red tanks on a steel frame, with yard tracks in the foreground and trees and buildings behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6625 and other locomotives in worn yellow and green paint sit in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 376 and 4703, are parked side-by-side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Union Pacific SD40 locomotives 376 and 4703 side-by-side in a railroad yard. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Union Pacific yellow and black GP9 diesel locomotive, number 3694, parked in a railroad yard next to other cars and a second locomotive. Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive 3694 at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 5552 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard, with a bare tree in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 5552 sits idle in a rail yard, its yellow livery prominent against a backdrop of bare trees. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 5552 on its side, standing in a railroad yard with bare tree branches in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 5552 is pictured in the yard at Proviso, Illinois, with its distinctive yellow livery. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 1649 and 3694, stand on tracks in a yard with autumn leaves in the foreground. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 1649 and 3694, are shown side-by-side in a railroad yard during autumn. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, stand coupled on a main line in a yard under an overcast summer sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two gray and black Soo Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with a large industrial building to the left and a cloudy sky above. Two Soo Line EMD SD40 locomotives, #6003 and #6024, sit side-by-side in a rail yard under a cloudy sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and maroon SOO Line diesel locomotive with the number 6024 on the cab side, parked on railroad tracks in a yard. SOO Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive number 6024 is shown in a yard under a cloudy sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a dark green and orange Soo Line locomotive numbered 4512 on a set of tracks, pulling a dark brown Canadian Pacific boxcar, with industrial buildings and a 'Mannhiem' station sign in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive 4512 leads a train past the Mannhiem station in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a Canadian Pacific boxcar behind it. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black locomotive with yellow stripes numbered 9032 stands beside a white engine house, next to a yellow and maroon locomotive, while a maroon cab unit and two passenger cars with orange bands sit behind a fence under an overcast sky. Morrison Knudsen locomotive 9032 and a yellow and maroon unit stand by an engine house, with cab unit 106 and passenger cars stored behind, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI Two yellow diesel locomotives, one marked Chicago and North Western 4703 and the other Union Pacific 1984, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under cloudy skies. Chicago and North Western GP9 #4703 and Union Pacific GP9 #1984 side by side in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and white-striped diesel locomotive numbered 221 with I&M Rail Link lettering is moving on tracks under a concrete bridge. An I&M Rail Link SD40 locomotive numbered 221 in motion on a railroad main line near a bridge. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a train with an Algoma Central locomotive and two Wisconsin Central locomotives at a grade crossing, with a white pickup truck on the road in front and autumn trees in the background. An Algoma Central EMD F7A locomotive numbered 1753 leads a train past a Wisconsin Central GP9 numbered 587 at a grade crossing in autumn, with a white pickup truck in the foreground. October 2000 · Hwy 94, Manistique, MI A silver Algoma Central self-propelled railcar and two maroon Wisconsin Central diesel locomotives sit on parallel tracks in a yard with dry grass. An Algoma Central Budd RDC and two Wisconsin Central EMD GP38-2 locomotives are displayed in a rail yard under a clear autumn sky. October 2000 · Elk Street Crossing, Manistique, MI Side view of an Algoma Central self-propelled railcar numbered AC 1753 next to a Wisconsin Central locomotive numbered 587, on a private right-of-way with autumn trees in the background under a clear sky. An Algoma Central Budd RDC and a Wisconsin Central locomotive at a yard in Manistique, Michigan, in autumn. October 2000 · Elm St Crossing, Manistique, MI A dark blue and yellow Wisconsin Central locomotive with the number 587 on its side is parked on tracks in a rail yard with other railcars nearby. A Wisconsin Central EMD GP9 locomotive numbered 587 is shown in a rail yard, with another locomotive and a passenger car partially visible. October 2000 · Elk St Crossing, Manistique, MI A side view of a white and black UTLX tank car with the number 300584 and OMYA branding, sitting on railroad tracks under an overcast sky with trees in the background. A UTLX tank car numbered 300584, carrying limestone slurry for OMYA, is parked on a railroad main line in a yard with overcast skies. October 2000 · Lincoln Ave, Dolton, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 3020, sits on tracks next to a red freight car, viewed from the side in a sunny yard. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 3020, is photographed in siding at a yard with a red gondola car in tow. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 9097, is parked on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 9097, stands in a rail yard under an overcast sky. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Union Pacific locomotive numbered 1742, painted in orange with black and red trim, parked on tracks in a rail yard with a second locomotive and freight car nearby. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1742, is shown in a rail yard under overcast skies, with another similar locomotive and a freight car visible in the background. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1702 is parked on a set of tracks in a yard with overcast skies, with a green freight car partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1702, sits in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive with number 1649, parked on tracks in a yard with autumn foliage in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1649, is seen in a yard setting with another unit behind it, under an overcast sky in autumn. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 9097 in a rail yard, with a second black locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP40 locomotive numbered 9097 is parked in a yard, with a Southern Railway locomotive visible in the background. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive with the number 736, parked on tracks in a yard with another locomotive behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 736, is seen in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 376 and 4703, are parked side by side on tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 376, is shown in profile at a rail yard, with another locomotive, number 4703, visible behind it. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3694, in a gravel yard with freight cars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3694, sits in a gravel yard on an overcast autumn day. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Union Pacific locomotives, with number 1702 clearly visible, sit on tracks in a rail yard with overgrown weeds in the foreground and a cloudy sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1702, is shown in a rail yard, coupled to another locomotive, under an overcast sky. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives are parked on tracks in a yard under a clear sky, with the lead unit numbered 366. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 366, is shown in side view with other units in a yard. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three Southern Pacific diesel locomotives are shown side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with the lead unit numbered 8690. A Southern Pacific SD40 locomotive numbered 8690 leads a consist through a yard, followed by two GP9 units. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A dark green Soo Line locomotive with orange stripes, number 4512, is parked next to tracks with a blue 'Mannhiem' station sign and a CP freight car nearby. A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4512, stands in a rail yard under a clear sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red CP Rail diesel locomotive number 5970 in a gravel yard, with a yellow locomotive partially visible behind it, under an overcast sky. A red CP Rail SD40-2 locomotive, number 5970, stands in a yard with a yellow Pacific locomotive behind it on an overcast autumn day. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 5811, stands on a set of tracks in a rail yard with green trees in the background. A red CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5811, is shown in a rail yard. October 2000 · Lincoln A, Dolton, IL A red Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5970 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with a yellow locomotive partially visible behind it. A red Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5970 is shown in side profile in a rail yard. October 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white and blue Flxible Metro bus with the number 109 and a destination sign reading 'NORTH/MALL' is parked on a street in front of a Big K store. A second bus and several cars are visible in the background. A Pace Flxible Metro bus, number 109, bound for North Mall, is parked in front of a Big K store on a sunny day. October 2000 Two diesel locomotives, one black and yellow labeled Morrison Knudsen 9032, and one yellow and maroon labeled Wisconsin Central Ltd 6056, are parked on adjacent tracks in front of a white warehouse. A Morrison Knudsen GP38-2 and a Wisconsin Central Ltd GP38-2 sit side by side in a yard. October 2000 · Janesville, WI A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 603 leads a silver train of double-decker gallery cars on a railroad track beside a grassy area, with a person standing near a small shelter in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, numbered 603, pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing on a clear summer day. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL