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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 light blue Pace bus with a 'Dragon Tales' cartoon wrap is parked under a concrete overpass. The front display shows route 209 to the Transit Center. A person stands nearby. A Pace Orion V bus, number 8910, in a 'Dragon Tales' advertisement wrap, is parked under a bridge at a bus terminal on an overcast autumn day. c. 1999 to 2000 A blue and white bus with an 'OP' logo is parked on a city street, with storefronts including 'Coffee Haus' and 'Stanley Eisenman's' visible nearby, and a few cars and one person on the sidewalk. A New Flyer D40LF bus, number 820, operated by OP, is parked on a city street lined with shops and cars under an overcast sky. c. 1999 to 2005 Two blue, white and silver Amtrak diesel locomotives numbered 399 and 383 coupled back to back with a silver passenger car at the left, seen across weedy tracks with a small white shed and utility poles. Amtrak locomotives 399 and 383 coupled back to back in the Phase V livery, with a passenger car behind them. c. 2000 to 2005 · Lincoln Ave, Dolton, IL A blue, gray, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 7535, stands on a set of railroad tracks beside overgrown vegetation and utility poles under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation GP40-2 diesel locomotive, number 7535, is seen on a mainline track in an urban setting during autumn 2000. c. 2000 · Lincoln Ave, Dolton, IL A side view of a white city bus parked under a shelter, covered in a 'Dragon Tales' cartoon advertisement with dragons and children, showing fleet number 8910 on the rear. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 8910, is parked at a terminal, wrapped in a colorful advertisement for the PBS children's show 'Dragon Tales' premiering in September 2000. c. 2000 to 2001 Two white Chicago Transit Authority buses, one marked 4440 and the other 5736, drive on a city street with tall buildings in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority buses, numbers 4440 and 5736, on a city street in Chicago, Illinois, in 2000. 2000 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus numbered 4611 moves along a city street lined with cars and businesses, including a hot dog shop and a recruiting center, on a sunny autumn day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 4611, travels down a street in Cicero, Illinois, in autumn 2000, passing businesses including Jeff's Red Hots. 2000 · Cicero, Illinois, Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4746, is stopped at a bus stop on a snowy street, with the destination '90N N Harlem' displayed; bare trees and a clear sky are in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4746, is stopped at a bus stop on N Oketo Avenue, with a destination sign reading '90N N Harlem' in a winter scene. 2000 · N Oketo Av and Rev Donald J. Ahearn Dr Side view of a weathered yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B4287 on a yard track, with a rusty covered hopper on the left and the front of a blue locomotive numbered 6002 on the right, under a clear sky. Union Pacific locomotive B4287 in a yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, between a covered hopper and a blue locomotive numbered 6002. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 1984, pulling freight cars on a cloudy day at a rail yard. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #1984 at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, pulling a freight train with tank and container cars. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad diesel locomotives, numbered 8830 and 8821, are parked side by side in a grassy rail yard under an overcast sky. Two Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbered 8830 and 8821, are seen side by side in a rail yard. January 2000 · Chicago, IL Two white CTA buses with blue and red stripes are parked in a paved lot with patches of snow and ice, in front of a beige building on a clear winter day. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro buses, numbered 4726 and 5608, are parked side-by-side in a snowy bus garage in January 2000. January 2000 · Armstrong Near Elston, Chicago, IL Side view of a Southern Pacific diesel locomotive, number 9256, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive 9256 at rest in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Front view of a white Pace bus with the number 8739 and route 209 Harlem, on a snowy street with cars and bare trees, in daytime. Pace bus 8739, an Orion V, travels on a snowy street in Park Ridge, Illinois, displaying route 209 to Harlem. January 2000 · Touhy and Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL Side view of a black locomotive with an orange stripe, orange lightning-bolt graphics and HARBOR in large orange letters, standing on a lightly snow-dusted track beside a grey equipment shelter, with utility poles behind. Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive 2920 sits on a track under an overcast winter sky, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 2000 · Fullerton / 25th, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel locomotive with orange stripes and HARBOR lettering stands on a yard track beyond a station platform with a blue sign reading Mannhiem, Platform 1. Indiana Harbor Belt 2923 sits beside a bulkhead flatcar behind the Mannheim platform sign in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 9890, featuring a Jackson Hewitt advertisement, parked outside a building. CTA bus 9890, a GM New Look TDH-5303, parked at a bus garage in Chicago, with a Jackson Hewitt tax service advertisement on its side. January 2000 · Armstrong Near Elston, Chicago, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6656 on its side is parked on rails next to another black locomotive, with signs reading 'SAFETY FIRST' in the foreground. CNW GP9 locomotive #6656 in yellow and green livery, photographed in side view at a rail yard. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white CTA bus with fleet number 9916 and route 64 Austin on its sign is turning on a snowy street corner, with a Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins visible behind it. Chicago Transit Authority bus No. 9916, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is seen on a winter street in Chicago near a Dunkin' Donuts, with its destination sign reading '64 Austin'. January 2000 · Milwaukee and Higgins, Chicago, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1310, standing in a snowy rail yard with other freight cars in the background. Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive #1310 in yellow and black livery, photographed in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, during winter. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a red, black and white striped diesel locomotive numbered 9656, coupled near a yellow locomotive numbered 2149 on a yard track under a pale sky. Canadian National 9656 sits beside Union Pacific 2149 in a yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A silver passenger train with red, white and blue stripes crosses a rusty steel truss bridge with a small operator's house on top, beside a tall steel lift tower above a wide river. An Amtrak train crosses a steel truss bridge over the Chicago River in Chicago, seen from the water. January 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 1393 is shown in side view on railroad tracks in a yard, with a dark freight car behind it and a building in the background. A Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1393, is seen in profile in a railyard, pulling a freight car marked with the BNSF reporting mark BX. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 409 and 4324, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 409, stands idle in a rail yard alongside another locomotive, number 4324, under an overcast sky. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 542 sits on a snow-covered track, partially framed by bare tree branches. A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive, number 542, is shown at rest in a snowy yard, with a second matching locomotive behind it. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3090 is parked on tracks in a yard, with other freight cars visible behind it and a cloudy sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3090, stands in a railroad yard with freight cars from the Chicago and North Western and CHTT in the background under an overcast sky. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 726 is parked in a snowy rail yard, with other locomotives visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 726, is pictured in a snowy yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with other locomotives nearby. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific locomotive number 3357 in a gravel yard with other locomotives and a blue freight car in the background under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3357, is parked in a yard with other locomotives, showing the railroad's yellow and gray livery. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6009 pulls a white freight car under a concrete bridge on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 6009 leads a freight train under an overpass on a cloudy day. January 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Front view of a white Pace bus numbered 8739 stopped at a snowy street intersection with a green street sign for Prospect Ave and a snowplow truck in the background. A Pace bus, number 8739, is stopped at a snowy intersection in Park Ridge, Illinois, on a winter day with a snowplow nearby. January 2000 · Toohy-Prospect-Northwest Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A white Pace bus with a blue and yellow stripe is turning at a snowy street intersection under a traffic light; snow covers the ground and bare trees are in the background. A Pace bus numbered 8902 makes a turn at a snowy intersection in Park Ridge, Illinois. January 2000 · Touhy and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A white Pace motor bus with the number 8902 is stopped at a snow-dusted street corner in a suburban setting, with street signs for Touhy Avenue and a 'No Turn on Red' sign visible. A Pace bus numbered 8902 at a snowy intersection on Touhy Avenue in Park Ridge, Illinois. January 2000 · Touhy and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive with the number 7062 is parked on tracks in a yard alongside other locomotives, with patches of snow on the ground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 7062, is parked in a rail yard. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 9060 is parked on railroad tracks in a snow-covered yard, with a freight car visible in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9060, stands in a snowy yard. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 7062 is parked in a snow-covered yard, with the company's white 'NS' logo and lettering visible on its side. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7062, is parked in a snowy yard in January 2000. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a black Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3507, in a snowy yard with freight cars and a gray, overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3507, sits in a snowy yard with freight cars. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a gray, blue, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 7611, parked on tracks in a snowy yard with other locomotives nearby. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7611, stands in a snow-covered rail yard. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, number 9886, parked in front of a garage with snow on the ground and an ad for 'The Sopranos' on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9886, is parked at a garage in winter with a 'The Sopranos' advertisement on its side. January 2000 · Armstrong/Elston, Chicago, IL Front view of a white CTA bus numbered 9868 with a red stripe, parked at a covered bus terminal with people waiting and other buses in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9868, is parked at a bus terminal in winter, with passengers waiting nearby. January 2000 · Milwaukee and Higgins, Chicago, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with blue and red stripes, fleet number 5412, drives down a street lined with signs for businesses including Kronos-Central Gyros and Jeff's Red Hots. A dark SUV is in the foreground. The sky is clear and the trees have autumn leaves. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 5412, is seen driving on a street in Portage Park with local businesses in the background. January 2000 · cicero and byron, Chicago, IL A white CTA motor bus, number 4743, is parked on a snowy street with a destination sign for Forest Glen Garage, in front of a large brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Motor bus, number 4743, is parked on a snowy street in front of a brick building with a destination sign reading 'Forest Glen Gar'. January 2000 · Armstrong/Elston, Chicago, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 9850 is driving down a snowy street, with a green Oldsmobile and other cars nearby, and a store named Ann's Cleaners visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 9850, operates on route 152 Addison on a winter day in Chicago. January 2000 · Lavergne and Addison, Chicago, IL Side view of an orange Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5727 in a rail yard with other trains, under a gray sky at dusk. A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 5727, stands in a rail yard alongside a Norfolk Southern freight car and a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky at dusk. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6827, seen from the side on a yard track under a gray sky, with snow on the ground, a wooden utility pole in front and a red locomotive at the right edge. Union Pacific 6827 sits among snow-covered tracks in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with a red locomotive coupled behind it. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two black Southern Pacific diesel locomotives numbered 9386 and 5801 are parked side by side in a gravel yard with dry brush in the foreground. Two Southern Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 9386 and 5801, are parked in a yard under an overcast sky. February 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Illinois Central locomotive #5500 and a green CEFX locomotive #7077 stand next to each other on snow-covered tracks in a railway yard. Two diesel locomotives, Illinois Central #5500 and CEFX #7077, are parked side by side in a snowy yard. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A Southern Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9288, painted green and red, is parked in a gravel yard with bare trees and utility poles in the background under a gray sky. Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive 9288 sits in a railroad yard on an overcast winter day, displaying the classic dark green and red livery. February 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL