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A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 7527 on its side, parked in a gravel yard under a clear sky.

Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 7527, side view in a yard, likely in the 1980s or 1990s. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 3805 standing in a railroad yard with other freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky.

Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive 3805 is shown in side view at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with freight cars from CNW and MT&W nearby. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 5955, coupled to another yellow locomotive with the number 3474, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with wildflowers in the foreground under an overcast sky.

Two Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 5955 and 3474, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 2212 and 5368, parked on adjacent tracks in a gravel yard.

Two Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 2212 and 5368, are parked side by side in a yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake Sts, Melrose Park, IL

Three yellow and gray diesel locomotives, two Union Pacific and one Illinois Central, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard on an overcast day.

Three diesel locomotives, including Union Pacific 5368 and 2507 and an Illinois Central unit, are parked side by side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake Sts, Melrose Park, IL

A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2026 is pulling a freight car along railroad tracks with overhead power lines in the background.

Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #2026 leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern locomotive number 6619, with another locomotive partially visible to the left and a yellow one to the right, in a yard under a clear sky.

Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 6619 in a yard during winter. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 602 stands on railroad tracks next to a red minivan in a gravel yard under a clear winter sky.

Metra F40PH locomotive number 602, in its red, white, and blue chevron livery, leads a train through a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a red minivan parked nearby. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 613 and a tribute to the Village of Round Lake, pulling a line of silver passenger cars on a gravel trackbed under an overcast sky.

Metra F40PH locomotive 613, painted in a blue and red livery with a tribute to the Village of Round Lake, is shown at a yard with a consist of silver bilevel passenger cars. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black and orange diesel locomotive, number 2923, with 'INDIANA HARBOR BELT' lettering, sitting on a set of tracks in a rail yard.

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad SD24 locomotive #2923 in a yard, painted in black with orange lettering and stripe. July 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 3112 with an Operation Lifesaver emblem, coupled between a blue and red locomotive and a yellow locomotive in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky.

Illinois Central 3112 between two other locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, fleet number 9892, parked on a wet street with patches of snow and bare trees in the background.

CTA motor bus 9892, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked on a wet, snowy street in Chicago. July 2000 · Elston and Armstrong, Chicago, IL

A white CTA bus, number 9865, is parked in a lot with other similar buses under an overcast sky; a Jackson Hewitt ad is on its side.

CTA bus 9865, a New Flyer D40LF, parked in a yard with other buses on an overcast winter day. July 2000 · Armstrong and Elston, Chicago, IL

A close-up photo of a gray Canadian Pacific Railway freight car, with red lettering and the company's crest featuring a beaver and maple leaf.

Close-up of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight car side, showing the company's herald and lettering. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with blue stripes seen through the lattice truss of a rusty swing bridge with a small tender's house on top, beside a tall lift bridge tower, with the river in the foreground.

Amtrak locomotives 508 and 506 cross the Chicago River on a rusted swing bridge near Lumber Street in Chicago. July 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL

A gray and white Amtrak locomotive numbered 791 and a white trailer car seen through the riveted truss of a railroad bridge above the river, with NO WAKE signs on the pier and on the shore.

Amtrak 791 crosses a rusted steel bridge over the Chicago River near Lumber Street in Chicago, with a white trailer car in tow. July 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL

Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6040, parked in a rail yard with another locomotive partially visible behind it.

A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6040, is seen in a rail yard under a clear sky. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9712, with two more locomotives of the same model behind it, on a gravel-lined track under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9712, is pictured in profile in a rail yard, with two other locomotives of the same class visible behind it. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 6055, in a rail yard with other locomotives nearby and a clear sky.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6055, is shown in a yard with another UP unit and a Wisconsin Central locomotive in the background. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3044 is positioned on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3044, is displayed in a yard with its distinctive yellow and red livery. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow, gray, and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 7525 is parked on a railroad track, with a red freight car attached to its front and a light-colored freight car behind it.

A Union Pacific EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7525, is shown in profile on a railroad track. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one white with red cab marked SOO 6036 and another red marked Canadian Pacific 8534, are coupled together on tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background.

A SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive, number 6036, is coupled to a Canadian Pacific GP40, number 8534, in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A train with a dark Soo Line locomotive and gray boxcars sits on tracks in a snowy yard under a clear sky.

A Soo Line GP9 locomotive numbered 1538 pulls a freight train through a snowy railyard, with an Illinois Central boxcar visible in the consist. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 9398, with white lettering, parked on tracks in a yard on a clear day.

A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9398, is shown in a yard setting, with a second locomotive partially visible behind it. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 613 is stopped at a station platform with several silver double-decker commuter cars behind it, under an overcast sky.

A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 613, pulls a train of Gallery cars through the Franklin Park station on a cloudy day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614 pulls a train of silver passenger cars alongside a grassy station platform under an overcast sky.

A Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614 leads a train of gallery cars past a small station platform in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Several white and blue CTA buses are parked in a line in a wet lot, with apartment buildings and streetlights in the background under a grey sky.

A line of Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro buses parked in a yard on an overcast winter day. July 2000 · Armstrong and Elston, Chicago, IL

A CSX locomotive numbered 368 and a Union Pacific locomotive parked side by side on a snowy railroad yard.

A CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive numbered 368 sits on a snowy yard track next to a Union Pacific GP9. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL

A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, fleet number 4224, turns at an intersection with tall buildings and a green Wacker Drive street sign, while pedestrians cross and other buses and cars are nearby.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4224, navigates the intersection of Dearborn and Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago on a sunny day. July 2000 · Dearborn and Wacker, Chicago, IL

A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4606, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, is parked on a grassy railway line next to a red tank car.

A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4606, in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, stands on a railroad main line with a CGLX tank car. July 2000 · Kenosha, WI

Two diesel locomotives, one yellow and green and the other black and red, are parked side-by-side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard with dry weeds in the foreground under a gray, overcast sky.

A Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200, number 5512, stands in a snow-dusted yard alongside an EMD GP9, number 9386, under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive number 5512 parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive partially visible in the background.

A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 locomotive, number 5512, painted in yellow and green livery, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8534, is parked on a set of tracks next to an industrial building under an overcast sky.

A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8534, is shown in a yard setting. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 5991 and 296, are parked side by side in a gravel yard on a cloudy day.

Union Pacific SD24 locomotives 5991 and 296 in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B4226, coupled between two other yellow locomotives on a yard track, with a rubble pile and gravel in the foreground and an overcast sky.

Union Pacific B4226 sits between two other Union Pacific locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9786 and 4032, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard under a gray sky.

Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 9786 and 4032, are parked side by side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9786 and 4032, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky.

Two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, an SD40-2 and a GP38-2, are shown side by side in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of two SOO Line cabooses, 63 and 94, coupled to a Southern Railway boxcar, on tracks under a concrete overpass on a clear day.

Two SOO Line bay window cabooses, numbered 63 and 94, are coupled behind a Southern Railway boxcar on a sunny day under a concrete overpass. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific locomotive number 1428 pulling white and green freight cars on a set of tracks with a concrete overpass in the background under a cloudy sky.

Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive #1428 leads a freight train on a main line under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a weathered red, black and white diesel locomotive numbered 5303 on a yard track, coupled between yellow locomotives, under an overcast sky with weeds in the foreground.

Canadian National 5303 sits between Union Pacific locomotives at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A silver Amtrak cab unit with red, white and blue stripes and a side roll-up door runs along tracks beside an empty street intersection with a traffic signal, utility poles and low brick industrial buildings.

Amtrak 90224 at the head of a train near Howard Street at Lehigh Avenue in Niles, Illinois. August 2000 · Lehigh and Howard, Niles, IL

A side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 4032, parked in a rail yard with other locomotives in the background.

A Union Pacific SD70M diesel locomotive, number 4032, is shown in a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, one an SD40-2 and the other a GP38-2, are parked in a gravel yard under a gray sky, with billboards visible in the background.

A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number B4226, and a GP38-2, number 5587, are parked side by side in a rail yard on an overcast day. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 3362, painted yellow with a gray roof and red stripe, parked on a railroad track in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive, number 3362, in yellow and gray livery, is parked in a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3362, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 3362, photographed in side profile at a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 737 on a cloudy day, with a white SUV parked beside the tracks and green freight cars in the background.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 737, stands in Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, alongside a white SUV and green freight cars under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a green and yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 9980 on its front, parked on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive nearby.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9980, sits idle in a yard under an overcast sky, with another locomotive, number 6525, visible in the background. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9669 is parked on tracks in a railroad yard, with overcast skies and some debris in the foreground.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9669, is shown in a railroad yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL