Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9669 is parked on tracks in an industrial yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9669, in a yellow and red livery, is pictured in a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 5991, is parked on tracks in a yard, with its side showing the company's logo and the slogan 'We will deliver'. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5991, is shown in profile in a railroad yard on an overcast day. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 4032, sits on the tracks in a rail yard with other trains and a blue locomotive visible in the background. A Union Pacific EMD SD70M diesel locomotive, number 4032, photographed in side profile at a rail yard. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red double-decker bus is stopped at a bus stop on a city street. People are boarding, and a 'STOP' marking is painted on the road. The bus has a destination of 'Hyde Park Corner' and an ad for 'The King and I'. A red London AEC Routemaster bus, number ER 881, is shown picking up passengers at a bus stop on a street in London, England. August 2000 · London, England A woman sits on an open-top bus, looking down, with several red double-decker buses visible on a tree-lined London street in the background under a gray sky. A red Arriva double-decker bus, number BPL 250, is seen on a London street, viewed from the rear of an open-top tour bus on an overcast day. August 2000 · London, ENGLAND A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker commuter cars along a railroad main line on a clear day. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 607, leads a train of gallery cars on a sunny day. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars on a sunny day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 607 leads a consist of Gallery cars on a clear day. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive numbered 126 with a red and white chevron front is pulling silver passenger cars on a railroad track in a yard under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 126, in blue livery with red and white chevron front, pulling a consist of gallery cars in a yard. August 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two diesel locomotives in a gravel yard: a red and black C&NW GP30r with number 5303, and a yellow Pacific Electric SW1200 with number 712, under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP30r and a Pacific Electric SW1200 locomotive are shown side by side in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 5525 and a Northwestern herald sits on tracks in a gravel yard. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 locomotive, number 5525, is shown in side profile at a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1422 sits on multiple tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1422, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast day. August 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 6049 and lettering 'Electro-Motive Leasing' is parked in a rail yard, with a yellow CSX locomotive nearby. A blue Electro-Motive Leasing GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6049 is shown in a rail yard, with a CSX locomotive in the background. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a blue Electro-Motive Leasing diesel locomotive numbered 6049 in a rail yard, with a yellow CSX locomotive behind it. A blue Electro-Motive Leasing GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 6049 is parked on a track in a rail yard, with a CSX locomotive visible in the background. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red-orange and white diesel locomotive numbered 4491, lettered Wisconsin & Southern, stands on a track beside a second track under a blue sky with clouds, with a yellow unit coupled behind it. Wisconsin & Southern locomotive 4491 at Whitewater, Wisconsin, in September 2000. September 2000 · Whitewater, WI Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 3034 and red lettering, on a railroad track in a gravel yard with snow on the ground. Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 3034 in yellow and red livery, photographed in a rail yard during winter. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 2996, stationary on a set of tracks with freight cars behind it, under a clear sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive #2996 at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotives, including #9721, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard on a clear day. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 365, coupled together on a railroad track in a gravel yard. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, number 365 leading, are shown in a yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two large yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9701 and 3810, sit parked side-by-side on parallel tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 9701 and 3810, are coupled together in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9514 and 9701, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 9514 and 9701, are coupled in a yard on an overcast day. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3810 and 3041, are coupled together on a railroad track in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 3810 and 3041, coupled together in a railroad yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, number 365 in front, parked on the tracks at a yard under a clear blue sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, led by number 365, are shown in side profile at a rail yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two red CP Rail System diesel locomotives on tracks in front of an industrial building on a clear day. Two red CP Rail System SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 4608 and 4611, are shown on a set of tracks in an industrial area under a clear sky. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, a blue GATX GP38-2 numbered 7355 and a dark HLCX GP9 numbered 6506, are parked next to each other on parallel tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. Two diesel locomotives, one GATX GP38-2 and one HLCX GP9, are side by side in a rail yard. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of several diesel locomotives from different operators, including CSX, Union Pacific, and HLCK, lined up on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a partly cloudy sky. Three distinct diesel locomotives, including CSX 8445, Union Pacific 565, and HLCK 6306, are positioned on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 4400, stands coupled to a red caboose, numbered 131, on a set of railroad tracks under a clear blue sky. Soo Line locomotive 4400, an EMD SD40-2, coupled to caboose 131 on a mainline track in a rail yard. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive #609 is parked on a set of tracks in a gravel yard, with a Canadian Pacific locomotive and some freight cars in the background under an overcast sky. Metra GP38-2 locomotive #609, in its red, white, and blue livery, is positioned at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a Canadian Pacific locomotive visible in the background. September 2000 · Ernst and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614, with a white and red chevron front, pulls a silver passenger car on a railroad track under a partly cloudy sky. Metra diesel locomotive #614 in a blue and red chevron livery pulls a gallery car on a sunny day in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a CSX Transportation diesel locomotive, number 8818, painted in grey, blue and yellow, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. CSX Transportation SD40-2 locomotive number 8818 in side profile at a rail yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A CSX locomotive numbered 8445 is parked on tracks in a yard, with an HLCX freight car visible behind it and an industrial building in the background under a cloudy sky. CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive 8445 in a yard with an HLCX covered hopper car 6506 in the background. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of two yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 5525 and 3034, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive 5525, in its green and yellow livery, is shown at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with another locomotive, number 3034, coupled behind. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 4405 and 'Operation Lifesaver' text, parked on tracks in a yard with other locomotives nearby. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive number 4405 in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, photographed in a rail yard. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive number 1422 is parked on railroad tracks next to industrial storage tanks under an overcast sky. Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive 1422 in red livery, stopped in a yard with industrial tanks in the background. September 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL A black HLGX 6808 diesel locomotive on tracks in a rail yard, with a person standing near its steps and a blue locomotive partially visible behind it. An HLGX 6808 diesel locomotive is seen in a rail yard, with a worker nearby and another locomotive in the background. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow track maintenance machine labeled 'Fairmont Tamper MK IV' is parked on railroad tracks in a yard, with a CSX freight car visible behind it under a clear sky. A yellow Fairmont Tamper MK IV work machine sits on the tracks in a CSX yard, with a boxcar bearing the CSX reporting mark in the background. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow rail tamper machine marked 'MK IV' and 'Fairmont Tamper' sits on tracks beside a dark CSX boxcar under a clear sky. A yellow Fairmont Tamper MK IV work machine is parked on a track in a yard with CSX boxcars in the background. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a rusty, graffiti-covered red caboose numbered 93 on railroad tracks, with a white semi-trailer on a flatcar beside it under a partly cloudy sky. A weathered SOO Line caboose numbered 93, covered in graffiti, sits on a railroad main line next to a flatcar carrying a semi-trailer in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A colorful Pace bus with a mural on its side is parked at a terminal, with the route sign showing '228 GLENVIEW' and the number '8919' on the front. A vibrantly painted Pace bus, number 8919, is parked under a shelter at the Harlem & Higgins transit terminal, displaying its 'Arts Build a Strong Community' livery and route 228 to Glenview. September 2000 · Harlem and Higgins, Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow with 'Union Pacific' lettering and the other dark blue with 'CSX', sit on parallel tracks in an industrial yard under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific-branded HLCX 565 and a CSX 8445 locomotive side by side on a railroad main line, with industrial structures in the background. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive with the number 8933 on its side is parked on railroad tracks in a yard. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8933, is shown in side view at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 8550 is parked on a set of railroad tracks next to a brown freight car, with bushes in the foreground and a clear sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 8550, is shown in side profile at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with freight cars visible behind it. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 2996 sits on railroad tracks in a yard, with tank and boxcars visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 2996 is shown in a yard with freight cars in the background. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line train with a locomotive and three cabooses on a clear day, with a bridge in the background. A Soo Line train featuring a locomotive and three cabooses, showcasing classic American railroad equipment from the 1970s. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A dark-colored diesel locomotive with the number 4517 and 'SOO' lettering sits on tracks beside industrial buildings under a partly cloudy sky. A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4517, is parked in a rail yard near industrial buildings on a sunny day. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two freight cars on a railroad track: a red Burlington Northern hopper followed by a black Elgin Joliet and Eastern gondola, with a clear sky and grassy ground in the foreground. A red Burlington Northern covered hopper, BN SF 400321, coupled to a black Elgin Joliet and Eastern gondola, EJ&E 4231, on a mainline track in a yard setting. September 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A colorful Pace bus with a mosaic design and the number 211 is stopped at an outdoor terminal, with people walking nearby and another bus visible in the background. A Pace Orion V bus with a distinctive mosaic art wrap, numbered 211, is shown at a bus terminal with passengers nearby. September 2000 · Harlem and Higgins, Chicago, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8967 in a railyard, with a yellow locomotive numbered 2985 on an adjacent track under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8967, is parked in a rail yard alongside another locomotive. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 1609, parked in a rail yard with a yellow locomotive behind it under a gray sky. A Norfolk Southern SD40 locomotive, number 1609, is pictured in a rail yard alongside another locomotive, under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL