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Two green Burlington Northern SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 7105 and 3149, pull a freight train across a grade crossing on a cloudy day. Burlington Northern SD40-2 locomotives 7105 and 3149 lead a freight train through a grade crossing in the 1970s. c. 1970 to 1980 A black Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6016 is seen on a raised railroad bridge, with the Sears Tower and Chicago skyline visible behind trees in the distance on an overcast spring day. A Burlington Northern SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 6016 passes a raised bascule bridge with the Chicago skyline, including the Sears Tower, in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and yellow Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 4120, on an elevated track next to a building with a yellow 'HAND CAR WASH' sign. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4120, travels on an elevated structure past a hand car wash sign. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and yellow Burlington Northern caboose numbered 12581 is parked on train tracks beside a brick building, with a grassy slope in the foreground under an overcast sky. A Burlington Northern bay window caboose, number 12581, in green and yellow livery, sits on a railroad main line on an overcast winter day. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive number 1597 is parked on a snowy railroad yard with a caboose behind it. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1597, stands in a snowy yard with a matching caboose, number 12131, behind it. December 8, 1978 · Fairmont, NE Two green Burlington Northern locomotives pulling a long freight train through a dry, brush-covered landscape with distant mountains under a blue sky with white clouds. Two Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8008 and 8022, lead a long freight train through a high desert landscape under a clear sky. June 11, 1986 · N./Trinidad Mp A green Metra diesel locomotive numbered 9019 moves through a snow-dusted rail yard with multiple tracks and Amtrak passenger cars in the background. Metra locomotive 9019, an EMD F40PH, pulls a passenger train through a snowy rail yard in Chicago, with Amtrak cars visible in the background. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL An overhead view of a green Metra train with a red and white striped front, number 9920, traveling on snow-dusted tracks through a complex of multiple railroad lines with a few workers visible on the ground. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, navigates a snowy rail yard in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A green and white Metra locomotive numbered 9920 pulls silver commuter cars across multiple tracks in a snowy urban rail yard with modern buildings in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, in green livery with Burlington Northern lettering, leads a train of silver commuter cars through a snowy rail yard in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A green Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9920 leads a train of dark passenger cars through a snowy rail yard with multiple tracks and workers visible. A Burlington Northern EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, pulls a consist of gallery cars through a snow-dusted railroad yard. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A silver Metra commuter train with an orange-and-white striped rear end is seen moving on snow-covered tracks, with bare trees and buildings in the background. A Metra gallery car, number 793, travels on a snowy day in Berwyn, Illinois, with its distinctive orange-and-white chevron rear. December 20, 1989 · Berwyn, IL 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 green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 3055, is at a station platform with bare trees and a small shelter beside it. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3055, leads a freight train through a small station in winter. March 25, 1990 · Ridgeland and Part Ave, Berwyn, IL A white and red Flxible Metro motor bus with the fleet number BW-69 is parked on a street next to a brick building, with bare trees in the background. A white Burlington Northern Flxible Metro employee shuttle bus, number BW-69, is parked on a city street on a clear winter day. April 22, 1990 · Lincoln and Paulina, Chicago, IL Three green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives, including 6720 in the lead, are parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a water tower in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive number 6720, with units 55 and 6710, sits in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. March 10, 1991 · Cicero, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 9920 pulls a train of silver passenger cars on railroad tracks next to a concrete bridge and a street sign reading 16TH & CANAL. Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 9920, an EMD F40PH, leads a consist of four stainless steel gallery cars on a main line near a street crossing. March 10, 1991 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and white diesel locomotive numbered 9922 leads four silver Metra gallery cars on tracks beneath a concrete highway overpass, with remnants of snow visible between the rails. A Burlington Northern F7 locomotive, number 9922, pulls a train of Metra gallery cars under a concrete overpass. March 10, 1991 · Polk St. A green and white Metra diesel locomotive, number 9407, pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars along a set of railroad tracks next to a street with trees and a brick wall. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 9407, leads a train of stainless steel gallery cars on a multi-track corridor in Berwyn, Illinois. August 31, 1991 · Berwyn, IL A diesel locomotive painted in Burlington Northern's green and white livery leads a freight train on a sunny day, with a city skyline in the background and power lines running alongside the tracks. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives 6825 and 6814 leading a freight train through a yard in Cicero, Illinois, with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. June 21, 1992 · Clyde Yards, Cicero, IL Four green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives are lined up on parallel tracks in a large railroad yard with industrial buildings and cranes visible in the background on a clear day. A consist of Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, including numbers 6920, 4109, 6840, and 6810, idle in a Chicago railroad yard. June 21, 1992 · 26th and Laramie, Chicago, IL An overhead view of a busy railroad yard with multiple tracks, several Burlington Northern freight trains, and industrial buildings in the background. A Burlington Northern yard scene featuring GP38-2 locomotives and freight cars in Cicero, Illinois. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 9223, pulls a long line of boxcars past a grade crossing on a cloudy spring day. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave, Riverside, IL A green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9223 pulls a long line of freight cars alongside a road with a red and white station wagon parked nearby. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train past a street in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave North, Riverside, IL A white Isuzu utility truck with Burlington Northern lettering and fleet number 5042 is parked in front of a building with a 'SUPER A' sign. A Burlington Northern Isuzu N-Series utility truck, fleet number 5042, parked in front of a building with a 'SUPER A' sign in Galesburg, Illinois. September 1993 · Galesburg, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one green and yellow SD24 numbered 6935 and one yellow and gray GP38-2 numbered B2474, both with Burlington Northern lettering, are coupled together on tracks at a rail yard with brick buildings in the background. A Burlington Northern SD24 locomotive numbered 6935, in green and yellow, sits on the tracks beside a yellow and gray GP38-2 numbered B2474 at a rail yard. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL A yellow and black locomotive pulls a long freight train over a high concrete bridge on a clear day, with grassy ground and tracks visible below. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 5528, leads a freight train across an elevated concrete viaduct in Chicago. June 27, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL 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 green and black Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 4081 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with another locomotive and a car visible in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 4081, painted in green and black livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL Three green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives, numbers 7865, 7031, and 8080, are on tracks behind a chain-link fence and a concrete wall, with cracked pavement in the foreground. A trio of Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, led by number 7865, are seen on a main line in Cicero, Illinois, viewed from across a cracked asphalt road and a retaining wall on an overcast summer day. June 10, 1996 · 28th and 58th STS, Cicero, IL A side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4161, parked in a gravel lot with a blue Burlington Northern locomotive behind it. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4161, in green and yellow livery, is parked in a rail yard with a Burlington Northern locomotive in the background. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9217 is shown on a clear day, with a second locomotive, number 6926, visible behind it. The train is on a private right-of-way with grass and a paved road in the foreground. A Burlington Northern SD60M diesel locomotive, number 9217, in its green, white, and black livery, photographed with another unit in the background. June 10, 1996 · 31st and 61st st, Cicero, IL A green Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6353 is parked in a rail yard with two workers nearby, and another locomotive numbered 748 is visible behind it. A Burlington Northern EMD GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6353 is seen in a yard with crew members working nearby, with another BN locomotive numbered 748 in the background. June 10, 1996 · 31st St and Ogden, Cicero, IL Two diesel locomotives, one green and black with number 4081 for Burlington Northern, and one red and silver with Santa Fe lettering, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard. A Burlington Northern SD40 and a Santa Fe GP40 locomotive side by side in a rail yard. June 16, 1996 · Ogden, Cicero, IL A green and white striped Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 7844 is stopped at a station platform, pulling a line of freight cars under an overcast sky. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 7844, pulls a freight train through a station platform on a summer day. July 30, 1996 · Berwyn, IL A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2064 sits on tracks under an overpass, with a dark brown Burlington Northern freight car nearby in a grassy yard. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 2064 is seen operating on a railroad main line under a concrete overpass, with a Burlington Northern freight car in the background. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A green and white striped diesel locomotive numbered 1395 sits on the tracks beside a station platform with a 'Chicago Sun-Times' sign. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1395, is stopped at a station platform. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 8087, pulls a long freight train of container cars past a station platform. Parked cars and green trees are visible in the background under a clear sky. A Burlington Northern freight train, led by GP38-2 locomotive 8087, passes a station platform in a suburban area on a clear summer day. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL Side view of a Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 2957, parked in a rail yard with another UP locomotive and a freight car nearby. A yellow Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 2957 is seen in a rail yard, with a second UP locomotive and a Burlington Northern freight car in the background. October 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose 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 Side view of a green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9922, standing on tracks in a snowy, overcast yard with bare trees in the background. A Burlington Northern EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 9922 in green and white livery, photographed in a snowy yard. February 2001 · East Hazel Crest, IL