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Side view of a black steam locomotive, number 261, with a red diamond herald on its side, stopped on tracks with a crew member leaning out of the cab window. A close-up of Chicago & North Western steam locomotive number 261 at Mannheim and Touhy, with its engineer visible in the cab. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6815 and CNW lettering is shown on train tracks beside a grassy area under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive, number 6815, in yellow and green livery, on a private right-of-way. May 14, 1994 · Prospect and Mt Prospect Rds, Mt Prospect, IL A side view of a rusted Chicago and North Western freight car next to a work train with a yellow crane on a sunny day at a station platform. A Chicago and North Western freight car, number 14300, is coupled to a work train with a yellow crane at a station platform in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the late 1990s. May 14, 1994 · Miner ST., Des Plaines, IL A gray freight car marked CNW X2 51112 is on the tracks beside a station platform, with several workers in hard hats on the tracks and a yellow maintenance vehicle nearby. A Chicago and North Western boxcar sits on a private right-of-way at a station platform while workers perform track maintenance nearby. May 14, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 4408 and North Western lettering pulls a freight train along tracks with a city skyline in the background under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 #4408 leads a freight train on a main line with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. September 6, 1994 · Jefferson Park, IL A black steam locomotive with the number 1385 on its front, on railroad tracks in a sunny, grassy area. Chicago and North Western steam locomotive 1385 on the tracks in North Freedom, Wisconsin. August 2, 1995 · Chicago and North Western, North Freedom, WI Two vintage Chicago and North Western passenger cars, one yellow and one green, sit on parallel tracks in a grassy yard on a sunny day; a 1940s car is mounted on a rail trailer nearby. Two Chicago and North Western passenger cars, including the named car 'Philip B. Barriger', are displayed in a sunny, grassy yard, accompanied by a vintage automobile mounted on a rail carrier and a rail-mounted crane. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and North Western, North Freedom, WI A black steam locomotive numbered 1385 with C&NW lettering is parked on tracks behind a wooden fence, with two men standing nearby on a sunny day. Chicago and North Western steam locomotive number 1385, an H-10 class built by American Locomotive Company, is on static display in North Freedom, Wisconsin, with two visitors observing. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and Northwestern, North Freedom, WI A black steam locomotive numbered 1385 with C.&N.W. lettering stands on tracks next to a platform where two men are observing it, under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western steam locomotive 1385, an R-1 class 4-6-0, is on display at a station platform, with two men observing it. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and Northwestern, North Freedom, WI A black steam locomotive numbered 1385 with 'C&NW' lettering runs on a track, emitting black smoke, with green trees and a rail crane in the background. Chicago and North Western steam locomotive 1385, an E-4, runs under steam with its tender marked 5700 GALS., emitting a plume of black smoke on a sunny summer day. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and North Western, North Freedom, WI A black steam locomotive number 1385 with tender runs on a set of tracks surrounded by green trees on a sunny day, with one person walking nearby. Chicago and North Western steam locomotive 1385, a preserved H-9 class engine, emits smoke as it runs on a private right-of-way in a summer yard scene. August 21, 1995 · North Freedom, WI A bright yellow Chicago and North Western passenger car numbered 7409 sits on a track in a sunny yard, with a classic red and yellow car parked nearby and another dark railcar coupled behind it. Chicago and North Western passenger car 7409, a Pullman-built heavyweight, in yellow livery, photographed in a yard on a sunny day with a classic automobile parked nearby. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and North Western, North Freedom, WI A sunlit railroad yard scene with two freight cars on parallel tracks, a wooden loading conveyor angled towards one car, a small tank trailer, and a pile of wood debris, set against a backdrop of dense trees. A Chicago and North Western boxcar and a C.F.L.X. tank car sit on parallel tracks in a sunlit, overgrown yard, with a bulk loading conveyor and a small tank trailer nearby. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and Northwestern, North Freedom, WI A yellow and dark green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6851 is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with snow on the ground and another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive #6851 in a yard on an overcast winter day, with another unit visible behind it. c. 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 4620 is parked on tracks in a rail yard next to a dark locomotive with a red front and the number 8312, under a grey sky with patches of snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4620, sits in a yard alongside another locomotive, likely from the Penn Central, on an overcast winter day. March 8, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6645 and C&NW lettering is parked in a rail yard, with a white water tower bearing the C&NW logo in the background. Chicago and North Western SD45 locomotive 6645 in its green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard with a matching C&NW water tower in the background. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St., Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 4153 and a Chicago and North Western herald is parked in a rail yard with barrels and other equipment nearby, under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4153 in its yellow and green livery sits in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St., Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive numbered 4107 is positioned on tracks in a rail yard with freight cars in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4107 in a rail yard, painted in green and yellow livery. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 4551, painted yellow and dark green, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #4551, in yellow and dark green livery, is shown in side view at Proviso Yards. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western SW1200 locomotive, number 4107, stands on tracks in a gravel yard with snow on the ground under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 4107 in a yard during winter. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive numbered 4554, identified as Chicago and North Western, is parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive visible in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4554, is shown in a yard under an overcast sky. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and green C&NW GP9 locomotive with the number 6808 on its side, captured at a yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6808, in a yard setting. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 8622 and C&NW logo sits on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8622, is shown in a railroad yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 1305 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering sits on railroad tracks in a yard. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1305, painted in yellow and green with Operation Lifesaver lettering, is parked in a rail yard. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and black diesel locomotives with the numbers 1314 and 1202, lettered for the Chicago and North Western Railroad, are parked in a rail yard. Two Chicago and North Western locomotives, GP9 1314 and SW1200 1202, are parked side by side in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6877, in a rail yard, with another yellow locomotive behind it and dry ground in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 6877, is shown in a rail yard, with another CNW locomotive visible in the background. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbered 4102 and 4114, sit side by side in a gravel yard under a clear sky, with patches of snow visible on the ground. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotives 4102 and 4114 in a yard during winter. April 6, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side profile of a yellow and gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4104, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with patches of snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4104, is side-viewed in a rail yard during winter. April 6, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 4121 and the word NORTHWESTERN on its side sits in a rail yard with stacks of wooden ties in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 4121, in a yard, showing its dark green and yellow livery. April 6, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and green CNW diesel locomotives, 4405 and 6809, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 4405 and 6809, are pictured side by side in a railroad yard. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Two yellow and green diesel locomotives with numbers 4405 and 6809 sit on parallel tracks in a railroad yard under an overhead structure, with houses and a train in the background. Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, number 4405 and 6809, are parked side by side in Waukegan Yard under an overhead wire structure. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A side view of a yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 4142 and a North Western herald on its cab, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive number 4142, in its yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, 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 yellow and dark green Chicago and North Western locomotive, number 6919, stands on a track in a gravel yard with other railcars nearby. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6919, is pictured in a railroad yard. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and dark green diesel locomotive numbered 6807, with 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering on the cab, standing on a track in a gravel yard with freight cars and a billboard in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6807, in its yellow and dark green livery, is photographed in a yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives on a track with trees in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6833, leads a consist, with another unit numbered 3647 visible behind it. June 22, 1996 · Prospect Rd near Central, Mount Prospect, IL A side view of two yellow diesel locomotives, one marked Chicago & North Western 4404 and the other Union Pacific 9368, standing in a gravel yard with a white, red, and brown Metra passenger car behind them under an overcast sky. Two diesel locomotives, Chicago & North Western 4404 and Union Pacific 9368, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard with a Metra passenger car in the background. July 1996 · Grand and Sheridan, Waukegan, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6818, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with trees in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive 6818 in green and yellow livery, pictured in a yard. July 1996 · Grand and Sheridan, Waukegan, IL A side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4551, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive number 4551 in yellow and green livery, photographed in a rail yard. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8524, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with weeds and a utility pole in the background. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 8524, painted in its classic yellow and black livery, is shown in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6845, sitting on a track next to stacks of wooden ties. A Chicago and North Western SD24 diesel locomotive, number 6845, in yellow and green livery, is parked in a rail yard. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8034, is parked on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8034, stands in a yard in its classic yellow and black livery. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and cream Chicago and North Western locomotive, number 4157, coupled to a blue and yellow CSX locomotive in a muddy rail yard under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 4157, in green and cream livery, is coupled to a CSX locomotive in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. March 8, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, including SD24 number 5508, parked side-by-side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive 5508 in green and yellow livery, photographed alongside locomotives 5509 and 170 in a rail yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 5509 and a North Western herald sits on railroad tracks in a yard, with billboards visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5509, in its green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 sits on a set of tracks in a yard, with a freight car labeled CNW visible to the right. Soo Line EMD SW1200 #383 in its original livery, photographed in a railroad yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A yellow railroad maintenance vehicle with a plow and ballast regulator is on the tracks in the Franklin Park yard, with containers and an overpass in the background. A Chicago and North Western track maintenance vehicle, number 7211-10, operates in the Franklin Park yard under an overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4708, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with a white boxcar and other freight cars nearby. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 4708, painted in yellow and black, is shown in a side-view roster shot in a rail yard. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL