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A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5520 is parked on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with another similar locomotive visible behind it. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive number 5520 in green and yellow livery, standing on a track in a yard. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim / Lake, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5508, in a yard with a Norfolk Southern boxcar in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5508, in its green and yellow livery, standing in a railroad yard. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6628 and 'NORTHWESTERN' on its cab, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with a gravel foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6628, in its green and yellow livery, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6637 and 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering sits on tracks in a snowy yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6637, stands in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, during winter. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 554 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard, with a Conrail freight car in the background. A blue Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 554, is shown in side profile in a railroad yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive numbered 4195 is parked on snowy tracks in a rail yard, with a blue BFI dumpster in the foreground. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #4195, painted in green and yellow livery, sits in a snow-covered yard on December 25, 1997. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6859, sits on tracks in a snowy yard, viewed from the side, with another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive 6859, a likely GP9, is shown in side profile at a snowy yard, with another unit, 6181, coupled behind it. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and cream Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6627, parked in a snowy rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6627, stands on the tracks in a snowy yard. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 8625, 9754, and 4711, stand in a row on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Three Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8625, 9754, and 4711, are shown side-by-side in a snowy yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and orange Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4195, sits on tracks in a snowy yard next to another locomotive and a blue dumpster. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4195 in its green and orange livery, photographed at rest in a snowy yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives 4711 and 1214 in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives 4711 and 1214 in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6930 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering is parked in a snow-covered rail yard with bare trees and other freight cars nearby. A Chicago and North Western SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6930, in 'Operation Lifesaver' livery, is seen in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 7029 and 'Northwestern' lettering on its cab, sitting on tracks in a snow-dusted rail yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive 7029, painted in yellow and black livery, is shown side-on in a snowy yard. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive number 5531 parked in a snowy yard, with a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive number 1704 partially visible behind it. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 5531, is seen in a snow-covered yard, with a Union Pacific locomotive, number 1704, behind it. January 24, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 3078, on tracks in a rail yard with boxcars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive numbered 3078 is pictured in a winter yard scene alongside Chicago and North Western freight cars. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8450, on tracks next to a yellow CNW freight car in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A CSX GP40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8450, in a railroad yard with a Chicago and North Western boxcar behind it. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of three Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbered 1309, 6299, and 1510, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. Chicago and North Western locomotives 1309 (an SD24) and 6299 (a GP9) rest side by side in a yard under an overcast sky. February 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6626, parked in a rail yard with snow patches on the ground under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6626, is seen in side profile at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. February 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive number 6626, painted in green and yellow, parked on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. Chicago and North Western SD24 diesel locomotive #6626 is shown in the yard, wearing the railroad's green and yellow livery. February 15, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbered 8050 and 8072, with a green Chicago and North Western caboose in the background, parked on tracks at Proviso Yard on an overcast winter day. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives 8050 and 8072, in yellow and gray livery with 'We will deliver' on the side, are seen in the Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, next to a Chicago and North Western caboose. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive numbered 4408 is parked on a set of train tracks in a snowy yard with freight cars behind it. A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4408 in its orange and dark green livery, photographed in a snowy yard. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A row of diesel locomotives, including Union Pacific 673 and Chicago and North Western 5505, are parked in a rail yard behind a chain-link fence on an overcast day. Union Pacific 673 and Chicago and North Western 5505 are parked in a rail yard, with other locomotives visible in the background. March 17, 1998 · Unknown, Unknown, Unknown A yellow and black diesel locomotive with 'Chicago and North Western' lettering and the number 6825 is parked in a rail yard behind a chain-link fence, with a red flatcar and a large green engine block nearby. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive #6825 is photographed in a yard, its yellow and black livery and safety slogan visible through a chain-link fence. March 17, 1998 · Downing and Jenks Service Bldg, North Little Rock, AR Side view of a Southern Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1534, painted in blue and orange, standing on tracks with overgrown grass, and another yellow and blue locomotive partially visible behind it. A Southern Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 1534 is parked on a railroad main line, with a Chicago and North Western SD40 visible behind it. May 1998 · 25th and Fullerton A yellow CNW diesel locomotive, number 8632, is parked on tracks in a snowy rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8632, in its yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard during winter. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL An orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1204 sits on tracks in a yard, flanked by dark green boxcars from the Chicago and North Western and Milwaukee Road railroads, under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive no. 1204 in its bright orange livery, shown in a yard with C&NW and Milwaukee Road boxcars. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red, white and black diesel locomotive numbered 5815 with a large white CN logo, standing on a yard track with a red Chicago and North Western boxcar behind it on the right. Grand Trunk Western 5815 in CN paint at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6809, in a rail yard with another locomotive numbered 6827 in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive 6809 in yellow and black livery, photographed in a rail yard. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and black diesel locomotive numbered 6824 with 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering on the cab, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6824, in orange and black livery, photographed in a rail yard. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 8051, parked on tracks in a railyard with freight cars in the background. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive number 8051 in yellow and green livery, viewed in side profile at a railyard. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 8051, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 8051, in yellow and black livery, is parked in a rail yard with a Union Pacific locomotive and freight cars in the background. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow, self-propelled railway rotary crane, marked MWM 262061, is stationary in a freight yard next to an open-top Chicago and North Western gondola car with the number 201429. An MWM 262061 railway-mounted rotary crane sits in a yard next to a Chicago and North Western gondola car. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives in Chicago and North Western green and yellow livery are parked on parallel tracks in a yard, with number 4107 in front and 5529 behind. Two Chicago and North Western locomotives, numbers 4107 and 5529, are shown side-by-side in a rail yard. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5515, parked in a gravel rail yard with another locomotive visible in the background. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive 5515 in yellow and green livery, photographed in a rail yard. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 913 in a rail yard, with a blue Chicago and North Western locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive numbered 913 sits in a yard, with a Chicago and North Western GP9 numbered 537 visible behind it. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three green and yellow diesel locomotives from the Chicago and North Western, numbered 4107 and 4209, are parked on tracks next to some trees and brush. A consist of Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, including units 4107 and 4209, is shown in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbered 4331 and 4107, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4331, is shown in a yard, coupled to another locomotive, number 4107, both in the railroad's classic green and yellow livery. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5529, is parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive partially visible behind it. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5529, in yellow and green livery, is parked in a gravel yard on a sunny day. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4209, in orange and green, parked on a track in a yard under a clear sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4209, in its distinctive orange and green livery, parked in a yard. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a C&NW EMD SD24 locomotive, number 5515, in a rail yard, with other locomotives visible in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, number 5515, in yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and green diesel locomotives, one marked 4331 and the other 4107, sit on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 locomotive, number 4331, is parked in a yard with another locomotive, number 4107, visible behind it. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4100, parked in a gravel yard on a sunny day, with another locomotive nearby. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 locomotive, number 4100, is shown in yard service, with another C&NW locomotive, number 913, visible behind it. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, one numbered 4144 and the other 5529, are parked next to each other in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 4144 and 5529, are parked side by side in a railroad yard. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4107, sits on tracks in a rail yard with freight cars and a yellow trailer nearby under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive No. 4107 in its green and yellow livery, parked in a rail yard. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, 4141 and 414?, parked in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive 4141 in its yellow and green livery, parked in a yard with another unit behind it. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, including #4100, are parked side by side in a rail yard on a clear day. One person is visible in the cab of the lead locomotive. A side view of three Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 locomotives, including #4100, in a rail yard. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a black and gray diesel locomotive with the number 4307 and 'NORTH WESTERN' on its cab, parked in a rail yard with overgrown weeds in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4307, stands in Proviso Yard under an overcast sky, its black and gray livery clearly visible against the tracks and surrounding grass. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and white photograph of a Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5529, seen in side profile in a rail yard with freight cars and a gravel foreground. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 diesel locomotive numbered 5529 is parked in a rail yard, with Norfolk Southern freight cars visible in the background. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL