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Chicago and North Western

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A black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5077 moves along tracks beside a station platform under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive #5077 approaching a station platform in Elmwood Park, Illinois. September 1, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A bi-level commuter train with a silver body and red-and-white striped cab end is stopped at a station platform under an overcast sky, with trees and a shelter visible. A Chicago and North Western Highliner electric multiple-unit train at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois, likely in the 1970s or 1980s. September 1, 1998 · Oakpark Ave, Oak Park, IL A black diesel locomotive with white stripes and the number 4123 on the front is parked at a station platform next to a stone shelter, with a water tower labeled 'Elmwood Park' in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4123, stops at the Elmwood Park station platform. September 1, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A gray Budd RDC railcar with red-and-white striped front, marked with the Chicago and North Western logo, is seen from a three-quarter rear view as it travels on tracks beside a platform, with trees and a grade crossing signal in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western Budd RDC self-propelled railcar departs a station at dusk. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave., Mars A red and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 475 on its front is moving along tracks next to a platform. Cars are parked on the left, and a multi-story building is in the background under a cloudy sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 475, pulls a freight train through a station platform on an overcast summer day. September 3, 1998 · Montclare, Chicago, IL Two yellow and black diesel locomotives, numbered 8008 and 8617 and bearing the Chicago and North Western livery, are parked on tracks in a gravel yard with tall grass in the foreground and a clear sky above. Two Chicago and North Western SD24 diesel locomotives, #8008 and #8617, are seen in the yard at Melrose Park, Illinois, under a clear summer sky. October 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, one yellow with black cab and number 1311, one yellow with black cab and number 6104, and one red with white stripes and number 101, are parked on tracks in a rail yard with dry brush in the foreground. Three diesel locomotives from the Chicago and North Western and ProRail are seen in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with bare bushes in the foreground. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A worker in a blue jacket climbs onto a red Chicago and North Western boxcar, with a gray covered hopper and a Nokia billboard in the background. A worker climbs onto a Chicago and North Western boxcar in a railroad yard, with a Nokia billboard visible in the background. November 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Three diesel locomotives are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. The lead yellow locomotive is Union Pacific #1735, followed by Union Pacific #6104, and a dark blue Chicago and North Western locomotive is visible behind them. A side view of a Union Pacific locomotive consist featuring GP38-2 #1735 and GP9 #6104, with a Chicago and North Western GP7 in the background, photographed in a yard in November 1998. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives are coupled together in a freight yard on an overcast day, with a stack of wooden beams nearby. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 locomotive, number 4160, is parked in a yard alongside another unit, with a stack of lumber in the foreground. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4103, stands on the tracks in a yard with a freight car behind it and a blue dumpster in the foreground. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4103 in its classic green and yellow livery, photographed in Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4160, in a rail yard with other equipment in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4160, in yellow and green livery, standing in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. December 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 8820 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, belonging to the Chicago and North Western Railway, is parked in a yard with patches of snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8820, painted in the Operation Lifesaver livery, sits in a yard on an overcast winter day. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives from different railroads are parked side by side in a winter yard, with visible fleet numbers and operator lettering. Three diesel locomotives from the Southwestern, Chicago and North Western, and Gulf, Mobile and Ohio railroads are parked side by side in a yard during winter. March 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green C&NW diesel locomotive numbered 8698 sits on tracks in a gravel yard, with other railcars visible in the background. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive #8698, in its distinctive yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8818, with Operation Lifesaver text, is coupled to a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8200, on a rail line with bare trees in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 8818, in its distinctive yellow and green livery with Operation Lifesaver markings, is coupled to a Union Pacific GP38-2, numbered 8200, on a private right-of-way in winter. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two white Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 400 and 423, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a blue dumpster nearby and a CSX freight car in the background. Two Chicago and North Western EMD F7 diesel locomotives, #400 and #423, are coupled in a yard, with #423 displaying the railroad's 1980s multicolor livery. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one Chicago and North Western and one Union Pacific, on parallel tracks in a gravel rail yard under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive 6847, painted in yellow and black, stands in a rail yard with a Union Pacific locomotive nearby. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 5531 and 400, parked on tracks in a yard with gravel ground and a clear sky. Chicago and North Western locomotives 5531 (SD24) and 400 (GP9) in a railroad yard, showing the operator's distinctive yellow and green livery. May 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 5522 and 5508, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky in May 1999. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 5522, in its distinctive yellow and green livery, is seen in a yard alongside another unit, 5508, in May 1999. May 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive with the number 5533, standing on tracks in a gravel yard. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #5533, painted in its yellow and green livery, is shown in side profile in a railyard. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 8702 is parked in a rail yard next to a yellow office car with Union Pacific markings. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive 8702 in yellow and green livery is seen in a rail yard alongside a Union Pacific office car. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5533, parked on tracks in a yard with a Union Pacific locomotive behind it under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 5533, in yellow and green livery, is parked in a rail yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6847, in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6847, is shown in a yard alongside another unit, number 6252, both in the railroad's yellow and green livery. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5508, is parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a boxcar in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5508, is shown in its green and yellow livery in a railroad yard. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 5522 sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with other locomotives in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 5522 in a rail yard, photographed in June 1999. June 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5508, parked in a gravel rail yard with other locomotives behind it under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5508, stands in a rail yard alongside other units in the same livery. June 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two diesel locomotives in a railroad yard on an overcast day; the lead locomotive is green and yellow with the number 5531, and the trailing locomotive is red and gray with the number 7322. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 5531, in its green and yellow livery, is parked in a yard next to another CNW locomotive, number 7322, in red and gray livery. June 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow and dark green diesel locomotives, number 5535 in front and 1796 behind, in a gravel yard with bare tree branches in the foreground. Two Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 5535 and 1796, are shown side-by-side in a yard under a clear sky in autumn. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5535, is parked in a rail yard with bare branches in the foreground. Chicago and North Western SD24 diesel locomotive 5535 sits in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, in its classic yellow and green livery. December 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5503, with a faded green and yellow livery, parked on tracks in a yard with another locomotive visible in the background. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive 5503 in a yard, showing signs of wear on its paint. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive, numbered 1302, is parked in a gravel yard alongside a blue and white GP9 locomotive, with a Union Pacific freight car in the background under an overcast sky. A yellow Chicago and North Western SW1200 switcher, number 1302, stands in a yard with a blue and white GP9 locomotive, number 1505, visible behind it. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5503, with another yellow locomotive numbered 736 behind it, parked in a gravel yard with bare tree branches in the foreground. A weathered Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 5503, stands in a yard with another unit, 736, visible behind it, both in the railroad's classic yellow and green livery. December 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A maroon C&NW GP9 diesel locomotive, number 748, is parked in a rail yard at dusk, with another C&NW locomotive, number 5667, partially visible behind it. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 748, is seen in a rail yard at dusk, with another C&NW locomotive, number 5667, visible in the background. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 4604 and "Operation Lifesaver" lettering is parked in a railroad yard next to dark freight cars under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 4604, painted in yellow and black with Operation Lifesaver lettering, is shown in a railroad yard alongside Southern Pacific freight cars. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering sits on railroad tracks in a yard with snow on the ground, flanked by freight cars from Southern Pacific and Southern Railway. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 4604, painted in the 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, is seen in a rail yard. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive number 1302 in a gravel rail yard, with a red freight car and a blue and white locomotive in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1302, is shown in a rail yard. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6656 on its side is parked on rails next to another black locomotive, with signs reading 'SAFETY FIRST' in the foreground. CNW GP9 locomotive #6656 in yellow and green livery, photographed in side view at a rail yard. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1310, standing in a snowy rail yard with other freight cars in the background. Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive #1310 in yellow and black livery, photographed in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, during winter. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3090 is parked on tracks in a yard, with other freight cars visible behind it and a cloudy sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3090, stands in a railroad yard with freight cars from the Chicago and North Western and CHTT in the background under an overcast sky. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Chicago and North Western yellow and green diesel locomotive number 4406, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees in the foreground and another locomotive partially visible in the background. Chicago and North Western locomotive 4406, a GP9, sits in a yard on a clear winter day. March 2000 · Mannheim/Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive numbered 4406, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees and another locomotive partly visible behind. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4406, in its yellow and green livery, stands in a yard in Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. March 2000 · Mannheim/Lake, Melrose Park, IL A side-view photograph of a Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 8688 in orange and black, paired with a Union Pacific locomotive, in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 8688 in orange and black livery sits in a rail yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and dark green diesel locomotive with the number 8568 and 'NORTHWESTERN' on its side sits on railroad tracks in a gravel yard with snow patches under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 8568, is shown in side view at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6811 and a Northwestern herald on the cab, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 6811, is pictured in a rail yard, likely in the 1980s, with its distinctive yellow and green livery. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow and green with the number 5529 and the name 'North Western', and one black with the number 6892 and the name 'Cotton', are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 5529, in its yellow and green livery, is parked in a yard next to a black Cotton Belt GP9, number 6892, under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two diesel locomotives on parallel tracks in a gravel yard, one Chicago and North Western number 8568, the other Union Pacific, under a gray sky with snow patches on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8568, stands in a yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast winter sky. April 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