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Side view of an Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 1500 in a snow-dusted rail yard, with other locomotives behind it. Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive 1500 sits in a snowy yard, with another SW1200 and a Union Pacific GP9 in the background. c. 1960 to 1970 A black diesel locomotive with a bright headlight and the number 4019 on its front is stopped at a grade crossing on a snowy evening, with a station building and a street sign that reads 'SPRINGFIELD' in the background. An Illinois Central F8A diesel locomotive, number 4019, is captured at dusk pulling a passenger train through a snowy grade crossing in Springfield, Illinois. 1966 · Springfield, IL A yellow locomotive and a black Illinois Central locomotive numbered 8747 sit on parallel tracks in a snowy yard, with a white maintenance vehicle nearby. Illinois Central SD40 locomotives and a maintenance vehicle in a snow-covered rail yard. February 1, 1970 · Harvey, IL A dark green Illinois Central electric train with the number 1207 is moving on tracks beside a grassy field with overhead wires and trees in the background. An Illinois Central High-V electric multiple-unit train, led by car 1207, travels along a private right-of-way on a summer day. May 20, 1970 · Flossmoor, IL A vintage Illinois Central electric train with dark green, steel-bodied cars and pantographs, traveling along a track beside dry grass and utility poles on a summer day. An Illinois Central electric multiple-unit train featuring Insull-era steel coaches, captured on a private right-of-way on a summer day. May 20, 1970 · East Hazel Crest, IL An Illinois Central train with a black and orange E8 locomotive pulling passenger cars on a multi-track rail yard with overhead wires, under an overcast sky. An Illinois Central EMD E8 diesel locomotive, number 4033, pulls a train of heavyweight coaches through a rail yard with overhead catenary. June 19, 1971 A blue and white diesel locomotive with the number 48 and 'Illinois Central' lettering pulls a train on tracks in a city, with an elevated train and tall buildings in the background. An Illinois Central EMD F40PH #48 pulls a passenger train on the railroad main line in Chicago in 1977, with a Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series train on an elevated structure in the background. 1977 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A silver and orange double-decker commuter train car with the number 1548 on its side, parked in a rail yard next to another identical car with number 345, under an overcast sky. The logo on the side is a red 'I'. An Illinois Central Highliner electric multiple-unit car, numbered 1548, is shown in a yard in 1978, with another Highliner, number 345, visible on an adjacent track. 1978 · 83rd St. Yard A silver and orange double-decker commuter train with the number 810 is on a set of tracks, with bare trees and overcast sky in the background. An Illinois Central Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 810, on a winter day in 1978. 1978 · 64th Street A vintage dark green and orange electric train with the words ILLINOIS CENTRAL on its side, running on tracks next to a street in a winter scene. An Illinois Central Electric multiple-unit train, numbered 1802, moves along a street-level track in Chicago under overhead wires. March 12, 1978 · 76th and Exchange, Chicago, IL A red, white and green Illinois Central motor bus numbered 751 is parked on a wet, paved lot on an overcast winter day, with a station wagon and bare trees in the background. Illinois Central bus 751, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked at a depot in Harvey, Illinois, bearing the destination 'I.C. DEPOT' and route 'I-57'. April 30, 1983 · Broadway, Harvey, IL An orange and white Illinois Central diesel locomotive pulls a train on a curved track in front of a large industrial building with 'MEADOW GOLD' lettering. An Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive, number 8101, leads a short freight train past a large building with a 'MEADOW GOLD' sign. July 1, 1984 · 16th and Clark, Chicago, IL An orange-nosed brown diesel locomotive stands outside a dark, weathered roundhouse with scrap piled nearby, seen across grass-grown tracks under an overcast sky. A cab-unit diesel in Illinois Central brown and orange livery stands outside a weathered roundhouse beyond several weedy yard tracks. c. 1985 to 2005 A black Illinois Central switcher numbered 1495, coupled to a second black switcher, stands on a yard track beside a gravel road, with a man photographing it and a gray coil car and a tank car on the tracks at left. Illinois Central switchers 1495 and 15[?]9 in a rail yard on an overcast autumn day. c. 1988 to 2001 Two black Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 6014 and 6252, with Operation Lifesaver logos stand on a yard track beside a covered hopper and orange containers, with several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6014 and 6252 in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1988 to 1999 · Midlothian, IL A black diesel switcher numbered 1495 with Illinois Central lettering stands on yard track beside a gravel road, framed by trees with yellowing leaves. Illinois Central 1495, a black switcher, in a yard under autumn trees. c. 1988 to 1999 · Midlothian, IL Black Illinois Central diesel locomotives numbered 8750 and 8709 parked on a yard track beside piles of ties, with a gravel lot, bare trees and a water tower under an overcast sky. Illinois Central locomotives 8750 and 8709 in a yard beside stacks of railroad ties. c. 1989 to 1999 Side view of two black diesel locomotives coupled together with white Operation Lifesaver logos and Illinois Central lettering on the cab of the lead unit, a red boxcar behind, and several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6252 and a second black locomotive, both carrying Operation Lifesaver logos, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1990 to 2001 · Midlothian, IL Three black diesel locomotives with white frame stripes stand in a row in front of a large green corrugated metal building, with snow on the ground and wooden utility poles in the foreground. Illinois Central locomotives 3125, 3115 and 6002 stand in a snowy yard near East Hazel Crest, Illinois. c. 1996 to 2003 · East Hazel Crest, IL A black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 6014, coupled to two black Canadian National locomotives, on a track in a multi-track yard with trees behind it. Illinois Central 6014 with two Canadian National units in a consist, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1999 to 2006 · Midlothian, IL A yellow Illinois Central locomotive #5500 and a green CEFX locomotive #7077 stand next to each other on snow-covered tracks in a railway yard. Two diesel locomotives, Illinois Central #5500 and CEFX #7077, are parked side by side in a snowy yard. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A black Soo Line diesel locomotive pulls freight cars on tracks in a yard covered with snow under a clear blue sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1538 leads a freight train past Illinois Central boxcars in a snowy yard. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two black Illinois Central locomotives, numbered 9574 and 9613, stand on railroad tracks next to a grassy embankment and a paved road. The lead locomotive displays an Operation Lifesaver logo. Two Illinois Central SD40-2 diesel locomotives, 9574 and 9613, are seen side-by-side on a main line in Kankakee, Illinois, under a clear sky. April 2000 · Kankakee, IL A yellow and green Illinois Central locomotive marked 685 is parked in a gravel yard next to another locomotive, with a black truck trailer carrying an oversize load in front of them under an overcast sky. Illinois Central GP38-2 locomotives, including number 685, are parked in a rail yard with a flatbed trailer carrying an oversize load in the foreground. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering, pulling another locomotive on a track beside green grass under a clear sky. An Illinois Central GP9 diesel locomotive, number 9574, painted in a special 'Operation Lifesaver' livery, leads a consist on a main line in a grassy area. April 2000 · Kankakee, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 9613 on a grassy track with houses and power lines in the background. An Illinois Central GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 9613 is shown on a private right-of-way in a suburban setting on a clear spring day. April 2000 · Kankakee, IL Side view of an Illinois Central gray caboose and a black locomotive on a railroad track with grass in the foreground. An Illinois Central caboose numbered IC 199418 is coupled to an Illinois Central GP38-2 locomotive numbered 9574, standing on a main line track under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Kankakee, IL Three yellow and gray diesel locomotives, two Union Pacific and one Illinois Central, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard on an overcast day. Three diesel locomotives, including Union Pacific 5368 and 2507 and an Illinois Central unit, are parked side by side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake Sts, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 3112 with an Operation Lifesaver emblem, coupled between a blue and red locomotive and a yellow locomotive in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. Illinois Central 3112 between two other locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A train with a dark Soo Line locomotive and gray boxcars sits on tracks in a snowy yard under a clear sky. A Soo Line GP9 locomotive numbered 1538 pulls a freight train through a snowy railyard, with an Illinois Central boxcar visible in the consist. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of three yellow diesel locomotives, numbered 723 and 801 for Union Pacific and one for Illinois Central, lined up on tracks with snow piled on the ground and on the locomotives. Two Union Pacific GP9 locomotives, numbers 723 and 801, and an Illinois Central unit stand coupled together in a snow-covered yard. December 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Several boxcars, including Illinois Central 504673 and WL O 528107, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard, with industrial buildings in the background. A line of freight cars, including Illinois Central car 504673, in a railroad yard under an overcast sky in 2001. 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Three black diesel locomotives with Illinois Central lettering, numbered 3125, 3115, and 6002, are parked in a snowy rail yard, with industrial buildings and wooden utility poles in the background. Three Illinois Central GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 3125, 3115, and 6002, are parked side by side in a snowy rail yard. February 2001 · Hazel Crest, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central switcher numbered 1504 on a yard track, with a white herald on the cab, a bare tree in the foreground, a red-orange locomotive at the left and a white covered hopper at the right. Illinois Central switcher 1504 in black paint stands in a yard, likely at Thornton, Illinois, in winter. February 2001 · Thornton, IL A black Illinois Central end-cab diesel switcher numbered 1500 stands in a snowy rail yard beside a second black switcher, with a red locomotive numbered 5435 in the distance. Illinois Central switcher 1500, coupled to Illinois Central 1504, in a yard at Thornton, Illinois, with Canadian National 5435 in the background. February 2001 · Thornton, IL A black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 8747 stands on a yard track beside a yellow and gray locomotive numbered 2242, with red derails on the rails in front. Illinois Central 8747 in a yard at Harvey, Illinois, beside yellow locomotive 2242. February 2001 · Harvey, IL Side view of a black diesel switcher lettered Illinois Central and numbered 1504, with a second black switcher behind it, a white tank car at right and the red-orange nose of another locomotive at left. Illinois Central 1504 and a second black switcher in a yard at Thornton, Illinois. February 2001 · Thornton, IL A Canadian National diesel locomotive, number 4034, painted black with white chevrons and a red front, is parked on a railroad track. Another locomotive, belonging to the Illinois Central, is visible behind it. Canadian National GP40 locomotive #4034 in its black and white chevron livery, with an Illinois Central locomotive in the background. February 2001 · Thornton, IL Side view of a black locomotive with white diagonal stripes and a red cab and nose, numbered 4034, on a yard track, with a black Illinois Central switcher to its right and a red locomotive behind at left. Canadian National 4034 in a yard at Thornton, Illinois, with an Illinois Central switcher alongside. February 2001 · Thornton, IL A side view of a dark gray Illinois Central diesel locomotive, number 1504, on train tracks with bare trees and snow patches in the background. An Illinois Central SW1200 switcher, number 1504, in dark gray livery, sits on the rails in a winter yard scene. February 2001 · Thornton, IL A black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 1504 is parked on tracks next to a white AMCX tank car, with utility poles and wires overhead on a clear day. An Illinois Central SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1504, is shown in a yard setting in February 2001, with an AMCX tank car visible in the background. February 2001 · Thornton, IL A dark green and light green railroad passenger car lettered ILLINOIS CENTRAL, with an open rear platform, parked beside a large green metal shop building, with stacked materials and a trailer in the foreground. An Illinois Central heavyweight passenger car with an open observation platform stands outside a locomotive and car shop near Harvey, Illinois. February 2001 · Harvey, IL An Illinois Central passenger car in a snowy railroad yard with a green building in the background and a truck parked nearby. An Illinois Central heavyweight passenger car is parked in a snow-covered yard next to a building marked 'LOCO. & CA SHOP'. February 2001 · Harvey, IL A yellow and gray Illinois Central GP38-2 locomotive numbered 2242 is parked on a track in a snowy yard, with black GP9 locomotives numbered 8747 and 8733 behind it. An Illinois Central GP38-2 locomotive numbered 2242 is displayed in a yard alongside other locomotives, including a GP9 numbered 8747, in winter. February 2001 · Harvey, IL A black and white Illinois Central diesel locomotive, number 8747, is parked on tracks in a snowy yard with a yellow locomotive nearby. An Illinois Central EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 8747, is parked in a snow-covered yard next to another locomotive. February 2001 · Harvey, IL A line of two black Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 8705 and 8750, are parked in a snowy yard next to a chain-link fence and a water tower. Two Illinois Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 8705 and 8750, are shown in a snow-dusted yard under an overcast sky. March 2001 · Homewood, IL A line of three dark gray Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 8750, 8709, and 8747, are parked on tracks in a snowy yard. Three Illinois Central SD40 locomotives, 8750, 8709, and 8747, are parked in a yard during winter. March 2001 · Ic Yard, Homewood, IL Three black Illinois Central diesel locomotives with white lettering, numbered 8750, 8709 and 8747, stand coupled on a track beside stacks of rail and timbers under an overcast sky. Illinois Central diesel locomotives 8750, 8709 and 8747 sit coupled in a yard at Homewood, Illinois. March 2001 · Homewood, IL