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A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 122 pulls a silver passenger train on a snowy day, seen from a three-quarter front view alongside a road with a yellow railroad sign. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 122 pulls a train of gallery cars on a snowy, overcast day in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A silver Metra train with red and white striped cab ends moves along snow-covered tracks, with a brick building and parked cars in the background. A Metra Gallery electric multiple-unit train, number 8227, travels through a snowstorm in Chicago. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 121 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars along snow-covered tracks, with snow-covered cars and a brick building in the background. A Metra F40PH-2 locomotive pulling a train of gallery cars through the snow in Montclare, Chicago, in the 1990s. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive number 606 pulls a train of double-decker cars on a snowy, overcast day through a tree-lined, snow-covered rail corridor. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 606, leads a train through a snow-covered suburban right-of-way in Chicago. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A Metra Highliner train car, numbered 758, sits on tracks under a concrete bridge with snow on the ground. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 758, under a concrete bridge in a snowy yard. February 1, 1999 · Balbo, Chicago, IL Two silver, blue, and red Metra Highliner train cars, numbered 1660, are on railroad tracks under a steel bridge, with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 1660, travels on a private right-of-way under a truss bridge in winter. February 1, 1999 · Balbo, Chicago, IL A silver, blue, and red double-decker Metra train car with the number 1659 sits on tracks under a bridge, with snow on the ground. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 1659, is shown in a yard during winter. February 1, 1999 · Michigan and Balbo, Chicago, IL A silver, red, and brown Metra Highliner train car with the number 124, stopped at a station platform in a winter scene with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 124, is shown at a station platform in winter. February 1, 1999 · Van Buren, MI A silver, blue, and red Metra train with the number 1634 is shown on tracks next to a large pile of dirt, with tall city buildings and an elevated railway structure behind it. A Metra Gallery electric multiple-unit train, number 1634, passes through a construction site in Chicago, with elevated tracks and downtown buildings in the background. February 1, 1999 · Michigan and Harrison, Chicago, IL A Metra commuter train car, number 1578, painted silver with blue and red stripes, is stopped on tracks under a concrete bridge with snow on the ground. A Metra Gallery car, number 1578, is shown on a winter day under a concrete bridge. February 1, 1999 · Harrison, MI A silver double-decker Metra commuter train with red-and-white striped ends sits on tracks at a grade crossing, with parked cars and a brick building in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra gallery car train at a grade crossing in Chicago, likely in the 1990s. February 1, 1999 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a silver and red-striped locomotive numbered 8223 is seen from the rear, pushing several silver double-decker passenger cars along a set of tracks adjacent to a concrete station platform. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 8223, pushes a consist of gallery cars at a station platform in Chicago. February 1, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra train with the number 610 on the front is stopped at a station platform with parked cars alongside and a person standing nearby. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 610 pulls a train of commuter cars through a station platform on an overcast winter day. February 1, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A silver Metra Gallery commuter train with red and white striped rear end is stopped at a station with a water tower in the background in Elmwood Park, Illinois. A Metra Gallery car, number 8223, is seen at a station in Elmwood Park, Illinois, under a cloudy winter sky. February 2, 1999 · Elmwood Park, IL A silver double-decker commuter train with red and white striped ends moves along tracks bordered by snow and utility poles under a clear sky. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit train travels along a private right-of-way in a Chicago suburb during winter. February 6, 1999 · Nieva Ave A long, silver Metra commuter train with red and white striped cab ends is stopped at a railroad crossing. The ground is bare and patchy with snow, and a few people stand on the platform. A grade crossing sign shows three tracks. A Metra Gallery car, number 6923, is stopped at a grade crossing in a suburban setting on an overcast winter day. February 6, 1999 A blue Metra diesel locomotive, front number 126, is shown at a station platform with its train of silver commuter cars behind it on a cloudy day. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 126 pulls a train of gallery cars into Galewood station on an overcast winter day. February 7, 1999 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A blue, gray, and red locomotive with a chevron front and the number 126 on its front travels on railroad tracks in a suburban industrial area with snow piles and utility poles. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 126 travels along a main line in Elmwood Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky with snow on the ground. March 2, 1999 · Elmwood Park, IL Two blue and orange Metra diesel locomotives, numbered 131 and 175, are parked next to each other on a railway track with bare trees in the background. Two Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotives, numbers 131 and 175, in blue and orange livery, are seen side-by-side on a private right-of-way on an overcast winter day. April 1999 · Harvard, IL A Metra commuter train with a red and white chevron-nosed locomotive numbered 612 is stopped at a station platform with several people waiting, under an overcast dusk sky. Metra locomotive 612, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars at Franklin Park station. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 110 on its front, pulling a line of silver passenger cars on a set of tracks under an overcast sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #110 in its blue and orange chevron livery pulls a train of silver commuter cars at a yard in Franklin Park, Ill. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a blue and orange Metra train with locomotive 175 pulling a passenger car, with a second locomotive behind, on a track next to a road with dry grass in the foreground under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive number 175, painted in blue and orange, leads a consist that includes a Gallery car numbered 7640, alongside a second Metra locomotive, all on a private right-of-way in winter. April 1999 · Harvard, IL A blue, gray, and orange Metra locomotive numbered 600 is at a station platform with commuter cars behind it, while a brown CP Rail boxcar sits on an adjacent track under an overcast sky. Metra locomotive 600, an EMD F40PH, pulls a train of gallery cars at a station platform, with a CP Rail boxcar visible on a parallel track. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with the number 603 on the front and sides, pulling a train of silver bi-level passenger cars on a railroad track under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 603, painted in blue with a red and white chevron front, pulls a consist of stainless steel bi-level commuter cars on a cloudy day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along railroad tracks beside a gravel and grassy area under a cloudy sky. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, numbered 121, leads a consist of stainless steel gallery cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 106 sits at a station platform next to street signs for Arnold and Thatcher streets under a clear sky. Metra locomotive number 106, a GP38-2, is at the River Grove station platform with its train. June 1999 · Arnold / Thatcher, River Grove, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars on a railroad track under an overcast sky. Metra GP38-2 locomotive 607 leads a train of double-decker passenger cars on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. June 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A Metra diesel locomotive numbered 614 is shown at dusk in a rail yard, with industrial buildings and a trackside sign reading '14' in the background. Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive #614 at dusk in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 611 is coupled to a silver double-decker passenger car, sitting on a track next to a grassy area under an overcast sky at dusk. Metra diesel locomotive 611, painted in the 'Village of Ontarioville' livery, pulls a Gallery Car on a private right-of-way at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with the number 606 and red and white chevron front, pulling a silver passenger car on a gravel track under a cloudy sky. A Metra MP15DC locomotive, number 606, leads a passenger train on a private right-of-way during dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A Metra diesel locomotive, number 614, is shown at dusk in a rail yard, its front displaying red and white diagonal stripes, with industrial buildings and a '14' sign in the background. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 614 is captured in a yard at dusk, its front illuminated by headlights and featuring the operator's signature red and white chevron livery. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a blue and red Metra locomotive, number 611, pulling silver commuter cars on a railroad track under a cloudy sky. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 611, pulls a train of stainless steel commuter cars on a private right-of-way in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 606 is pulling a train of silver commuter cars along a railroad track at dusk, with a cloudy sky above. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive, number 606, pulls a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way at dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 611 on the front, pulling a long line of silver double-decker commuter cars on a gravel-lined track. Metra F40PH locomotive 611 leads a train of gallery cars through Franklin Park, Illinois on a clear winter day. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 611 pulls a line of silver double-decker commuter cars on a railroad track next to a small station platform with snow on the ground. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 611, pulls a train of Gallery cars at a station in Franklin Park, Illinois, on a clear winter day. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a passenger train on a snow-lined track under a 'WELCOME TO CHICAGO' billboard. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 157, pulls a train of gallery cars past a 'WELCOME TO CHICAGO' billboard on a winter day. February 2000 · Avondale / Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 157, pulling white commuter cars, travels on a snowy track beneath a 'Welcome to Chicago' billboard. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 157, pulls a consist of Budd gallery cars past a 'Welcome to Chicago' billboard on a snowy day. February 2000 · Avondale/Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A red and silver Metra locomotive numbered 602 is parked on tracks next to a gravel lot with a red minivan. People stand near the train cars and buildings in the background under a clear sky. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 602, pulling a train of silver commuter cars, is shown in a yard with a red minivan parked nearby on a clear winter day. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with number 151 pulls a white and blue double-decker passenger car on a sunny day along a gravel-track railroad. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 151, leads a double-decker commuter car on a main line track in Chicago. March 2000 · Bryn Mawr and Avondale, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 151 pulls a white and blue double-decker commuter car on a railroad track with a grassy foreground and a billboard in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 151 pulls a Gallery commuter car along a private right-of-way in Chicago. March 2000 · Bryn Mawr and Avondale, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with the number 602 and red-and-white striped nose is on tracks in a yard on a clear day, pulling a stainless steel passenger car. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive #602, painted in its distinctive red, white, and blue livery, is shown at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, likely during a summer day in the 1990s or early 2000s. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A large white Metra work machine with the number PST 23288 sits on railroad tracks beside a chain-link fence, with dense trees in the background. A Metra track maintenance vehicle, numbered PST 23288, on a private right-of-way in a wooded area. June 2000 · Elston, Chicago, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 602 stands on railroad tracks next to a red minivan in a gravel yard under a clear winter sky. Metra F40PH locomotive number 602, in its red, white, and blue chevron livery, leads a train through a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a red minivan parked nearby. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 613 and a tribute to the Village of Round Lake, pulling a line of silver passenger cars on a gravel trackbed under an overcast sky. Metra F40PH locomotive 613, painted in a blue and red livery with a tribute to the Village of Round Lake, is shown at a yard with a consist of silver bilevel passenger cars. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 613 is stopped at a station platform with several silver double-decker commuter cars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 613, pulls a train of Gallery cars through the Franklin Park station on a cloudy day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614 pulls a train of silver passenger cars alongside a grassy station platform under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614 leads a train of gallery cars past a small station platform in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker commuter cars along a railroad main line on a clear day. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 607, leads a train of gallery cars on a sunny day. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars on a sunny day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 607 leads a consist of Gallery cars on a clear day. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL