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A red Soo Line locomotive with the number 6054 is in the foreground, leading a train, while a black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 4146 is visible behind it on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40 locomotive numbered 6054 leads a train past a Norfolk Southern EMD SD40-2 numbered 4146 on a cloudy day. c. 1982 to 1990 A dark blue Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 4011 is parked in a yard, with a yellow Union Pacific locomotive behind it, under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 4011, stands in a rail yard beside a Union Pacific locomotive. c. 1982 to 1990 A black Norfolk Southern locomotive, number 9239, is traveling on a railroad track beside a bare tree and a grassy embankment under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9239, is seen on a private right-of-way during winter. c. 1982 to 1990 Side view of a dark green Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8560, sitting on tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8560, is shown in a snowy yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 5195 sitting on tracks in a snowy yard. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5195, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 3507 is parked beside another locomotive in a snowy railroad yard, with the number 786 visible on the adjacent unit. Norfolk Southern GP40 locomotive 3507 alongside another locomotive in a snowy yard, likely in Bedford Park, Illinois. March 11, 1996 · Cicero Ave and 67th, Bedford Park, IL A black and white Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3996 is shown from the front three-quarter view, parked on tracks in a yard with a yellow locomotive numbered 8618 visible behind it, under an overcast sky with some snow on the ground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 3996, is parked in Proviso Yards in Melrose Park, Illinois, alongside another locomotive numbered 8618. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards, Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 3996, with white lettering and stripes, is parked on railroad tracks in a railyard with muddy ground and utility poles in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3996, stands on the tracks in a railyard. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 2501 sits on tracks in a yard, with a blue locomotive and a red locomotive partially visible beside it, under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2501, is shown in a railroad yard alongside other locomotives under an overcast sky. January 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8986 sits on tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky, with green and yellow and blue locomotives visible behind it. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 8986, with Soo Line and Conrail locomotives in the background, photographed in a yard in July 1997. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a diesel locomotive with a red cab and a black hood carrying a large white CN logo, parked between two black locomotives on a yard track under a gray sky. Canadian National 5835, with GTW reporting marks, sits among Norfolk Southern locomotives in a yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 8079 sits on tracks in a railyard next to another locomotive and freight cars under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 8079, is photographed in a yard alongside an SW1200 switcher, number 6412. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, numbered 2717, sits on tracks in a snowy yard; part of another locomotive with a red, white, and blue livery is visible behind it. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2717, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two black Norfolk Southern locomotives with numbers 8599 and 7091 are pulling a yellow Union Pacific freight car on a snowy railroad yard. Two Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 8599 and 7091, are seen on a snowy day pulling a Union Pacific freight car. January 24, 1998 · Fullerton and 25 Ave, Franklin Park, IL A three-quarter view of two black Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 8674 and 3998, in a gravel rail yard with a light blue sedan and a white pickup truck parked in front. Two Norfolk Southern EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 8674 and 3998, are parked in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with late 1990s automobiles in the foreground. June 1998 · Fullerton/25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3218 sits on tracks in a rail yard, surrounded by weeds, with a person walking beside it and another in the cab. A Norfolk Southern EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 3218, in a rail yard during the summer, with crew visible in the cab. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 8612, is parked in a rail yard. Another locomotive with Rio Grande lettering is partially visible behind it. A Norfolk Southern EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8612, in a rail yard. June 1998 · Fullerton/25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A photo showing multiple locomotives at a rail yard, including a yellow Union Pacific GP9, a black Norfolk Southern GP38-2, a blue locomotive, and an Amtrak F40PH in the background. A lineup of locomotives from Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and Amtrak at a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotives, numbers 9219 and 2729, parked in a rail yard with trees and utility poles in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9219, is shown in a rail yard alongside another unit, number 2729, under a clear summer sky. July 1998 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 3328, featuring white lettering and stripes, sits on a track in a gravel yard surrounded by trees and weeds, under a partly cloudy sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3328, is parked in a gravel yard. July 1998 · Fullerton/25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 4014, is parked on tracks in a gravel yard with trees and utility poles in the background. A black Norfolk Southern EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 4014, stands in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. July 1998 · FELLERTON / 25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL A black and white Norfolk Southern freight train, led by locomotive 9074, curves along tracks bordered by green trees and industrial buildings. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9074, leads a long freight train on a curving main line in summer. July 24, 1998 · Bolton Rd, Atlanta, GA A black and white Norfolk Southern locomotive pulls a freight train of tank cars along a curving track, surrounded by dense green trees and bushes under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8[?]08, leads a long line of tank cars through a wooded area on a summer day. July 24, 1998 · Bolton Rd, Atlanta, GA A black and white striped Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 2758, is shown from a three-quarter front angle in a railroad yard. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 2758, is photographed in a yard with another locomotive in the background. July 26, 1998 · Industry Yps., Atlanta, GA Two diesel locomotives, one Norfolk Southern numbered 4111 and another Rio Grande numbered 9007, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 and a Rio Grande GP30 diesel locomotive side by side in a railroad yard. August 2, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern freight train with two locomotives passes a red stop sign next to parked cars on a gravel lot, under a clear sky. A Norfolk Southern freight train with SD40-2 locomotives numbered 3565 and 4111 passes a stop sign on a street in Melrose Park, Illinois, in the 1990s. August 2, 1998 · FULLERTON / 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL A photo of three diesel locomotives from BNSF and Norfolk Southern on a rail line next to a street with a silver sedan and a white semi-truck, taken in Cicero, Illinois. A BNSF and Norfolk Southern locomotive consist passes a street in Cicero, Illinois, with a yellow maintenance vehicle on an adjacent track. September 10, 1998 · Clyde Yds, Cicero, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 405, on a track in a gravel yard with a brown Norfolk Southern freight car visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 405, is shown in a railroad yard with a Norfolk Southern freight car in the background. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive with the number 7062 is parked on tracks in a yard alongside other locomotives, with patches of snow on the ground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 7062, is parked in a rail yard. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 9060 is parked on railroad tracks in a snow-covered yard, with a freight car visible in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9060, stands in a snowy yard. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 7062 is parked in a snow-covered yard, with the company's white 'NS' logo and lettering visible on its side. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7062, is parked in a snowy yard in January 2000. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a black Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3507, in a snowy yard with freight cars and a gray, overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3507, sits in a snowy yard with freight cars. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of an orange Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5727 in a rail yard with other trains, under a gray sky at dusk. A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 5727, stands in a rail yard alongside a Norfolk Southern freight car and a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky at dusk. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern locomotive number 6619, with another locomotive partially visible to the left and a yellow one to the right, in a yard under a clear sky. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 6619 in a yard during winter. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 9398, with white lettering, parked on tracks in a yard on a clear day. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9398, is shown in a yard setting, with a second locomotive partially visible behind it. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8967 in a railyard, with a yellow locomotive numbered 2985 on an adjacent track under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8967, is parked in a rail yard alongside another locomotive. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 1609, parked in a rail yard with a yellow locomotive behind it under a gray sky. A Norfolk Southern SD40 locomotive, number 1609, is pictured in a rail yard alongside another locomotive, under an overcast sky. September 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of an orange CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 5727, standing in a rail yard at dusk with a black Norfolk Southern freight car and a yellow locomotive in the background. CP Rail locomotive 5727, an EMD GP38-2, is seen in a rail yard at dusk, with a Norfolk Southern freight car and another locomotive nearby. November 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two black Norfolk Southern locomotives numbered 7013 and 8783 are parked side by side on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Two Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotives, 7013 and 8783, side-by-side in a snowy yard. December 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one black with Norfolk Southern lettering and one yellow with Union Pacific lettering, sit on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with bare brush in the foreground. A Norfolk Southern SD40-2 and a Union Pacific-liveried HLCX GP38-2 locomotive are parked side by side in a snow-covered yard. December 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotives, numbers 7013 and 8783, sit side by side on a snow-covered rail yard under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 7013, leads another unit through a snowy yard in the Chicago area. December 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one black with NS markings and the other yellow with HLCX and Union Pacific lettering, are on a snow-covered track under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 and a yellow HLCX GP9 locomotive are seen side by side on a snowy day. December 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Chicago and North Western freight car numbered 490073 is shown in a rail yard alongside a white NAHX car and a dark Norfolk Southern car under a clear sky. A side view of a Chicago and North Western covered hopper car, number 490073, coupled to other freight cars in a yard. August 2001 · Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive number 8853 on an elevated track above a street with cars and a building below, featuring a person walking on the sidewalk. A Norfolk Southern SD40-2 locomotive, number 8853, travels on an elevated structure over a street in Oak Park, Illinois, during the winter. February 2, 2003 · Marion and North, Oak Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 9389 and a Metra stripe is stopped on an elevated structure above a street; the structure has 'PARK' spelled out in letters below the tracks. A Norfolk Southern locomotive, number 9389, is seen on an elevated structure in Oak Park, Illinois, with Metra branding visible, on a winter day. February 2, 2003 · Marion and North, Oak Park, IL Side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 9389, parked at a station platform under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9389, is shown at a station platform. February 2, 2003 · Marion and North, Oak Park, IL A red CN diesel locomotive numbered 5739, followed by a black CN unit and a black NS unit numbered 9554, approaches a street crossing beside a tall signal mast, with a white Soo Line covered hopper crossing in front and a tan car parked at left. Canadian National 5739 leads a CN and Norfolk Southern locomotive consist past a searchlight signal at 25th Avenue and Pacific Avenue, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois, as a Soo Line covered hopper passes in front. August 24, 2003 · 25th and Pacific, Franklin Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 9554 is parked beside a chain-link fence and green bushes, with a street pole bearing a Franklin Park banner in the foreground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9554, is photographed on a private right-of-way in Franklin Park, with a local business banner visible. August 31, 2003 · 25th and PACIFIC