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Side view of a red and white SOO diesel locomotive numbered 414, coupled to a matching SOO caboose numbered 102, in a multi-track railroad yard with shipping containers in the background on a cloudy day. SOO 414, an EMD SW1200 diesel switcher, stands in a yard with SOO caboose 102 and several intermodal freight cars under an overcast sky. November 1948 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A dark brown Soo Line caboose with the number 141 is parked in a snow-covered rail yard, with green and red boxcars visible in the background. A Soo Line caboose numbered 141 sits in a snowy rail yard alongside other freight cars. October 1950 · Cedar and Whaley, Franklin Park, IL A black and yellow Soo Line locomotive numbered 501 is parked in a snowy rail yard with multiple tracks and industrial buildings in the background. Soo Line 501, an EMD SD24 locomotive, stands in a snow-covered yard. c. 1958 to 1970 A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1535 sits on tracks in a rail yard with trees and overhead wires in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is seen in a rail yard on a sunny summer day. c. 1960 to 1980 A red and silver Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1535, stands on tracks in a yard with trees and other rail equipment in the background. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is pictured in a rail yard. c. 1960 to 1980 Two Soo Line locomotives, numbered 2010 and 2405, stand side by side on an elevated track behind a striped barrier, with a water tower in the background. Two Soo Line diesel locomotives, an SD40 and a GP7, on an elevated structure under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A side view of a weathered Soo Line caboose with number 129 parked on a track in a yard with old freight cars and a forklift nearby, during a winter day. A Soo Line caboose numbered 129 sits on a freight track alongside rusted boxcars in a winter rail yard. c. 1970 to 1990 Side view of several Soo Line locomotives on a track in a gravel yard, under a grey, overcast sky. The engines are painted in red, white, and black livery with 'SOO' branding. A lineup of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including GP9s 2032 and 763, sits idle in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A side view of two white Soo Line diesel locomotives, including number 6241, parked on tracks behind a chain-link fence on an overcast day. Two Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotives, the lead unit numbered 6241, are parked side by side in a rail yard behind a chain-link fence. c. 1972 to 2000 Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2406, parked in a rail yard with multiple tracks and trees in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive #2406, an EMD GP38-2, sits in a yard under an overcast sky. c. 1972 to 1990 Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4417 on a gravel track in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4417, is shown in side profile on a railroad yard track. c. 1974 to 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6020 sits on a railroad track, with freight cars and utility poles in the background and wildflowers in the foreground. Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 6020 in red and white livery, photographed in a railroad yard. c. 1975 to 1980 Side view of a yellow and green Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6854, standing beside freight cars in a rail yard with multiple tracks in the foreground. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6854, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. c. 1975 to 1985 A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6020 pulls a freight train of boxcars and hoppers along a railroad track, with telephone poles and green bushes in the foreground. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6020 leads a freight train past a grade crossing, surrounded by overhead utility lines and green summer vegetation. c. 1977 to 1985 A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4443, pulling a freight car and an Amtrak passenger car, parked on tracks next to a grassy roadside on an overcast day. A Soo Line SD40-2 locomotive, number 4443, stands with a mix of freight and Amtrak passenger cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. c. 1978 to 1984 Side view of a Soo Line freight train with two locomotives, numbers 6027 and 737, on a railroad track beside a road with bare trees in the background. A Soo Line freight train with SD40-2 #6027 leading GP38-2 #737 on a winter day. c. 1978 to 1985 A red Soo Line locomotive with the number 2410 is in a rail yard with a blue Mack truck, a white rental truck, and a front-end loader nearby, under a cloudy sky. A red Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2410, is parked in a rail yard surrounded by trucks and construction equipment on an overcast day. c. 1978 to 1980 Two diesel locomotives, one white with SOO lettering and the other red with CP Rail lettering, are on a railroad track beside a road, with industrial structures in the background. A Soo Line GP38-2 and a Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive are seen side by side on a main line, with a concrete retaining wall and a water tower in the background. c. 1980 to 1985 A red and black Soo Line diesel locomotive sits on tracks in a yard under a bridge, with a yellow school bus driving above and freight cars nearby. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is seen in a railyard under a concrete overpass with freight cars and a school bus passing overhead. c. 1980 to 1990 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4648 pulls freight cars on a railroad track beneath a concrete highway overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line GP38-2 #4648 leads a freight train under a highway overpass on a clear summer day. June 1, 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL 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 line of diesel locomotives from CP Rail and the Soo Line are parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with a beige station wagon in the foreground. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive and a consist of Soo Line locomotives are lined up in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with a beige station wagon parked nearby. c. 1987 to 1990 Side view of a red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1201, standing on tracks next to a flatcar carrying a semi-trailer, with industrial buildings and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1201 at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1988 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and blue Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 6205, is positioned at the front of a train in a railroad yard with a large crane visible in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 6205, leads a consist including another SD40-2, number 6215, on a main line track in a yard setting. September 30, 1989 · 56th St. Three-quarter front view of a red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6013, pulling freight cars on a snow-dusted track. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 6013 leads a freight train on a winter day. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A red, white and black SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6013, is shown pulling a long line of freight cars along a snow-dusted railroad track under an overcast sky, with bare trees in the background. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 #6013 leads a freight train in winter, its distinctive red, white and black livery prominent against a bare, snowy landscape. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6602 pulls a long train of freight cars on a track beside a gravel road, with trees and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive #6602 leads a freight train with a second unit and boxcars on a private right-of-way in summer. June 6, 1990 · Oakpark Ave., Oak Park, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 414 is shown at a grade crossing in a suburban area with trees and a "MONT" sign visible. SOO Line diesel locomotive 414, an EMD SD24, crosses a street in Montclare, Chicago, in the 1970s. May 15, 1993 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1543, standing on tracks in a snow-covered yard with a person nearby. Soo Line diesel locomotive number 1543, an EMD SW1200, sits in a snowy yard, showcasing its distinctive orange and black livery. February 1, 1994 · Franklin and Worp, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6241 and 6240, stand on tracks beneath an overpass in a rail yard, with another red locomotive behind them. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotives 6241 and 6240 are pictured in a rail yard, with a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive visible in the background. March 1994 · Mannheim/Front, Franklin Park, IL A line of three red Soo Line diesel locomotives parked in a gravel yard with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Three Soo Line GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 755, 6623, and 4437, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A line of diesel locomotives from Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and GATX sits on a bridge over a road, with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Soo Line, Canadian Pacific and GATX diesel locomotives are parked on a railroad bridge over a street in Bensenville, Illinois, under an overcast sky in the early 1980s. March 24, 1994 · Green ST EAST OF 'YORK RD, Bensenville, IL A dark blue and orange SOO Line SD40 locomotive numbered 2010 and a red SOO Line GP38-2 numbered 2405 are parked behind a fence in a rail yard on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40 #2010 and GP38-2 #2405 parked at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK, Bensenville, IL A weathered black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 2032, is pictured from the side on a gravel yard track, with a red and white Soo Line locomotive, number 4437, partially visible behind it. Soo Line GP38 locomotive 2032 and GP9 4437, both in weathered livery, sit side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 763, painted white with red ends, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 763 in a railroad yard, coupled with another Soo Line locomotive. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK RD, Bensenville, IL A white and red diesel locomotive with 'SOO' on the side and the number 6001 is on railroad tracks beside a loading dock. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6001, is parked in a yard next to a loading dock under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green ' St, Bensenville, IL Multiple Soo Line locomotives, including numbers 763, 2032, 4437, and 755, are lined up on tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. A line of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including an SW1200 and GP9s, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York Rd, Bensenville, IL A scene showing three diesel locomotives—a white SOO Line 2405, a red Canadian Pacific 752, and a blue GATX 7370—on elevated tracks beside a road with a car driving by, under an overcast sky. Three EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, one from SOO Line, one from Canadian Pacific, and one from GATX, are parked on an elevated structure next to a highway. April 1994 · York and Green, Bensonville, IL A red SOO Line locomotive numbered 6059 pulls a long train of white trailers on flatcars along a railroad track beside a concrete platform. A bright red SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6059, leads a piggyback train past a station platform on a clear summer day. June 21, 1994 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 8025, travels down a railroad track with a line of freight cars, viewed from a three-quarter front angle on an overcast autumn day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive 8025 leads a freight train through Elmwood Park, Illinois, in the fall. November 27, 1995 · 73rd Ave, Elmwood Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, is parked next to orange safety fencing with a bridge and construction equipment in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 383 on a main line near a construction zone in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 6608, painted in white and red, on a railroad track with bare trees in the background on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 6608 in its distinctive white and red livery, photographed on a winter day along a railroad main line. March 8, 1997 · York Rd, Bensenville, IL A side view of two red diesel locomotives, one marked SOO LINE 1539 and the other CP 6409, parked behind a chain-link fence in front of a brick dieselhouse building with signs reading CP Rail System and Bensenville Dieselhouse. A red SOO Line EMD GP9 locomotive, number 1539, sits in the Bensenville dieselhouse yard with a CP Rail System locomotive nearby, seen through a chain-link fence on an overcast winter day. March 8, 1997 · Green St, Bensenville, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6004, leading a train past industrial buildings and a construction vehicle under an overcast sky. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #6004 leads a freight train through an industrial area in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front / Ernst, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and white Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1202, coupled to a freight car, in a snowy yard under a clear blue sky. Soo Line diesel locomotive number 1202, an EMD SW1200, stands in a snowy yard with a freight car. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A three-unit consist of red SOO Line diesel locomotives, led by number 748, is coupled to freight cars on a railroad main line under an overcast sky. A SOO Line freight train led by red EMD SD40-2 locomotive 748 on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1205, on a snowy track with industrial buildings in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1205, sits on a snow-covered yard track. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL