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Two red diesel locomotives, one with the SOO Line logo and number 748, on parallel tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 748, leading a freight consist with another red locomotive, number 5905, visible behind it, at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 is coupled to a black tank car on parallel railroad tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 383, pulls a black ACFX tank car on a clear day in a railroad yard. July 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, number 543 in orange and black and number 517 in black with orange trim, are positioned on separate tracks under a concrete overpass, with a line of freight cars and a yellow excavator visible in the background. Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 543 and 517, are seen on parallel tracks under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. August 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two white and red SOO Line diesel locomotives numbered 6240 and 6241 are parked on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with two people visible nearby on a hazy day. Two SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, stand coupled on parallel tracks under a concrete highway overpass on an overcast day, with personnel nearby. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of SOO Line diesel locomotive 1556, showing faded Milwaukee Road lettering on the hood, parked on a railroad track with a white tank car behind and industrial buildings in the background. SOO Line SW1200 locomotive 1556, still in faded Milwaukee Road livery, stands on a yard track with a tank car nearby. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black, orange, and white diesel locomotive numbered SOO 1556, with faded Milwaukee Road lettering on its side, is on a set of tracks in a rail yard. SOO Line SW1200 locomotive 1556, still carrying faded Milwaukee Road lettering, is pictured in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Pk Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, are coupled together, pulling a train of freight cars under a highway overpass on a sunny day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotives 6240 and 6241 lead a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one red with white and gray reading SOO LINE 6028 and another red reading CP 740, are coupled together on train tracks under a concrete bridge on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40-2 6028 leads a train with Canadian Pacific GP9 740 under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive and caboose are parked on parallel tracks in a sunny rail yard, with industrial buildings and a Mannheim station sign in the background. SOO Line SD40 locomotive #543 and caboose #126 in a rail yard at Mannheim, Illinois, under clear skies. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6028 leads a red locomotive numbered 740 on railroad tracks beneath a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. SOO Line locomotives 6028 and 740 are pictured on a main line under a concrete overpass on an overcast day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205 is coupled to a flatcar with a brown Tiphook container, stopped on tracks in a gravel yard with a building behind it. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 1205 pulls a freight car with a Tiphook container in a yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty orange and black Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 stands on a set of tracks next to a white and red caboose numbered 126, with an overpass in the background. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 543 leads a train with caboose 126 in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in three-quarter front view, coupled to a white tank car, passing under a concrete overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 1556 leads a freight train under a highway overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black, orange and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in a three-quarter front view, pulling a silver tank car under a bridge in a rail yard on a sunny day. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1556 moves a tank car under a concrete overpass in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is stopped at a station platform, with a freight car behind it and a sign reading Franklin Park. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1556 at Franklin Park station, Illinois, with a freight car in tow. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1554, stopped on tracks near industrial buildings and a tall silo structure under a clear sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive 1554 is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with one person standing nearby. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and grey livery stands on the tracks under a concrete highway overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and gray SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on train tracks beneath a bridge, with one person standing nearby. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and gray livery, standing on a private right-of-way under a concrete overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 sits on a set of tracks in a yard, with a freight car labeled CNW visible to the right. Soo Line EMD SW1200 #383 in its original livery, photographed in a railroad yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1556, in a rail yard with multiple tracks, industrial buildings, and a clear sky overhead. SOO Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive number 1556, originally Milwaukee Road, stands in a yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 532, pulling red boxcars, on a sunny day with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background. Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive 532, painted in black and orange, leads a train of red boxcars on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under a clear blue sky in the 1980s. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white and rusty Soo Line caboose numbered 63, parked on railroad tracks in an industrial yard. Soo Line caboose #63, showing significant weathering, sits on a set of tracks in a rail yard with industrial facilities in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line 1554 diesel locomotive is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a large industrial structure behind it under a clear sky. Soo Line 1554, an EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, stands on the tracks in a rail yard, with industrial silos in the background. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Pk A side view of a rusty brown SOO Line caboose, number 75, in a rail yard with multiple tracks, a white tank car, and a rusted white boxcar nearby. A weathered SOO Line caboose, numbered 75, sits in a rail yard next to a rusted white boxcar and a tank car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A black and red diesel locomotive with the number 1556 and the letters SOO on the side is stopped on a set of train tracks. Behind it is a white tank car. The setting appears to be a railroad yard with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background. A Soo Line SW1200 locomotive numbered 1556 is parked in a yard, pulling a white tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel switcher locomotive, number 1205, on a railroad track next to a large industrial facility, with a dark brown boxcar labeled 'TIPHOOK' behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 switcher, number 1205, is positioned at an industrial loading facility in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a TIPHOOK freight car behind it. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205, coupled to a flatcar carrying a brown TIPHOOK container, on tracks in front of a warehouse under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, numbered 1205, is shown in a yard setting with a TIPHOOK container on a flatcar. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a dark brown Canadian National freight car in a rail yard with multiple tracks and a warehouse in the background. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 383, is shown in a rail yard with a Canadian National freight car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A Soo Line diesel locomotive and caboose parked on parallel tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive and matching caboose sit on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a black tank car in a rail yard with multiple tracks. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 383 is shown in a rail yard, coupled to an ACF tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a dark gray and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 532, standing on tracks in a yard with a red freight car behind it. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 532, is pictured in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, numbered 543, is shown parked on tracks under a concrete bridge; a person in a cap and vest stands on its front platform. A Soo Line EMD SD24 locomotive numbered 543 stands on the tracks under an overpass, with a crew member on the front platform. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 is coupled to a white and red Soo Line caboose numbered 126, stopped on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a large concrete bridge in the background under a clear blue sky. A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 543, leads a train with a matching Soo Line caboose, number 126, through a rail yard under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A brown SOO Line caboose numbered 81 sits on a railroad track under a concrete bridge, with a freight car behind it. A SOO Line caboose, number 81, in brown livery, photographed from the side under a concrete bridge. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line caboose, number 126, is parked on railroad tracks next to an industrial building under a clear sky. A Soo Line caboose numbered 126 sits on a private right-of-way in front of an industrial facility. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A maroon Soo Line caboose numbered 81 is visible on a set of railroad tracks, with a shipping container car behind it and a bridge in the background. A Soo Line Caboose #81 in maroon livery sits on the tracks, part of a freight train with a CRONOS container car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 740 is shown in a three-quarter front view, coupled with a white SOO Line locomotive numbered 602, on railroad tracks in a yard with overcast weather. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 740, leads a train with a SOO Line GP9, number 602, at a rail yard under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 740 is in the foreground on a set of railroad tracks, with a white SOO Line locomotive numbered 602 behind it. The sky is overcast, and the setting appears to be a rail yard. A CP Rail System EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 740, leads a consist with a SOO Line EMD SD40, number 602, in a rail yard under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in profile on a set of tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 4419, with a second unit, stands in a snow-covered rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lake St, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbers 4429 and 4419, are stopped at the Mannheim station platform on a cloudy day with snow on the ground. SOO Line GP9 locomotives 4429 and 4419 at Mannheim station in winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line locomotive numbered 4419 sits on tracks in a snow-dusted yard with an industrial building in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in a railroad yard during winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotives on snow-covered tracks in a rail yard, clear blue sky. Two Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbers 532 and 1551, side by side in a snowy rail yard. December 14, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 on railroad tracks, with a concrete bridge overhead and a freight car behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive numbered 383 pulls a freight car under a concrete bridge on a cloudy winter day. December 21, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A snowy railroad yard featuring three diesel locomotives: SOO Line #414 and #9002, and Harbor Belt Railroad #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar parked on an adjacent track. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotives, including #414 and #9002, are parked in a snowy railroad yard alongside a Harbor Belt Railroad locomotive, #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar nearby. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A white and maroon Soo Line locomotive numbered 753 is parked on a snow-covered railroad yard next to a small shed and utility poles. A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 753, is shown in a snowy yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois, during the winter. December 25, 1997 · 25th and FULLERTON, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives on a snowy railroad yard, with a highway overpass and a billboard in the background. Two SOO Line EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 730 and 4411, in a snowy rail yard under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4411, painted white with red ends and black SOO lettering, standing on tracks beside snow-covered ground with an orange CSX locomotive in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4411 in its white and red livery, photographed in a snowy yard setting. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white Soo Line caboose with a red cupola, numbered 63, parked on a snowy railroad track next to a covered hopper car. A Soo Line caboose, numbered 63, sits on a snow-dusted railroad main line, with a covered hopper car visible to its side. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL