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A white and maroon Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4413 on its side, pulling freight cars in a rail yard at dusk with industrial buildings in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive 4413 leads a freight train in a rail yard at dusk, with Canadian Pacific and another Soo Line car in the consist. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line locomotive numbered 4413 is parked on a set of tracks next to freight cars in a rail yard, with industrial buildings in the background at dusk. SOO Line diesel locomotive 4413, an EMD SD40, is shown in a rail yard at dusk with Canadian Pacific and SOO Line freight cars. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, a Soo Line 6017, a CP Rail 5667, and a CP Rail 748, are coupled together in a railroad yard at dusk with an industrial building in the background. A Soo Line SD40 leads a CP Rail SD40-2 and GP9 in a yard at dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red SOO Line locomotive with the number 4403 is parked on a set of tracks beside a station platform with a sign reading 'Mannhiem Platform 2'. The sky is overcast and there are birds flying above. A SOO Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4403, stands at Mannheim station on a winter day. December 1999 · Front/ Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4403, stopped at a station platform under an overcast sky with birds flying overhead. A SOO Line EMD GP38 locomotive, number 4403, is pictured at the Mannhiem station in winter. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line freight car, number 7455, parked on tracks in a rail yard during dusk. A Soo Line covered hopper car, number 7455, is shown in a rail yard. December 1999 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line freight car with the number 74553, parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard at dusk with a platform sign visible on the left. A Soo Line covered hopper car, 74553, stands on the tracks at dusk in a yard, its white paint weathered and faded. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Three diesel locomotives from CP Rail System and SOO Line are parked side-by-side on tracks at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a grain silo and a 'Mannheim' station sign visible, under an overcast dusk sky. A CP Rail System GP38-2 leads a consists including a SOO Line GP38-2 and a CP Rail System GP9 at the Mannheim yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, at dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6009 pulls a white freight car under a concrete bridge on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 6009 leads a freight train under an overpass on a cloudy day. January 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin 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 SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1538, painted in black and orange with white trim, is shown on a railroad track pulling freight cars in a yard under an overcast sky. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1538 leads a freight train in a yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Soo Line EMD SD9 locomotive number 1538, painted in red and black, is on a set of tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky with freight cars behind it. Soo Line EMD SD9 locomotive number 1538 is seen on a railroad main line. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and dark-colored SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4603 on tracks in a rail yard with other locomotives and a red truck nearby, under a gray sky with bare trees. SOO Line diesel locomotive 4603, an EMD SD40, stands in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. March 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and black Soo Line locomotive number 4603 in a rail yard, with other rail equipment and a red truck in the background, under a gray sky with bare trees. A side view of a weathered Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 4603, in a rail yard under an overcast sky. March 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two cabooses, one rusty brown and one white with red cupolas, both lettered SOO, are coupled together in a railyard with snow on the ground and other freight cars behind them. Two SOO Line cabooses, numbers 100 and 105, sit side-by-side in a snowy railyard, with freight cars in the background. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, one white with 'SOO' lettering and two red with 'CP Rail' lettering, are parked in a rail yard on a bright day. Three EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, two from CP Rail System and one from Soo Line, are parked side-by-side in a yard under a clear summer sky. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 1535 is shown from the side, pulling freight cars under a highway overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive #1535 pulling a freight train under a concrete overpass on a clear day. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 2015 on a railroad main line, pulling a yellow freight car under a clear sky. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 2015 on a main line with a freight car. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6020 is shown on a railroad track under a clear blue sky, with a car roof in the foreground and a freight car in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive 6020 in its original red and white livery, photographed in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Carnation and Front, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1535 is parked next to a brown freight car in a yard with a station sign for Mannheim Platform 2 visible in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is shown at Mannheim station in a yard setting. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 35, sits on tracks in a large rail yard filled with shipping containers, viewed from an elevated position under a clear blue sky. SOO Line EMD SW1200 #35 switches intermodal containers in a yard under the Mannheim Bridge in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim Bridge and Front, Franklin Park, IL A row of rusted and white Soo Line cabooses, numbered 102 and 105, sit on tracks in a busy rail yard under a concrete overpass, with multiple freight cars visible in the background. Soo Line cabooses 102 and 105 are parked in a rail yard under an overpass, surrounded by various freight cars. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A white caboose with large black 'SOO' lettering and a red cupola, numbered 105, sitting on railroad tracks in a yard with dark green freight cars behind it. A white SOO Line caboose, number 105, with a red cupola and 'CP Rail System' herald, is parked in a freight yard. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front St, Franklin Park, IL A red and white diesel locomotive with 'SOO' lettering on its side and the number 6020 on the cab and front, sitting on tracks in a grassy yard under a clear blue sky. A Soo Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6020, in its white and red livery, photographed in a railroad yard. May 2000 · Carnation and Front, Franklin Park, IL An overhead view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive pulling a freight train through a yard with multiple tracks, under a concrete bridge carrying a semi-trailer with 'SUPERVALU' lettering. A Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive, number 8001, leads a freight train through a rail yard under a highway bridge in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim Bridge and Front St, Franklin Park, IL An elevated view of a Soo Line SW1200 locomotive moving through a sprawling rail yard filled with freight cars and shipping containers, located in Franklin Park, Illinois. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 switcher, #1535, works in a busy intermodal yard under a clear summer sky. May 2000 · Mannheim Bridge and Keont St, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line caboose numbered 96 is parked on a railway track in a yard, with a red CP Rail locomotive numbered 1511 beside it. A SOO Line caboose numbered 96 sits in a rail yard next to a CP Rail locomotive. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two rusted SOO Line cabooses are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy rail yard, with a boxcar behind them. A SOO Line caboose numbered 102 sits in a snowy rail yard, with another caboose and a boxcar visible in the background. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front St, Franklin Park, IL Two freight cars, one white with 'SOO LINE' lettering and the other orange-red with 'SOU' markings, are parked on adjacent tracks in a gravel yard. A Soo Line boxcar and a Southern Railway boxcar sit on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail locomotive numbered 1511 pulls a string of rusty and white SOO Line cabooses through a sprawling rail yard filled with freight cars and containers, with green trees and a clear blue sky in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive, numbered 1511, leads a train of SOO Line cabooses through a busy rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, under a clear summer sky. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail locomotive with the number 1597 is pulling a train with several cabooses marked 'SOO' under an elevated highway, with a water tower and billboards in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive, number 1597, leads a train with SOO Line cabooses under an elevated highway in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL An overhead view of a red CP Rail locomotive numbered 1511 coupled to a weathered red Soo Line caboose numbered 96 on multiple tracks in a freight yard with shipping containers and tank farm in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive and a Soo Line caboose in a freight yard. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL An overcast day in a rail yard features a yellow American work unit, numbered 9500 250114, coupled to a red and white SOO caboose, with an elevated highway bridge in the background. A yellow American work unit with fleet numbers 9500 and 250114 is coupled to a red and white SOO caboose in a rail yard under an elevated highway bridge on an overcast day. June 12, 2000 · 500 Yard, Milwaukee, WI A faded blue-gray locomotive lettered WSOR 6604 stands beside the cab of a red and silver locomotive numbered 3501, with a red boxcar behind them and a white highway trailer in the foreground at the right. Wisconsin and Southern locomotives 6604 and 3501 in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, on a wet, overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2026 is pulling a freight car along railroad tracks with overhead power lines in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #2026 leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one white with red cab marked SOO 6036 and another red marked Canadian Pacific 8534, are coupled together on tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background. A SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive, number 6036, is coupled to a Canadian Pacific GP40, number 8534, in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin 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 two SOO Line cabooses, 63 and 94, coupled to a Southern Railway boxcar, on tracks under a concrete overpass on a clear day. Two SOO Line bay window cabooses, numbered 63 and 94, are coupled behind a Southern Railway boxcar on a sunny day under a concrete overpass. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive number 1428 pulling white and green freight cars on a set of tracks with a concrete overpass in the background under a cloudy sky. Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive #1428 leads a freight train on a main line under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 4400, stands coupled to a red caboose, numbered 131, on a set of railroad tracks under a clear blue sky. Soo Line locomotive 4400, an EMD SD40-2, coupled to caboose 131 on a mainline track in a rail yard. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a rusty, graffiti-covered red caboose numbered 93 on railroad tracks, with a white semi-trailer on a flatcar beside it under a partly cloudy sky. A weathered SOO Line caboose numbered 93, covered in graffiti, sits on a railroad main line next to a flatcar carrying a semi-trailer in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line train with a locomotive and three cabooses on a clear day, with a bridge in the background. A Soo Line train featuring a locomotive and three cabooses, showcasing classic American railroad equipment from the 1970s. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A dark-colored diesel locomotive with the number 4517 and 'SOO' lettering sits on tracks beside industrial buildings under a partly cloudy sky. A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4517, is parked in a rail yard near industrial buildings on a sunny day. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, stand coupled on a main line in a yard under an overcast summer sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two gray and black Soo Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6003 and 6024, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with a large industrial building to the left and a cloudy sky above. Two Soo Line EMD SD40 locomotives, #6003 and #6024, sit side-by-side in a rail yard under a cloudy sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and maroon SOO Line diesel locomotive with the number 6024 on the cab side, parked on railroad tracks in a yard. SOO Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive number 6024 is shown in a yard under a cloudy sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a dark green and orange Soo Line locomotive numbered 4512 on a set of tracks, pulling a dark brown Canadian Pacific boxcar, with industrial buildings and a 'Mannhiem' station sign in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive 4512 leads a train past the Mannhiem station in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a Canadian Pacific boxcar behind it. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A dark green Soo Line locomotive with orange stripes, number 4512, is parked next to tracks with a blue 'Mannhiem' station sign and a CP freight car nearby. A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4512, stands in a rail yard under a clear sky. October 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL