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Side view of two Soo Line diesel locomotives, numbers 6610 and 6009, in white and red livery, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a grey sky.

Two Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 6610 and 6009, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of three Soo Line freight locomotives, one red SD40-2 and two white GP38s, on tracks in a yard with an overpass behind them under a gray sky.

Three Soo Line diesel locomotives, including an SD40-2 and two GP38s, are parked on parallel tracks in a yard under an overpass on an overcast day. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of three red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives parked on railroad tracks with an elevated highway overpass in the background under an overcast sky.

Three SOO Line diesel locomotives, including an SD40 and two GP38-2s, are positioned on parallel tracks under an overpass. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A Soo Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6009, with red and white paint, is parked on tracks under a concrete overpass. A freight car is visible behind it.

A Soo Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6009, is shown at rest in a rail yard under an overpass, with the red and white livery clearly visible. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, 6610 and 6009, are coupled together on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A SOO Line EMD SD40, number 6610, is coupled to an EMD GP38, number 6009, in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red Soo Line locomotive numbered 761 is shown from the side, sitting on railroad tracks with an industrial building in the background under a gray sky.

A Soo Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, number 761, in its red livery, is pictured on a set of tracks in an industrial yard on an overcast day. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 761, coupled to a black tank car on a gravel-ballasted railroad yard.

A red Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 761, stands on a multi-track yard under an overcast sky. November 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4603 sits on tracks in a yard, with industrial buildings in the background.

Soo Line locomotive 4603, an EMD SD40, is parked in a rail yard alongside another Soo Line unit in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbers 4603 and 4617, side-by-side on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky.

A SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotive, number 4603, sits in a yard with another unit, 4617, beside it, both showing the railroad's white and red paint scheme. December 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6018, painted white with a red nose and stripe, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive number 6018 in its classic white and red livery, photographed in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6018, parked on tracks with freight cars nearby under an overcast sky.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #6018 in a rail yard with freight cars. March 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A maroon SOO Line caboose numbered 141 is parked on tracks in a snow-covered yard, with other freight cars in the background.

A SOO Line bay window caboose numbered 141 sits in a snowy rail yard. March 2001 · Carnation and Waveland, Franklin Park, IL

A black and white photo of a Soo Line locomotive numbered 6005, a large diesel engine, parked beside a freight car on railroad tracks in a yard with a cloudy sky.

Soo Line diesel locomotive 6005, an EMD SD40-2, stands on the tracks next to a freight car in a yard. April 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and white photograph of two SOO Line diesel locomotives, 6008 and 6015, standing side by side in a rail yard on a cloudy day.

A SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotive, number 6008, is shown in a rail yard alongside another SD40, number 6015, under an overcast sky. April 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 2026, stopped at a station platform next to a CP Rail flatcar, with a blue sign reading 'Mannheim' in the background.

SOO Line GP9 2026 is pictured at Mannheim station with a CP Rail flatcar, under an overcast sky. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A SOO Line GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 1553, is parked on a mainline track next to a white boxcar. In the background, a concrete overpass carries a yellow school bus over the tracks under a blue sky with white clouds.

SOO Line GP9 1553 in orange livery sits on a railroad main line, with a white boxcar and tank cars nearby, under a concrete highway overpass on a clear summer day. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and red Soo Line locomotive numbered 1553 stands on tracks at Mannheim station, with a worker in high-visibility vest nearby and several freight cars, including a white boxcar and a red boxcar, in the background under an overcast sky.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 1553 in a freight yard at Mannheim, Illinois, with a worker nearby and freight cars in the background. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 2026, painted orange and black, coupled to a flatcar hauling a white trailer with 'EMP' on its side, set against an industrial backdrop with grain silos.

SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #2026, in orange and black livery, is shown in a freight yard pulling a flatcar with an EMP trailer. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 2041, is stationary on tracks at the Mannheim station yard, with a person standing on its steps and another person on the ground nearby; a red C:P locomotive is visible in the background.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive number 2041 at Mannheim station, with a crew member on the steps. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of SOO Line diesel locomotive 2057, painted orange and black, on railroad tracks with an industrial building and a 'Mannheim' station sign in the background under an overcast sky.

SOO Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive number 2057 in its orange and black livery, standing on the tracks at Mannheim, Illinois. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Soo Line diesel locomotive 2026, an EMD SW1200, is shown pulling a freight train with an EMP intermodal container on a flatcar. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1553, is stopped at a station with several freight cars in the background. A person in a safety vest walks alongside the tracks. A blue station sign reads 'Mannheim To Chicago Platform 2'.

A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is pictured at Mannheim station in Illinois, with Milwaukee Road and HI freight cars nearby. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black Soo Line locomotive, number 2041, is stationary on tracks at the Mannheim station, with a blue station sign and a red CP locomotive in the background.

A Soo Line EMD SD24 locomotive, number 2041, is shown at the Mannheim station yard on an overcast day. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a Soo Line locomotive numbered 2026 and a CP Rail flatcar at Mannheim station, with a blue platform sign indicating 'To Chicago'.

A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2026, is at Mannheim station platform 2, coupled to a CP Rail flatcar on a cloudy day. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive, numbered 2057, parked on railroad tracks with a blue Mannheim station sign visible in the background.

A SOO Line EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 2057, stands on the tracks at the Mannheim station in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4418, coupled to freight cars on a set of tracks with a tall silo in the background.

SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #4418 in red livery at a freight yard, pulling a Wabash boxcar. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

SOO Line GP38-2 #4418 in red livery, leading a freight consist in a yard. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive pulls freight cars under a concrete highway overpass on a clear day.

A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 4648, leads a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive pulling a black tank car, with a concrete bridge overhead and a white car parked nearby.

SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive number 4427 leads a freight train under a concrete bridge on a clear summer day. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4427 is pulling freight cars on railroad tracks under a concrete bridge on a sunny day, with a white van parked nearby and a yellow truck visible on the bridge above.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #4427 leads a freight train under a concrete bridge on a clear summer day. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one black with an orange front and the other solid red, sit on parallel tracks with trees behind them.

A Soo Line GP38-2 and a Pennsylvania Railroad E8 diesel locomotive are parked side by side in a rail yard on an overcast summer day. July 2001 · York and Pleasant

Two diesel locomotives, one black with orange cab marked SOO 2016 and one red with a white P marked 5683, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard with trees in the background.

A SOO Line EMD SD40 and a Penn Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotive side by side in a rail yard. July 2001 · York and Pleasant

A white SOO Line freight car with number 74795 is parked on tracks next to a grain elevator on a sunny day.

A SOO Line covered hopper car, number 74795, sits on a railroad main line in a yard on a clear summer day. July 2001 · Franklin Park, IL

A white and red Soo Line caboose numbered 133 on railroad tracks, with industrial buildings and a CP Rail flatcar in the background under a clear sky.

A Soo Line caboose numbered 133 is pictured on a railroad main line in a yard, with a CP Rail flatcar and trailer in the background. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A white Soo Line caboose with the number 133 is parked on railroad tracks next to a red Canadian Pacific flatcar with the number CP 505067, which is carrying a white XTRA trailer, with industrial buildings in the background.

A Soo Line caboose numbered 133 is coupled to a Canadian Pacific flatcar carrying an XTRA trailer in a rail yard. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and white photograph of a SOO Line locomotive numbered 4438, parked beside a dark freight car with partial lettering, in a gravel yard with industrial buildings in the background.

SOO Line diesel locomotive 4438, an EMD SD40, stands in a yard next to a Tricon Forest Products freight car under an overcast sky. November 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A bright red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6055, sits on the tracks beside a guardrail, with snow and puddles on the ground and a gray sky above.

A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6055, is shown in its red livery at a grade crossing on an overcast winter day. February 2002 · OKETO and 79th

A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6038 is parked on tracks in a rail yard, with another red locomotive partially visible beside it.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #6038 in a rail yard, alongside another locomotive with number 58. October 2002 · Lincoln Ave, Dolton, 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 and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive number 2064 sits on railroad tracks with a person in safety gear nearby, with a sign reading Mannheim in the background.

SOO Line GP9 locomotive 2064 sits on the tracks at Mannheim station in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky. October 2003 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL

A rusted orange and black Soo Line GP38 locomotive, number 2064, sits on a set of tracks in an industrial area under an overcast sky.

Soo Line EMD GP38 locomotive number 2064 is shown in its orange and black livery on a railroad main line. October 2003 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a white Soo Line caboose with number 138 and a red cupola, on train tracks under a concrete bridge with an ACFX tank car behind it.

Soo Line caboose number 138 in white livery with a red cupola, positioned on a railroad main line under a concrete bridge. October 2003 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4438, parked on rail tracks in a gravel yard with a green boxcar partially visible in the background.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 4438 in a yard under an overcast sky. March 8, 2004 · Green and Wolf, Bensenville, IL

A red and white SOO Line locomotive with the number 4438 on its side pulls a line of freight containers on a railroad track next to a road, with a Canadian Pacific Railway sign visible in the background under an overcast sky.

A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4438, leads a freight train past a Canadian Pacific Railway sign in Bensenville, Illinois. May 8, 2004 · Green and Wolf, Bensenville, IL

A side view of a weathered black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive number 4512, sitting on tracks in a yard with other freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 4512, weathered and standing in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. May 28, 2004 · Wolf and Green, Bensenville, IL

A side view of a red, white, and black Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 4441, standing on railway tracks under a blue sky with white clouds.

A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 4441, is shown in its classic red, white, and black livery, parked on a gravel right-of-way under a clear summer sky. June 11, 2004 · Green and Wolf, Bensenville, IL

Side view of a white Soo Line caboose with red cupola, number 90, parked on railroad tracks next to a road with green trees in the background under a clear sky.

A Soo Line caboose, number 90, painted white with a red cupola, sits on a private right-of-way beside a road, surrounded by lush green trees on a clear summer day. June 11, 2004 · Elmhurst and Irving