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A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1720 stands in a rail yard on a clear, sunny day with stacks of steel rails in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1720, is shown in a yard, displaying its classic yellow livery with red pinstripes and grey roof. c. 1954 to 1970 A yellow Union Pacific locomotive number 1720 sits on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive partially visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1720, is parked in a rail yard. c. 1954 to 1970 Side view of an Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 1500 in a snow-dusted rail yard, with other locomotives behind it. Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive 1500 sits in a snowy yard, with another SW1200 and a Union Pacific GP9 in the background. c. 1960 to 1970 A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1247, is sitting on tracks in a yard, with a second locomotive coupled behind it. A Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1247, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1960 to 1990 A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9679, standing on tracks in a snowy yard next to another diesel locomotive with the reporting mark SX. A Union Pacific SD70M locomotive, number 9679, stands in a snow-covered yard alongside a second locomotive, with snow blanketing the ground and equipment. January 1960 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky, with green bushes in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives, including GP38-2s 602 and 1739 and SD40-2 9343, are seen in a rail yard. June 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of several yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including number 1394, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives 1394 and 2965 are pictured in side view at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, in the distinctive Armour yellow and red livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 699, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 699, in yellow, red, and gray livery, is shown in a yard. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 2956 and 5946, are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a yard on an overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2956, is shown in side profile with another GP9, number 5946, behind it, both in the classic yellow and gray livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, in yellow and red livery, standing on tracks in a yard with a boxcar in the background. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, are shown in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4662 on its side, standing on tracks in a yard with another black locomotive partially visible nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #4662 in its yellow and gray livery, captured in a railroad yard. May 1962 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9432 and 2979, are traveling on a railroad track under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 9432 and 2979, are seen on a railroad main line. c. 1970 to 2000 · Pulaski and 21 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 4461, is shown on railroad tracks beside a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 4461, travels along a railroad main line on an overcast summer day. c. 1970 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3498 is moving across a street at a grade crossing, with flashing red lights and a railroad crossing sign visible. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3498, crosses a street at a railroad crossing. c. 1970 to 2000 A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 3045 on its side is seen traveling through a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 3045, travels along a private right-of-way in a summer scene. c. 1972 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 sits on railroad tracks, with overgrown grass and a fence in the foreground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 9432, is shown in profile on a railroad main line. c. 1972 to 2000 · Pulaski and (20 3) Two diesel locomotives, one blue Conrail and one yellow Union Pacific, on parallel tracks in a snowy industrial yard. A Conrail GP38-2 and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive in a snowy yard. c. 1976 to 1980 A yellow Union Pacific SD24 locomotive, number 409, is parked on tracks at a train station with a red brick building and a mountain in the background. A Union Pacific SD24 locomotive numbered 409 stands at a terminal with freight and passenger cars in the background. October 4, 1977 · Salt Lake City A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6072 is parked on tracks beside a second locomotive numbered 9455, with dry brush in the foreground and a bare tree near the tracks. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6072, is seen in a yard with another unit, number 9455, in the background. December 1978 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 46, on a railroad track in a desert landscape with mountains in the background under a clear sky. A Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotive, number 46, leading a train in a desert setting under a clear blue sky, with a second GP9 trailing behind. November 1979 · Las Vegas, NV A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2465 is parked in a yard, with a pile of old train wheels and trucks in the foreground and another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2465, sits in a rail yard with another locomotive behind it and discarded truck assemblies in the foreground. c. 1980 to 1995 A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4461 is moving on train tracks beside a grassy area with trees and a grade crossing in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4461, travels along a main line track on an overcast summer day. c. 1980 to 2000 Side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 172 and 617, standing on tracks in a yard with green bushes in the foreground and a maroon freight car in the background under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotives, numbers 172 and 617, are seen in a rail yard. August 1981 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL 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 long yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6938, with red lettering and a shield herald, sits on a short display track behind a brown lawn and trimmed shrubs under a cloudy sky. Union Pacific 6938 on static display with a "Union Pacific pulling for United Way" banner on its hood. c. 1986 to 2005 Seen from above, an Amtrak train of stainless and white passenger cars on the left passes a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive consist on the right, with a raised steel lift bridge, signals, a brick industrial building and stored boats behind. Union Pacific B4232 leads a locomotive consist past an Amtrak train below a raised vertical-lift bridge in winter. c. 1989 to 2005 A yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6910 sits on tracks in a snowy yard, with a Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3231 in the background. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotive 6910 in 'Falcon Service' livery is parked in a yard, with a Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 3231 visible in the background. August 19, 1990 · Green River, WY A vintage orange and grey Union Pacific bus, numbered 27, with 'Road of The Streamliners' written on its side, parked outdoors with a clear blue sky above. A Union Pacific Motor bus, numbered 27, featuring the 'Road of The Streamliners' livery, parked on a street under a clear sky. May 1991 · Sacramento, CA Three yellow-and-gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives stand on a track beyond a grassy embankment, with a container car at the left. Union Pacific diesel locomotives 5028 and 5025 lead a third Union Pacific unit at Dolton, Illinois. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Three yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, sit side by side on multiple tracks in a railroad yard under a blue sky. Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including an SD40 and a GP9, are seen in a yard under a clear sky. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, side by side in a yard under a clear sky. A consist of Union Pacific locomotives, including an SD40, a GP9, and another SD40, photographed in a yard. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 on a track, seen over tall dry grass, with two smokestacks and a utility pole under an overcast sky. Union Pacific 9432 stands on the track beside an industrial area, with two tall smokestacks rising behind it. c. 1994 to 2005 · Pulaski, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1710 and 1735, standing on tracks in a yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbers 1710 and 1735, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. March 1994 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B2474 is parked on tracks in a rail yard next to other locomotives, with a brick building in the background. A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, B2474, is shown in a yard with other locomotives. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives, one from CSX and one from Union Pacific, are parked side by side in a railroad yard with brick buildings in the background. A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8562 is parked in a yard next to a Union Pacific GP38-2 numbered B2474. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 18, parked on a track next to a grassy area, with another blue locomotive partially visible in the background. A Union Pacific EMD E9 locomotive, number 18, in a yellow and red livery, displayed at a museum yard. August 15, 1995 · Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2526, on a set of tracks in a yard with bare winter brush in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2526, is spotted in a railroad yard alongside another locomotive, with bare winter brush in the foreground. March 8, 1996 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1206 is parked in a yard, with two other locomotives nearby. Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive #1206 in a railroad yard, with other Union Pacific units visible in the background. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1214, parked in a rail yard with another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 1214, is shown in a rail yard with a Chicago & North Western unit in the background. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1206 is parked on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars in the background. Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive #1206 in a rail yard, likely in the 1970s. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific passenger cars with 'Atlanta 1996' graphics are seen on an elevated track, with industrial brick buildings and a red billboard in the background under an overcast sky. Union Pacific Superliner passenger cars in the 'Atlanta 1996' Olympic livery travel on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL Two yellow Union Pacific passenger cars with 'Atlanta 1996' lettering are on an elevated concrete track, with large brick buildings and green trees in the background under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific passenger cars in a special 'Atlanta 1996' Olympic livery travel on an elevated track through an urban area. June 1996 · Canal Lake A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering is on an elevated track against a backdrop of a red brick building and an overcast sky. A Union Pacific SD70 locomotive painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green and yellow Union Pacific train for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated track through a city with brick buildings and green trees. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 1896, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, leads a matching passenger car over an elevated structure in a Chicago industrial area. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' graphics moves across an elevated track, with a red brick building and trees in the foreground. A Union Pacific locomotive painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track above a river, with brick buildings in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, decorated for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels along an elevated railway in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track over a busy city street with cars and buildings below. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels on an elevated trestle over a Chicago street on an overcast summer day. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives on a track with trees in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6833, leads a consist, with another unit numbered 3647 visible behind it. June 22, 1996 · Prospect Rd near Central, Mount Prospect, IL