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Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with number 617 on its cab, standing in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, under a blue sky. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 617, is shown in side view with a second unit partially visible behind it, in a rail yard under a clear sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive 143 in a rail yard, with a dark gray Southern Railway locomotive 832 behind it on a clear summer day. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive numbered 143 is parked in a yard, with a Southern Railway GP38-2 numbered 832 visible in the background. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 143 is parked in a gravel yard, with another locomotive visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 143, is parked in a yard under a clear sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 617 and 143, are parked side by side in a gravel yard under a partly cloudy sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 617, is seen in a yard, with another UP locomotive numbered 143 visible behind it. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 143, in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 143, sits in a yard alongside another locomotive, number 8321, under a clear sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 143 parked in a gravel yard with another gray locomotive behind it under a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 143, in yellow and gray livery, is parked in a rail yard with another locomotive in the background. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in yellow and gray livery are parked in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky, with one clearly showing the number 736 on its side. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 736, is seen in a yard under an overcast sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one blue and red with the number 9387 and the words 'COTTON BELT' on its side, and the other yellow with the number 601 and partial 'UNION PACIFIC' lettering, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard with some greenery in the foreground. A Cotton Belt SD40-2 locomotive and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive are positioned side-by-side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9751 is shown in profile, pulling a line of gray Wisconsin Central freight cars on a clear winter day. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #9751 leads a train of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a yard. September 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives numbered 418 and 419 are seen crossing a large metal truss bridge over a river with boats moored below. Two Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbers 418 and 419, cross a truss bridge over the Chicago River. September 2001 · CHICAGO RIVER and 19th ST, Chicago, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific E9 locomotives numbered 418 and 419 travel across a steel truss bridge over a river, with buildings in the background and boats moored below. Two Union Pacific E9 locomotives, numbers 418 and 419, cross a vertical lift bridge over the Chicago River on a clear summer day. September 2001 · Chicago River and 19th St, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 4754 with an American flag graphic, standing on tracks in a yard with a white freight car in the background. Union Pacific SD70M locomotive 4754 in its 'Building America' livery, seen in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. March 17, 2002 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 4754 with a large American flag on its side sits on railroad tracks in a winter yard, with a white freight car labeled PROCOR in the background. Union Pacific SD70 locomotive #4754 in its distinctive yellow, gray, and red livery with an American flag graphic, captured in a yard setting on an overcast winter day. March 17, 2002 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two orange Union Pacific locomotives numbered 4753 and 37 sit on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky, with a large American flag painted on their sides. Two Union Pacific EMD SD70M diesel locomotives, including number 4753, are shown in side view at a yard, wearing the 'Building America' livery with a large American flag graphic. March 17, 2002 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 4753, with American flags painted on its side, standing in a gravel yard under a gray sky. A Union Pacific SD70M diesel locomotive, number 4753, in its yellow and black livery, is parked in a yard on an overcast winter day. March 17, 2002 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives on parallel tracks: a yellow Union Pacific SD40-2 with the number 4662, and a black Rio Grande GP9 with yellow lettering. A Union Pacific SD40-2, number 4662, stands side by side with a Denver and Rio Grande Western GP9 in a railyard. May 2002 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4256 is on an elevated track above a building with a green roof, with another locomotive numbered 3263 behind it. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive numbered 4256 leads a train on an elevated structure, with a GP38-2 numbered 3263 visible behind it, in Oak Park, Illinois. February 2, 2003 · Marion and North, Oak Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 4256 travels on an elevated track above a station platform, with a red banner for the Festival Theatre hanging on a nearby pole. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 4256 is seen on an elevated structure, with a second UP locomotive partially visible behind it. February 2, 2003 · Marion and North, Oak Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 4106 is stopped at a station platform with trees and buildings in the background under a blue sky. A Union Pacific SD70M locomotive, number 4106, is pictured at the Glen Ellyn station on a clear summer day. June 22, 2003 · Glen Ellyn, IL Yellow and gray diesel locomotives lettered Pacific pass a covered commuter platform with a parking lot beyond on a sunny day. A Union Pacific freight with five diesel locomotives passes the commuter platform at Glen Ellyn, Illinois. June 22, 2003 · Glen Ellyn, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 4106 sits on the tracks at a station platform in Glen Ellyn under a blue sky with scattered clouds. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 4106, is pictured at the Glen Ellyn station platform on a clear summer day. June 22, 2003 · Glen Ellyn, IL A blue and yellow CSX train with locomotive number 4735 is seen in a rail yard during winter, with another CSX engine and a Union Pacific car nearby. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4735, leads a train through a yard in winter, with another CSX locomotive and a Union Pacific freight car visible in the background. February 2004 · Green St and Wolf Rd A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 3683, is parked on tracks under a concrete highway overpass on a cloudy day. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3683, stands in a yard under an overcast sky. April 2004 · Front and George A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3680 and a red Illinois Central locomotive numbered 6125 sit on parallel tracks in an industrial yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 and an Illinois Central EMD GP38 locomotives side by side on a railroad yard. April 2004 · Front and George Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 7170, parked in a yard with dry grass and an overcast sky. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 7170, is shown in a side view in a winter yard setting. April 4, 2004 · Waukegan, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9203 coupled between a red locomotive and another yellow unit, with bare trees and an overcast sky behind and a road in the foreground. Union Pacific 9203 runs in a locomotive consist behind a red unit numbered 3050, likely near York Road and Irving Park Road. April 12, 2004 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3445 on its side and front, sitting on railroad tracks with bare trees in the background. A Union Pacific GP40 diesel locomotive, number 3445, is captured in profile on a railroad main line during winter. April 12, 2004 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL Side view of two diesel locomotives, one yellow Union Pacific and one red Chicago and North Western, on parallel tracks with bare trees in the background under a gray sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 9203, is shown on a railroad main line, coupled with a Chicago and North Western EMD GP38, number 3050, under an overcast winter sky. April 12, 2004 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL Three diesel locomotives, a yellow Union Pacific unit in front, then a gray and red Southern Pacific unit and a second yellow Union Pacific unit, seen behind a highway guardrail and dry brush, with warehouses and tall smokestacks under an overcast sky. Union Pacific 7295 leads a Southern Pacific unit and another Union Pacific locomotive past the Larsen Marine building in Waukegan, Illinois. April 14, 2004 · Waukegan, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 7295 leads a train past a guardrail, with a red and gray Southern Pacific locomotive behind it, in front of a building that says Larsen Marine. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 7295, leads a train that includes a former Southern Pacific GP38-2, number 340, through an industrial area in Waukegan, Illinois. April 14, 2004 · Waukegan, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 661 sits on tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 661 in a yard, with other UP units visible. June 2004 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1394 stands on tracks in a gravel yard, with other locomotives visible behind and beside it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1394, is shown in side profile in a rail yard under a clear sky. July 2004 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4096 is crossing a street at a railroad crossing with flashing red lights; several cars are parked nearby and a white house is visible in the background. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 4096, leads a freight train across a grade crossing in a residential area on an overcast summer day. July 5, 2004 · Sohl St, Hammond, IN A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 4096 is moving on tracks at a grade crossing, with a railroad crossing sign in the foreground and several cars stopped on the road. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 4096, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Hammond, Indiana, with cars stopped and waiting. July 5, 2004 · Sohl St, Hammond, IN Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 5026 and an American flag graphic, standing on railroad tracks beside grassy vegetation under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD70M locomotive numbered 5026 in the 'Building America' livery, photographed on a summer day. July 5, 2004 · Wilcox and Sohl, Hammond, IN Two diesel locomotives, one from CSX and one from Union Pacific, are on parallel railroad tracks next to a field of tall grass and wildflowers. A CSX GP40-2 and a Union Pacific SD70M locomotive are seen on parallel tracks in Hammond, Indiana, in the late 1990s, surrounded by overgrown grass and trees. July 5, 2004 · Willow and Sohl, Hammond, IN Union Pacific locomotives 6478 and 7165, both EMD SD40-2s, are parked side by side in a yard, with another locomotive visible behind them. Union Pacific locomotives 6478 and 7165, both EMD SD40-2s, are parked side by side in a yard, with another locomotive visible behind them. August 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A side view of several yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives with red lettering, parked in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. A row of Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, including number 6478, are parked in a rail yard. August 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbered Y554 and 550, are parked side-by-side on a railroad track in a yard, with trees and an overpass in the background. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotives, Y554 and 550, are coupled together on a track in Waukegan Yard, Illinois. August 1, 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Two yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives face the camera on parallel tracks in a railroad yard under a clear sky. Two Union Pacific locomotives, an SD40-2 and an SD40, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard. August 1, 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives numbered 702 and 547, with a white Amtrak passenger car in the background, parked on railroad tracks in a gravel yard. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 702 and 547, parked in a yard next to an Amtrak passenger car. August 1, 2004 · Waukegan, IL A front view of two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 6478 and 6268, parked next to each other in a rail yard on a clear day. Two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, an SD40-2 and an SD40, posed side-by-side in a rail yard. August 1, 2004 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific six-axle diesel locomotive numbered 7170 on a track. A tall smokestack, a light pole and a white building are behind it, and dry grass is in the foreground. Union Pacific diesel locomotive 7170 stands beside a tall smokestack in Waukegan, Illinois. September 14, 2004 · Waukegan, IL Side view of a black, white and red diesel locomotive lettered CN, numbered 6125 and marked I.C. It is coupled to a yellow and grey locomotive on a yard track, with a tall beige industrial tower behind it under an overcast sky. Illinois Central 6125 in Canadian National colors, coupled to a yellow locomotive that appears to be Union Pacific's, in a yard at Front & George. November 2004 · Front and George Side view of a gold Union Pacific SD70M locomotive numbered 5026 coupled to a blue Railty locomotive numbered 7302, both on railroad tracks with gravel ballast. A Union Pacific SD70M locomotive numbered 5026 is coupled to a blue Railty locomotive numbered 7302, photographed in a yard under an overcast sky. July 5, 2006 · willow and 50th, Hammond, IN A side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 5026 with an American flag graphic and the slogan 'Building America', on a railroad track surrounded by grass and bushes. Union Pacific SD70M locomotive number 5026, painted in a special 'Building America' livery, stands on a private right-of-way under an overcast sky. July 5, 2007 · Wilcox and Sohl, Hammond, IN A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 5026 is coupled to a blue RailTY locomotive numbered 7302, both on railroad tracks in a yard. A Union Pacific SD70M locomotive numbered 5026 stands beside a RailTY unit numbered 7302 in a rail yard. July 5, 2007 · Willow and Sohl, Hammond, IN