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Wisconsin Central

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A side view of a weathered Wisconsin Central Ltd. diesel locomotive, number 21, painted in light blue with yellow and red accents, sitting on a set of tracks in a grassy yard with trees in the background. A Wisconsin Central Ltd. SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 21, is pictured in a yard, showing signs of weathering and wear. c. 1990 to 1997 A side view of a blue Wisconsin Central Ltd. locomotive numbered 222 leading a line of locomotives on multiple tracks, with a muddy foreground and an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Central Ltd. SD40-2 locomotive, number 222, leads a consist of similarly numbered units through a rail yard on an overcast day. April 1998 · Franklin / Wolf, Franklin Park, IL Two maroon and yellow Wisconsin Central diesel locomotives, one numbered 7500 and the other 6555, sit on parallel tracks in a yard at dusk. A Wisconsin Central SD40-2 locomotive, number 7500, is shown on the tracks with a second unit, 6555, in the background, likely in a yard at dusk. May 1998 · 85th and Montrose Side view of a Wisconsin Central freight train with two diesel locomotives and several freight cars on a railroad yard track under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Central GP38-2 locomotive, number 6555, leads a freight train through a yard, with another unit, number [?]500, trailing behind. May 1998 · 25th and Montrose A dark gray diesel locomotive lettered WSOR 6620, side view, coupled between a light gray switcher numbered 1792 and a red and silver cab unit, with a maroon and gold locomotive at the right, seen across empty yard tracks on an overcast day. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 6620 likely stands among other diesels in the yard at Court Street in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A red-orange and black diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes on its hood, numbered 5049, stands on a yard track with two more locomotives behind it, seen across a gravel roadway with leafy weeds in the right foreground. Canadian National 5049 with a Wisconsin Central unit and a second CN locomotive at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2954 in a rail yard, with a maroon Wisconsin Central boxcar visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive numbered 2954 is shown in a railroad yard alongside a Wisconsin Central freight car. August 2, 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive pulling a dark brown freight car on a cloudy day in a rail yard, with one person standing near the tracks. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 3154, is seen in a rail yard with a Wisconsin Central Ltd. freight car, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 7166, with another yellow unit behind it and the cab of a maroon and gold Wisconsin Central Ltd. locomotive ahead, on yard tracks under a clear sky with a dirt road and mound in the foreground. Union Pacific 7166 stands with a second UP unit beside a Wisconsin Central Ltd. locomotive in a yard, likely Proviso Yard at Melrose Park, Illinois. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two black and yellow diesel locomotives with Wisconsin Central lettering are on a track above a grassy field under a clear sky. Two Wisconsin Central GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 6627 and 6614, in side view on a mainline right-of-way. December 1999 · Lake Ave, Mondelein, IL A maroon and yellow diesel locomotive with the words 'Wisconsin Central 6530' on its side, parked in a gravel rail yard with bare trees in the background, under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Central Ltd. GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6530, is shown in side profile in a rail yard during winter. December 1999 · Fullerton / 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a maroon and yellow Wisconsin Central diesel locomotive with the number 6005 on its side, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees in the background. A Wisconsin Central GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6005, is pictured in a rail yard. December 1999 · FRANKLIN / 25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 6055, in a rail yard with other locomotives nearby and a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6055, is shown in a yard with another UP unit and a Wisconsin Central locomotive in the background. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a train with an Algoma Central locomotive and two Wisconsin Central locomotives at a grade crossing, with a white pickup truck on the road in front and autumn trees in the background. An Algoma Central EMD F7A locomotive numbered 1753 leads a train past a Wisconsin Central GP9 numbered 587 at a grade crossing in autumn, with a white pickup truck in the foreground. October 2000 · Hwy 94, Manistique, MI A silver Algoma Central self-propelled railcar and two maroon Wisconsin Central diesel locomotives sit on parallel tracks in a yard with dry grass. An Algoma Central Budd RDC and two Wisconsin Central EMD GP38-2 locomotives are displayed in a rail yard under a clear autumn sky. October 2000 · Elk Street Crossing, Manistique, MI Side view of an Algoma Central self-propelled railcar numbered AC 1753 next to a Wisconsin Central locomotive numbered 587, on a private right-of-way with autumn trees in the background under a clear sky. An Algoma Central Budd RDC and a Wisconsin Central locomotive at a yard in Manistique, Michigan, in autumn. October 2000 · Elm St Crossing, Manistique, MI A dark blue and yellow Wisconsin Central locomotive with the number 587 on its side is parked on tracks in a rail yard with other railcars nearby. A Wisconsin Central EMD GP9 locomotive numbered 587 is shown in a rail yard, with another locomotive and a passenger car partially visible. October 2000 · Elk St Crossing, Manistique, MI Two diesel locomotives, one black and yellow labeled Morrison Knudsen 9032, and one yellow and maroon labeled Wisconsin Central Ltd 6056, are parked on adjacent tracks in front of a white warehouse. A Morrison Knudsen GP38-2 and a Wisconsin Central Ltd GP38-2 sit side by side in a yard. October 2000 · Janesville, WI Two Wisconsin Central diesel locomotives, numbers 7520 and 1307, are coupled together in a snowy yard under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Central GP38-2 locomotive, number 7520, is shown coupled to another locomotive, number 1307, in a snow-covered yard on an overcast winter day. December 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A red, black and white striped Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 5435 on a yard track in snow, with a maroon and gold locomotive behind it and a white autorack beyond. Canadian National 5435 sits in a snowy yard with Wisconsin Central 6607 behind it, likely at Thornton, Illinois. February 2001 · Thornton, IL Three diesel locomotives in a snowy yard; the lead is Union Pacific 6341 in yellow and red, followed by UP 3237 and a Wisconsin Central unit in red and white. A consist of three diesel locomotives, led by Union Pacific 6341, is seen in a snowy yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A maroon and yellow Wisconsin Central Ltd diesel locomotive numbered 3007 is stopped at a railroad crossing with its red lights flashing. Wisconsin Central Ltd GP38-2 locomotive number 3007 at a grade crossing. June 2001 · Munising, MI A yellow Union Pacific locomotive, number 6282, stands on railroad tracks in a yard next to maroon Wisconsin Central boxcars under a clear blue sky with green bushes in the foreground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive numbered 6282 is shown in a freight yard, pulling Wisconsin Central boxcars on a clear summer day. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6282 is shown in profile next to a line of maroon Wisconsin Central boxcars under a clear blue sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6282, stands in a yard with Wisconsin Central freight cars in the background. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 6282 pulling red Wisconsin Central boxcars in a gravel rail yard under a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6282, leads a string of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a rail yard on a clear summer day. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose 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 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 A side view of a diesel locomotive with a red cab numbered 9518 and a long hood in peeling black and white diagonal stripes, parked in a gravel yard between a maroon and gold locomotive and a red CN locomotive. Canadian National 9518 with a weathered striped long hood at the yard on Ashland Avenue in Homewood, Illinois, likely in the early 2000s. May 25, 2003 · 17642 S Ashland, Homewood, IL A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 5606 stands in a railyard beside a white CP Rail freight car and a dark Wisconsin Central boxcar under a clear blue sky. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5606, is seen in a yard with Wisconsin Central and CP Rail freight cars on a clear winter day. May 2004 · Front and George, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 5606 is shown on railroad tracks in a yard, pulling freight cars including a white covered hopper and a dark Wisconsin Central boxcar under a clear sky. A CP Rail System GP38-2 locomotive, number 5606, leads a freight train through a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. May 2004 · Front and George, Franklin Park, IL