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A small gray end-cab diesel switcher numbered 734, with a red, white and blue stripe and its hood doors open, parked beside a shop building with another locomotive, number 750, behind it. — Download original ↓

April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

Amtrak switcher 734 stands outside the shop building at Amtrak's yard near 18th and Lumber Streets in Chicago.

Date: April 27, 1994
Location: 18th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive
Operator: Amtrak
Fleet numbers: Amtrak 734, Amtrak 750

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1990s Spring Chicago

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