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Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with blue stripes seen through the lattice truss of a rusty swing bridge with a small tender's house on top, beside a tall lift bridge tower, with the river in the foreground. — Download original ↓

July 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL

Amtrak locomotives 508 and 506 cross the Chicago River on a rusted swing bridge near Lumber Street in Chicago.

Date: July 2000
Location: Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive
Operator: Amtrak
Equipment: GE P32-8BWH
Fleet numbers: Amtrak 508, Amtrak 506

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