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A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with a red, white and blue stripe leads stainless steel passenger cars along double track, past a brick interlocking tower, a signal bridge and a tall brick smokestack, with dry winter grass and patches of snow in the foreground. — Download original ↓

November 24, 1989 · Mayfair Jct, Chicago, IL

An Amtrak passenger train, led by a diesel locomotive whose number appears to end in 7, passes an interlocking tower at what the note identifies as Mayfair Junction, Chicago, in winter.

Date: November 24, 1989
Location: Mayfair Jct, Chicago, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Passenger car
Operator: Amtrak
Equipment: EMD F40PH

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1980s Autumn Chicago

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