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A silver locomotive with red, white and blue bands and its headlights lit approaches head-on along a ballasted track, with stacked orange containers on the left, a green switcher and industrial buildings on the right, and a tall light tower above. — Download original ↓

September 10, 1998 · Cicero, IL

An Amtrak diesel locomotive kicks up exhaust as it approaches on a multiple-track main line in Cicero, Illinois, beside a double-stack container train.

Date: September 10, 1998
Location: Cicero, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Amtrak

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1990s Autumn Cicero

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