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Close-up of the underframe and truck of a rail vehicle, showing a rusty metal frame with the number -4202 painted on it, on a dirt ground beside a concrete curb. — Download original ↓

April 27, 1994 · 19th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

Close-up detail of a rail vehicle's underframe and truck, showing the number -4202, possibly from an Amtrak locomotive.

Date: April 27, 1994
Location: 19th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL
Operator: Amtrak
Fleet numbers: Amtrak 734

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