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A yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, pulling a long line of freight cars through a rail yard with multiple tracks and a fence separating the tracks. — Download original ↓

May 18, 1980 · Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, IL

A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, leads a freight train through a rail yard on an overcast summer day.

Date: May 18, 1980
Location: Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Chicago and North Western
Equipment: EMD GP9
Fleet numbers: Chicago and North Western 1645

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