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Side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 172 and 617, standing on tracks in a yard with green bushes in the foreground and a maroon freight car in the background under an overcast sky. — Download original ↓

August 1981 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Two Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotives, numbers 172 and 617, are seen in a rail yard.

Date: August 1981
Location: Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Union Pacific, WC
Equipment: EMD SD40-2
Fleet numbers: Union Pacific 172, Union Pacific 617, WC 278

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