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A photograph of a freight train with dark-colored boxcars on a track beside a road, viewed on an overcast day.
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May 2000 · Touhy and Wolf, Chicago, IL

A freight train with Conrail and Missouri Pacific boxcars on a private right-of-way next to a street, under an overcast sky in the late 1970s.

Date
May 2000
Location
Touhy and Wolf, Chicago, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle
Freight car
Operator
Missouri Pacific, Conrail
Fleet numbers
MP 272050, NYC 279556
Tags
2000s Spring Chicago

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