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Side view of a black diesel switcher lettered Illinois Central and numbered 1504, with a second black switcher behind it, a white tank car at right and the red-orange nose of another locomotive at left. — Download original ↓

February 2001 · Thornton, IL

Illinois Central 1504 and a second black switcher in a yard at Thornton, Illinois.

Date: February 2001
Location: Thornton, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Illinois Central, AMCX
Equipment: EMD SW14
Fleet numbers: Illinois Central 1504

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2000s Winter Thornton

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