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A photograph of three blue Conrail diesel locomotives, numbers 5070 and 5087 visible, moving along tracks in a rail yard with industrial buildings in the background. — Download original ↓

September 3, 1989 · 18th St., Chicago, IL

Three Conrail SD40-2 locomotives, led by #5070, run through a Chicago rail yard in the late 1970s.

Date: September 3, 1989
Location: 18th St., Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive
Operator: Conrail
Equipment: EMD SD40-2
Fleet numbers: Conrail 5070, Conrail 5087

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1980s Autumn Chicago

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