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A white Pace motor bus with the number 8799 is parked on a city street lined with brick buildings and storefronts, including a Sugar Bowl restaurant, on a cloudy winter day. A Pace motor bus, number 8799, is seen on a street in Des Plaines, Illinois, with local storefronts in the background. February 1993 · Des Plaines, IL A white and yellow Pace bus is driving down a street in Des Plaines, Illinois, past brick storefronts and parked cars on a cloudy winter day. A Pace bus, number 8908, is shown on a winter street in Des Plaines, Illinois, with a destination of '230 Des Plaines'. February 1993 · Miner ST - Des Plaines, Des Plaines, IL A long passenger train led by a black steam locomotive with an orange band travels down a track lined with a large crowd of spectators on a cloudy day, with a 'CITY OF DES PLAINES' water tower in the background. The Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive No. 765 pulls a passenger train through Des Plaines, Illinois, drawing a large crowd on a spring day. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Tour, Des Plaines, IL A black Canadian National steam locomotive numbered 261 is stopped on a street-level railroad crossing, with 1990s cars and onlookers in the background under an overcast sky. Canadian National steam locomotive 261, a 4-8-4, is captured on a fan trip at a street-level crossing during a spring day in the 1990s. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A long train with 'BLUEWATER' written on its side is parked beside a road where many people are walking and standing, with a large tent and power lines visible in the background. An Amtrak Bluewater train featuring Superliner I cars is stopped alongside a road with a crowd of spectators gathered near a tent, under an overcast sky. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A yellow railroad work car labeled BUC 1 and CNWX 2001 is coupled to a red gondola with CNW 743002 and a flatcar with L 53 6, stationary at a station platform on a cloudy day. A yellow Chicago and North Western work car, CNWX 2001, is coupled to a red gondola and a flatcar at a station platform. May 14, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A side view of a maroon and cream Metra gallery car on a gravel-track right-of-way, with a person walking alongside. A Metra gallery car on a private right-of-way in Des Plaines, Illinois. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A large crowd gathers on a sidewalk to watch a vintage Milwaukee Road steam train travel past a water tower marked 'City of Des Plaines' under an overcast sky. A fan trip featuring Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 and its consist passes through Des Plaines, Illinois, drawing a large crowd on a spring day. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A long, silver passenger train with Bluewater lettering is stopped on a grassy track, surrounded by a large crowd of people walking and standing on the adjacent road and grass under an overcast sky. A crowd gathers around a Bluewater passenger train on a private right-of-way. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL Side view of a black steam locomotive, number 261, with a red diamond herald on its side, stopped on tracks with a crew member leaning out of the cab window. A close-up of Chicago & North Western steam locomotive number 261 at Mannheim and Touhy, with its engineer visible in the cab. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A side view of a rusted Chicago and North Western freight car next to a work train with a yellow crane on a sunny day at a station platform. A Chicago and North Western freight car, number 14300, is coupled to a work train with a yellow crane at a station platform in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the late 1990s. May 14, 1994 · Miner ST., Des Plaines, IL A gray freight car marked CNW X2 51112 is on the tracks beside a station platform, with several workers in hard hats on the tracks and a yellow maintenance vehicle nearby. A Chicago and North Western boxcar sits on a private right-of-way at a station platform while workers perform track maintenance nearby. May 14, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A yellow railroad crane mounted on a flatcar sits at a street-level railroad crossing, with a bank building visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra Suburban Division flatcar (MSTL X 1248) with a Bucyrus-Erie railroad crane at a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, with a PlainsBank of Illinois building in the background. May 22, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL Front view of a red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 175 moving along tracks at a grade crossing, with cars and trees in the background. Metra locomotive 175, an EMD F40PH, approaches a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, likely in the late 1980s. April 12, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 165 is pulling silver gallery cars across a street at a grade crossing, with a multi-story building and a bowling alley sign in the background. Metra locomotive 165 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue, red, and white Metra locomotive numbered 160 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks next to a road with parked cars and a tall building in the background. Metra locomotive 160 pulls a train of gallery cars past a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 142, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars, travels on tracks next to a street with parked cars and a tall building in the background on a clear winter day. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, pulls a consist of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in a winter scene. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St., Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 135 is moving on tracks beside a road with parked cars and bare trees. Metra F40PH locomotive number 135 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A white Pace bus with an Ocean Pacific advertisement is parked on a city street in front of a store named Kinder Industrial Supply. A Pace motor bus, number 8861, with a full Ocean Pacific advertisement, is parked on a street in Des Plaines, Illinois, circa 1997-2001. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Prairie, Des Plaines, IL A white Pace motor bus with blue and yellow stripes, numbered 8920, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, displaying route 209 Harlem on its front sign. A Pace bus, number 8920, on route 209 Harlem in Des Plaines, Illinois, circa the 1990s. April 17, 1996 · Miner and Lee, Des Plaines, IL A white Pace bus with yellow and blue stripes, marked 2091 and heading to O'Hare, is driving down a street with bare trees and traffic lights under a clear blue sky. A Pace bus, number 2091, heads toward O'Hare on a winter day in Des Plaines, Illinois, as it travels along Miner Street. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Mwer, Des Plaines, IL A white and yellow Pace bus with the number 8742 and destination '209 HARLEM L' is on a city street, with a parking sign and shops like 'Polish Deli' and 'Des Plaines Comics' in the background. A Pace bus numbered 8742 on route 209 Harlem Line is stopped at an intersection in Des Plaines, Illinois, surrounded by commercial storefronts. April 17, 1996 · Woodfield and Harlem Rd, Des Plaines, IL A white and yellow Pace bus with number 2371 and destination sign reading '234 WHEELING' is stopped at a street corner in a suburban area with bare trees and a pedestrian crossing nearby. A Pace bus numbered 2371 on route 234 to Wheeling in Des Plaines, Illinois, captured on a winter day in the 1990s. April 17, 1996 · Miner and Lee ST, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive with the number 137 on its front is moving along tracks in a suburban setting with buildings and parked cars nearby. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 137, leads a train through a suburban area in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 179 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks that cross a street, with bare trees and parked cars in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 179 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue striped Metra diesel locomotive numbered 127 leads a train of silver bi-level cars along tracks beside a road and a parking lot, with an apartment building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 127 pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A Metra train with locomotive 126 and gallery cars crossing a street in a suburban area with a high-rise building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 126 leads a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, under a clear winter sky. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A white and red bus with a full Red Baron Pizza ad, showing route 230 to Rosemont, is on a street in front of a train station with a double-decker Amtrak train behind it. A Pace motor bus, number 502, in a Red Baron Pizza advertisement wrap, is shown on a street in Des Plaines, Illinois, with an Amtrak train in the background. April 18, 1996 · Miner and Lee, Des Plaines, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 135 is stopped at a station platform. Several people are waiting, and a modern building is in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 135, stands at a station platform in Des Plaines, Illinois, with passengers nearby. April 18, 1996 · Miner and Lee, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue diesel locomotive numbered 171, identified as a Metra EMD F40PH, is stopped at a station platform with a person walking nearby. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 171, painted in its red, white and blue livery, stands at a station platform. April 18, 1996 · Minee and Lee ST, Des Plaines, IL A red and black Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 5314 leads two more locomotives past lowered crossing gates and flashing lights while a silver sedan waits at the crossing. Canadian National 5314 leads a three-unit consist across the Touhy Avenue crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. May 1999 · Touhy/Mannheim, Des Plaines, IL A black and red CN diesel locomotive numbered 2454, coupled long hood to long hood with a faded gray locomotive, crosses a paved road in low sunlight. Canadian National 2454 leads a second, gray locomotive over the crossing at Touhy and Mannheim in Des Plaines, Illinois. May 1999 · Touhy and Mannheim, Des Plaines, IL A two-story brick building with a 'DEVAL' sign stands next to a railroad track with snow on the ground and utility poles nearby. A brick railroad station building labeled 'DEVAL' stands beside a snow-dusted track in Des Plaines, Illinois, under a clear winter sky. March 2001 · Northwest Hwy, Des Plaines, IL