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A dark brown Soo Line caboose with the number 141 is parked in a snow-covered rail yard, with green and red boxcars visible in the background. A Soo Line caboose numbered 141 sits in a snowy rail yard alongside other freight cars. October 1950 · Cedar and Whaley, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4417 on a gravel track in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4417, is shown in side profile on a railroad yard track. c. 1974 to 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and black Soo Line diesel locomotive sits on tracks in a yard under a bridge, with a yellow school bus driving above and freight cars nearby. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is seen in a railyard under a concrete overpass with freight cars and a school bus passing overhead. c. 1980 to 1990 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4648 pulls freight cars on a railroad track beneath a concrete highway overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line GP38-2 #4648 leads a freight train under a highway overpass on a clear summer day. June 1, 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 4614 is parked on snow-covered tracks with a GUESS billboard in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 4614 stands on a snowy yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. March 1981 · Carnation/Waveland, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 120 and 'City of Woodstock' lettering on its side, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars at a grade crossing on an overcast, winter day. Metra locomotive 120, named 'City of Woodstock', leads a train of Gallery cars on a winter day. c. 1985 to 2005 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1201, standing on tracks next to a flatcar carrying a semi-trailer, with industrial buildings and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1201 at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1988 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5958 stands on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, under a gray sky. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5958 is photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A red and black Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5958 sits stationary in a rail yard with a gravel foreground and a light pole in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5958, is parked in a yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1543, standing on tracks in a snow-covered yard with a person nearby. Soo Line diesel locomotive number 1543, an EMD SW1200, sits in a snowy yard, showcasing its distinctive orange and black livery. February 1, 1994 · Franklin and Worp, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6241 and 6240, stand on tracks beneath an overpass in a rail yard, with another red locomotive behind them. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotives 6241 and 6240 are pictured in a rail yard, with a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive visible in the background. March 1994 · Mannheim/Front, Franklin Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, is parked next to orange safety fencing with a bridge and construction equipment in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 383 on a main line near a construction zone in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6004, leading a train past industrial buildings and a construction vehicle under an overcast sky. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #6004 leads a freight train through an industrial area in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front / Ernst, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and white Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1202, coupled to a freight car, in a snowy yard under a clear blue sky. Soo Line diesel locomotive number 1202, an EMD SW1200, stands in a snowy yard with a freight car. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A three-unit consist of red SOO Line diesel locomotives, led by number 748, is coupled to freight cars on a railroad main line under an overcast sky. A SOO Line freight train led by red EMD SD40-2 locomotive 748 on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1205, on a snowy track with industrial buildings in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1205, sits on a snow-covered yard track. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Two red diesel locomotives, one with the SOO Line logo and number 748, on parallel tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 748, leading a freight consist with another red locomotive, number 5905, visible behind it, at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 is coupled to a black tank car on parallel railroad tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 383, pulls a black ACFX tank car on a clear day in a railroad yard. July 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and white Metra diesel locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, numbered 610, pulls a train of double-decker passenger cars along a private right-of-way next to a street with green grass and industrial buildings in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 610, pulls a train of gallery cars through Franklin Park, Illinois, on a clear summer day. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL Two red CP Rail diesel locomotives, numbered 5905 and 5908, are parked on tracks beside a station platform under an overcast sky. A CP Rail System EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 5905, is shown at a station platform with a second unit, number 5908, in the consist. July 1997 · Front/Ernst, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, number 543 in orange and black and number 517 in black with orange trim, are positioned on separate tracks under a concrete overpass, with a line of freight cars and a yellow excavator visible in the background. Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 543 and 517, are seen on parallel tracks under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. August 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two white and red SOO Line diesel locomotives numbered 6240 and 6241 are parked on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with two people visible nearby on a hazy day. Two SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, stand coupled on parallel tracks under a concrete highway overpass on an overcast day, with personnel nearby. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of SOO Line diesel locomotive 1556, showing faded Milwaukee Road lettering on the hood, parked on a railroad track with a white tank car behind and industrial buildings in the background. SOO Line SW1200 locomotive 1556, still in faded Milwaukee Road livery, stands on a yard track with a tank car nearby. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, are coupled together, pulling a train of freight cars under a highway overpass on a sunny day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotives 6240 and 6241 lead a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one red with white and gray reading SOO LINE 6028 and another red reading CP 740, are coupled together on train tracks under a concrete bridge on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40-2 6028 leads a train with Canadian Pacific GP9 740 under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive and caboose are parked on parallel tracks in a sunny rail yard, with industrial buildings and a Mannheim station sign in the background. SOO Line SD40 locomotive #543 and caboose #126 in a rail yard at Mannheim, Illinois, under clear skies. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6028 leads a red locomotive numbered 740 on railroad tracks beneath a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. SOO Line locomotives 6028 and 740 are pictured on a main line under a concrete overpass on an overcast day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205 is coupled to a flatcar with a brown Tiphook container, stopped on tracks in a gravel yard with a building behind it. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 1205 pulls a freight car with a Tiphook container in a yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty orange and black Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 stands on a set of tracks next to a white and red caboose numbered 126, with an overpass in the background. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 543 leads a train with caboose 126 in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in three-quarter front view, coupled to a white tank car, passing under a concrete overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 1556 leads a freight train under a highway overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black, orange and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in a three-quarter front view, pulling a silver tank car under a bridge in a rail yard on a sunny day. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1556 moves a tank car under a concrete overpass in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is stopped at a station platform, with a freight car behind it and a sign reading Franklin Park. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1556 at Franklin Park station, Illinois, with a freight car in tow. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1554, stopped on tracks near industrial buildings and a tall silo structure under a clear sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive 1554 is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with one person standing nearby. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and grey livery stands on the tracks under a concrete highway overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 sits on a set of tracks in a yard, with a freight car labeled CNW visible to the right. Soo Line EMD SW1200 #383 in its original livery, photographed in a railroad yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1556, in a rail yard with multiple tracks, industrial buildings, and a clear sky overhead. SOO Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive number 1556, originally Milwaukee Road, stands in a yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 532, pulling red boxcars, on a sunny day with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background. Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive 532, painted in black and orange, leads a train of red boxcars on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under a clear blue sky in the 1980s. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white and rusty Soo Line caboose numbered 63, parked on railroad tracks in an industrial yard. Soo Line caboose #63, showing significant weathering, sits on a set of tracks in a rail yard with industrial facilities in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 124 is shown pulling a silver double-decker commuter car on a snowy day, with industrial buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive number 124, named 'City of Lake Forest', pulls a gallery car on a cloudy winter day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A three-quarter front view of a Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 609, painted in Metra's orange, white, and blue livery with a red and white chevron front, situated on a railroad yard with industrial buildings in the background under a cloudy sky. Metra diesel locomotive 609, a GP38-2, is shown on a private right-of-way in a yard setting under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A silver Amtrak railcar with a distinctive red and white striped front end is parked on multiple tracks under a large concrete highway bridge, with utility poles and trees nearby on a sunny day. An Amtrak self-propelled railcar with a red and white striped front sits on tracks beneath a highway overpass in a gravel yard on a clear summer day. September 1997 · Mannheim Sta., Franklin Park, IL A side view of a rusty brown SOO Line caboose, number 75, in a rail yard with multiple tracks, a white tank car, and a rusted white boxcar nearby. A weathered SOO Line caboose, numbered 75, sits in a rail yard next to a rusted white boxcar and a tank car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A black and red diesel locomotive with the number 1556 and the letters SOO on the side is stopped on a set of train tracks. Behind it is a white tank car. The setting appears to be a railroad yard with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background. A Soo Line SW1200 locomotive numbered 1556 is parked in a yard, pulling a white tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel switcher locomotive, number 1205, on a railroad track next to a large industrial facility, with a dark brown boxcar labeled 'TIPHOOK' behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 switcher, number 1205, is positioned at an industrial loading facility in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a TIPHOOK freight car behind it. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205, coupled to a flatcar carrying a brown TIPHOOK container, on tracks in front of a warehouse under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, numbered 1205, is shown in a yard setting with a TIPHOOK container on a flatcar. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a dark brown Canadian National freight car in a rail yard with multiple tracks and a warehouse in the background. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 383, is shown in a rail yard with a Canadian National freight car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A Soo Line diesel locomotive and caboose parked on parallel tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive and matching caboose sit on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL