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Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a black tank car in a rail yard with multiple tracks. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 383 is shown in a rail yard, coupled to an ACF tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a dark gray and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 532, standing on tracks in a yard with a red freight car behind it. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 532, is pictured in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, numbered 543, is shown parked on tracks under a concrete bridge; a person in a cap and vest stands on its front platform. A Soo Line EMD SD24 locomotive numbered 543 stands on the tracks under an overpass, with a crew member on the front platform. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 is coupled to a white and red Soo Line caboose numbered 126, stopped on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a large concrete bridge in the background under a clear blue sky. A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 543, leads a train with a matching Soo Line caboose, number 126, through a rail yard under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A brown SOO Line caboose numbered 81 sits on a railroad track under a concrete bridge, with a freight car behind it. A SOO Line caboose, number 81, in brown livery, photographed from the side under a concrete bridge. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line caboose, number 126, is parked on railroad tracks next to an industrial building under a clear sky. A Soo Line caboose numbered 126 sits on a private right-of-way in front of an industrial facility. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A maroon Soo Line caboose numbered 81 is visible on a set of railroad tracks, with a shipping container car behind it and a bridge in the background. A Soo Line Caboose #81 in maroon livery sits on the tracks, part of a freight train with a CRONOS container car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 534 sits on a track with a white tank car labeled CBTX 26189 behind it, under a clear blue sky. A red CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 534, is shown on a railroad main line with a white CBTX tank car in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with 'CP Rail System' lettering and the number 534 is parked on tracks in a train yard, with one person standing on it and a white tank car nearby. A red CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 534, is shown in a rail yard with a tank car and industrial structures in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with the number 5024 and 'P Rail' lettering is pulling a line of dark freight cars under a concrete bridge, with one person standing on the gravel beside the tracks. A red CP Rail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5024, pulls a freight train under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a worker in a hard hat nearby. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive numbered 534 is parked on a railroad track next to a white tank car, with a person standing on its side and an industrial silo behind. A red Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 534, stands in a yard next to a white GATX tank car, with an industrial structure in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive number 1556 in a rail yard with gravel ballast and multiple tracks. A Milwaukee Road EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1556, is shown in a rail yard with a white ACFX tank car in the background. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 608 is coupled to a silver gallery car, sitting on tracks in a yard under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 608, with a gallery car in tow, is shown on a sunny day in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL A red and white locomotive pulls a freight train under a large concrete bridge on a dusty, overcast day. Several people and pieces of equipment are visible on the tracks and surrounding area. A freight train and track maintenance equipment operate under a concrete overpass in a dusty, overcast scene. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, ILLINOIS A yellow track maintenance machine labeled CP Rail System 7211-07 is positioned on multiple railroad tracks in a yard with two crew members visible, industrial buildings and an overpass in the background. A CP Rail System track maintenance machine, number 7211-07, at work in a railyard with crew on board. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 740 is pictured on tracks under a highway overpass on an overcast day, with construction visible in the background. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 740, is shown in its distinctive red livery on a railroad main line under a concrete highway overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 740 is shown in a three-quarter front view, coupled with a white SOO Line locomotive numbered 602, on railroad tracks in a yard with overcast weather. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 740, leads a train with a SOO Line GP9, number 602, at a rail yard under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 740 is shown on tracks beneath a concrete bridge, with construction visible in the background. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 740, is photographed on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under a concrete overpass on an overcast day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail locomotive number 534, with a person standing on its side, is parked in a multi-track rail yard next to a white tank car, with an overpass visible in the background. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 534, is shown in a rail yard with a tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 740 is in the foreground on a set of railroad tracks, with a white SOO Line locomotive numbered 602 behind it. The sky is overcast, and the setting appears to be a rail yard. A CP Rail System EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 740, leads a consist with a SOO Line EMD SD40, number 602, in a rail yard under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes, numbered 5024, is seen moving on tracks under a concrete highway overpass with construction workers and equipment nearby. A CP Rail GP38-2 locomotive numbered 5024 moves along tracks under an overpass at a construction site in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow railroad maintenance vehicle with a plow and ballast regulator is on the tracks in the Franklin Park yard, with containers and an overpass in the background. A Chicago and North Western track maintenance vehicle, number 7211-10, operates in the Franklin Park yard under an overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in profile on a set of tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 4419, with a second unit, stands in a snow-covered rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lake St, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbers 4429 and 4419, are stopped at the Mannheim station platform on a cloudy day with snow on the ground. SOO Line GP9 locomotives 4429 and 4419 at Mannheim station in winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering and the number 9214 stands on a track beside snow-dusted ground and bare trees, with the cab of a second black and orange locomotive at the right edge. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9214 stands in a snowy yard with locomotive 920[...] coupled behind, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering, number 9203 on the cab, stands on track in a light snowfall in front of bare trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9203 sits in the snow, with another IHB switcher behind it. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange end-cab switcher lettered HARBOR, number 8831, coupled to a short black and orange caboose numbered 1, on yard tracks behind two parked white cars on an overcast winter day. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8831 with caboose 1 at Franklin Park, Illinois, near Fullerton and 25th Avenue. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line locomotive numbered 4419 sits on tracks in a snow-dusted yard with an industrial building in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in a railroad yard during winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of two black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotives on snow-covered tracks in a rail yard, clear blue sky. Two Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbers 532 and 1551, side by side in a snowy rail yard. December 14, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black switcher locomotive with an orange stripe, HARBOR in large orange letters on the hood and 9200 on the cab, standing in front of brick buildings under utility wires. Indiana Harbor Belt 9200 in black and orange with a centennial herald on the cab, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A gray diesel switcher lettered IHB 1505, with BOARD SYSTEM still on its hood, sits on gravel in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A black and orange locomotive stands at left, and a yellow and green locomotive is at right. Indiana Harbor Belt 1505, still in Seaboard System paint, in the yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 on railroad tracks, with a concrete bridge overhead and a freight car behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive numbered 383 pulls a freight car under a concrete bridge on a cloudy winter day. December 21, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6637 and 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering sits on tracks in a snowy yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6637, stands in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, during winter. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A snowy railroad yard featuring three diesel locomotives: SOO Line #414 and #9002, and Harbor Belt Railroad #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar parked on an adjacent track. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotives, including #414 and #9002, are parked in a snowy railroad yard alongside a Harbor Belt Railroad locomotive, #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar nearby. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Two black end-cab switcher locomotives with orange stripes and HARBOR lettering, numbered 9002 and 9003, parked cab to cab across several snow-covered yard tracks, with a yellow air compressor in front and freight cars behind. Indiana Harbor Belt switchers 9002 and 9003 stand cab to cab in a snowy yard at 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange diesel switcher lettered HARBOR with number 9210 on its cab, coupled cab to cab with another switcher, stands on snowy ground behind a utility pole under bare trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9210, coupled to a second switcher, rests in a snowy yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange cabless diesel unit lettered INDIANA HARBOR BELT and PB4, standing on a snow-covered track under an overcast sky, with the orange end of a second locomotive at the right. Indiana Harbor Belt cabless unit PB4 coupled to another IHB locomotive in a snowy yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A black switcher locomotive with a faded orange stripe and the number 9209 on its cab, coupled to another locomotive, on snowy ground with bare trees behind. Indiana Harbor Belt 9209 sits in light snow with a second IHB unit coupled behind it, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Two black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt locomotive units, 3802 and PB5, stand coupled on a snowy track beside a small red shed and utility poles under a gray sky. Indiana Harbor Belt 3802 and PB5 in the snow at 25th Avenue and Fullerton in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A white and maroon Soo Line locomotive numbered 753 is parked on a snow-covered railroad yard next to a small shed and utility poles. A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 753, is shown in a snowy yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois, during the winter. December 25, 1997 · 25th and FULLERTON, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives on a snowy railroad yard, with a highway overpass and a billboard in the background. Two SOO Line EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 730 and 4411, in a snowy rail yard under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4411, painted white with red ends and black SOO lettering, standing on tracks beside snow-covered ground with an orange CSX locomotive in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4411 in its white and red livery, photographed in a snowy yard setting. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange end-cab diesel switcher lettered INDIANA HARBOR BELT and numbered 8859, standing on a track in snow under bare trees and utility poles. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8859 sits on a snowy track in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black locomotive with no cab, lettered HARBOR in orange, coupled to the cab of another switcher at right, with snow in the foreground and utility poles against a pale sky. Indiana Harbor Belt BU53, a cabless booster unit, coupled to a switcher on snow-covered ground in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Fullerton and 25, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white Soo Line caboose with a red cupola, numbered 63, parked on a snowy railroad track next to a covered hopper car. A Soo Line caboose, numbered 63, sits on a snow-dusted railroad main line, with a covered hopper car visible to its side. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL White SOO Line caboose with red cupola, number 126, parked on snowy tracks beside a black tank car in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A SOO Line caboose, number 126, in its white and red livery, sits on a snowy yard track next to a CGTX tank car. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 8324 is on a snowy railroad track next to a billboard. A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8324 is shown on a snowy day. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 4617 is parked on multiple snow-covered tracks in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4617, sits in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL