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A side view of a bright red diesel locomotive with 'CP Rail System' and the number 5757 on its side, standing on a set of tracks next to another freight car, with a person on its rear platform, under an overcast sky.

A red CP Rail System SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 5757, sits coupled to a freight car in a rail yard on an overcast day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a red CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 5992, under an overpass with a Conrail unit behind it, on a set of railroad tracks in Franklin Park, Illinois.

A red Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 5992, stands under a concrete bridge with a Conrail trailing unit, in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue Metra locomotive with the number 603 on the front and sides, pulling a train of silver bi-level passenger cars on a railroad track under an overcast sky.

A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 603, painted in blue with a red and white chevron front, pulls a consist of stainless steel bi-level commuter cars on a cloudy day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 762 is shown on a set of railroad tracks next to industrial buildings, with a second unit numbered 64 following behind.

A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 762, leads a consist through a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 8264, alongside track infrastructure and a billboard advertising the TV show Dilbert.

A CP Rail System EMD GP9 locomotive, number 8264, is shown on a main line track under an overpass with a 'Dilbert' billboard visible in the background. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 8263, is parked on tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background under a cloudy sky.

A CP Rail System EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8263, is shown in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A maroon Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 8526 on its cab side sits on multiple train tracks in front of a large industrial building and a highway overpass under an overcast sky.

A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8526, is shown in a rail yard with industrial buildings and an overpass in the background. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 5992, stands on the tracks with a gray freight car covered in graffiti behind it, under an overcast sky.

A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5992, is shown in a yard with an ADM freight car in the background. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8564 and a white and red Santa Fe locomotive numbered 4445 are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard with a freight car and an overpass in the background.

A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 and a Santa Fe SD40-2 stand side by side in a rail yard under an overpass. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 8263 sits on tracks at a station platform with a blue sign reading 'Mannhiem Platform 2', under a cloudy sky.

A bright red CP Rail System SD40-2 locomotive, number 8263, is parked at Mannhiem station platform 2, with a person standing on the adjacent platform under an overcast sky. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue Metra locomotive pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along railroad tracks beside a gravel and grassy area under a cloudy sky.

A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, numbered 121, leads a consist of stainless steel gallery cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars on a railroad track under an overcast sky.

Metra GP38-2 locomotive 607 leads a train of double-decker passenger cars on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. June 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL

An EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive painted in SOO Line maroon and white livery, numbered 4413, is traveling on a railroad main line under a concrete overpass during dusk. Several freight cars and a lone person are visible in the background.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 4413 leads a freight train under an overpass at dusk in Franklin Park, Illinois. August 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of SOO Line locomotive 6011, an EMD SD40, on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a water tower in the background.

SOO Line diesel locomotive 6011, an EMD SD40, is shown on a main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky. September 1999 · Carnation / Waveland, Franklin Park, IL

A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8514, in red livery with a yellow herald, is seen on a main line track with freight cars. September 1999 · Waveland / Carnation, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of two black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad locomotives, number 9217 clearly visible, parked in a gravel yard with a red CP Rail locomotive in the background under an overcast sky.

Two Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad GP9 locomotives, including #9217, are parked in a rail yard next to a CP Rail System locomotive on an overcast winter day. December 1999 · FULLERTON/25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of two diesel locomotives, one black with orange lettering and the other blue gray, parked on parallel tracks in a leafless winter landscape.

Two Indian Harbor Belt Railroad locomotives, #9209 and #1505, stand side by side in a gravel yard during winter. December 1999 · FULLERTON/25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL

A blue and a red diesel locomotive are coupled on tracks with people nearby holding protest signs, under an overcast sky.

Two Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific locomotives, numbers 5905 and 2575, are coupled together in a yard as people hold signs indicating a strike. December 1999 · Grand Commerce, Franklin Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one blue with 'Rail Link' lettering and number 202, and one dark with number 2036, sit on parallel tracks at a railroad yard at dusk.

Two diesel locomotives, Rail Link 202 and NPEX 2036, are seen side by side in a rail yard at dusk in Mannheim, Illinois. December 1999 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two red Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 5913 and 500, sit on tracks in a rail yard with a building and silo in the background at dusk.

Two Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 5913 and 500, are seen in a rail yard at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A white SOO Line locomotive with the number 6017 on the side is stopped at a station platform, with a dark Canadian National locomotive next to it. The sky is overcast, and the ground is gravel.

SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive number 6017 at Mannheim station in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a Canadian National locomotive in the background during dusk in the late 1980s. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 748, is shown from a three-quarter front view in a railroad yard at dusk, with its side and front numbers clearly visible. A second locomotive with CP lettering is partially seen to the left.

SOO Line locomotive 748, an EMD GP38, is photographed in a yard at dusk, with a Canadian Pacific locomotive visible nearby. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6017 is parked on a railroad track at dusk, with a Canadian National locomotive behind it and a station sign reading 'Mannheim'.

SOO Line locomotive 6017, an EMD SD40-2, is shown at the Mannheim station platform, likely in the 1990s, with a Canadian National locomotive behind it. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A maroon and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4413 is shown pulling a long line of freight cars on railroad tracks beneath a large concrete overpass during the evening.

Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4413 leads a freight train under a bridge at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A white and maroon Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4413 on its side, pulling freight cars in a rail yard at dusk with industrial buildings in the background.

Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive 4413 leads a freight train in a rail yard at dusk, with Canadian Pacific and another Soo Line car in the consist. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A SOO Line locomotive numbered 4413 is parked on a set of tracks next to freight cars in a rail yard, with industrial buildings in the background at dusk.

SOO Line diesel locomotive 4413, an EMD SD40, is shown in a rail yard at dusk with Canadian Pacific and SOO Line freight cars. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A Metra diesel locomotive numbered 614 is shown at dusk in a rail yard, with industrial buildings and a trackside sign reading '14' in the background.

Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive #614 at dusk in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 611 is coupled to a silver double-decker passenger car, sitting on a track next to a grassy area under an overcast sky at dusk.

Metra diesel locomotive 611, painted in the 'Village of Ontarioville' livery, pulls a Gallery Car on a private right-of-way at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering and the number 9218 stands on a gravel yard track in front of bare trees under an overcast sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9218 coupled to another locomotive at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Fullerton / 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A weathered black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt switcher numbered 9217 on gravel-surrounded track, with a second switcher behind it and a red CP Rail System locomotive at left.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9217 with another IHB switcher and a Canadian Pacific locomotive, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Fullerton Ave and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and HARBOR in large orange letters stands on a yard track next to a grey switcher, with bare trees under an overcast sky behind them.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9209 next to IHB 1505 in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Fullerton / 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe, the number 9206 on its cab and HARBOR in large orange letters on its hood, stands on a gravel-covered track in front of bare trees and a gray sky, with part of a second black and orange locomotive at the left.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9206 in a yard on an overcast late-autumn day, with another IHB switcher coupled behind it. December 1999 · Fullerton/ 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive numbered 9206, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with bare trees in the background.

Indiana Harbor Belt locomotive 9206, an EMD SW1200, is parked in a yard in winter. December 1999 · FULLERTON / 105th AVE, Franklin Park, IL

A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and HARBOR in large orange letters, numbered 9209, stands behind a pile of crushed stone, next to the cab of a blue-gray switcher stenciled IHB 1505, under an overcast sky with bare trees.

Indiana Harbor Belt 9209 in a yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois, with Indiana Harbor Belt 1505 behind it. December 1999 · Fullerton / 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A gray end-cab diesel switcher lettered IHB 1505, with BOARD SYSTEM on its hood, stands between a black and orange locomotive numbered 9209 and an orange locomotive under an overcast evening sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt 1505, a switcher still in patched Seaboard System paint, in the yard at Franklin Park, Illinois, with locomotive 9209 at left. December 1999 · Fullerton/25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A gray and brown diesel locomotive with the number 6537 and CEFX lettering sits on tracks beside a station platform with a sign reading 'annhiem Platform 2 From Chicago'.

CEFX locomotive 6537, a GP38-2, is shown at a station platform in Franklin Park, Illinois, during the autumn dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, number 5913, is parked on railroad tracks next to a warehouse as the sun sets.

Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive number 5913 at a yard during dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red, white and black CN diesel locomotive numbered 2582, with a second CN unit numbered 2575 behind it, crosses a street at a grade crossing while two people with hand-lettered picket signs stand beside the track on an overcast day.

Canadian National 2582 and 2575 cross a street past a strike picket line at Belmont and Grand/Commerce in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Belmont and Grand/Commerce, Franklin Park, IL

A black and red CN diesel locomotive numbered 2575 crosses a street, while three picketers with hand-lettered strike signs wait beside the tracks and a blue and red DWP locomotive stands behind them.

Canadian National 2575 leads a second CN unit across the Belmont Avenue crossing in Franklin Park, Illinois, past Teamsters picketers, with DWP 5905 alongside. December 1999 · Belmont / Commerce, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a dark-colored NREX locomotive numbered 2036 sitting on tracks in a rail yard at dusk, with smoke rising from an industrial building behind it.

An NREX EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 2036, is shown in a rail yard at dusk, with industrial structures and smoke in the background. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one black with orange lettering reading 'INDIAN HARBOR 9209' and one dark blue with white lettering reading 'IHB 1505', are coupled in a railroad yard with a pile of gravel and bare trees in the background.

An Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 9209, is shown in a yard with a pile of ballast in the foreground. December 1999 · FULLERTON/25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive, number 9218, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with bare trees in the background.

An Indiana Harbor Belt EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 9218, is shown in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, wearing the railroad's black and orange livery. December 1999 · Fullerton /25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A blue Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive with the number 1505 and the words BOARD SYSTEM on its side, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees and other locomotives nearby.

An Indiana Harbor Belt EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1505, sits in a rail yard with other locomotives in the background. December 1999 · Fullerton/25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a black I&M Rail Link diesel locomotive, number 202, sitting on tracks in an industrial yard during dusk.

An I&M Rail Link SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 202, is shown in a rail yard at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A maroon and yellow diesel locomotive with the words 'Wisconsin Central 6530' on its side, parked in a gravel rail yard with bare trees in the background, under an overcast sky.

A Wisconsin Central Ltd. GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6530, is shown in side profile in a rail yard during winter. December 1999 · Fullerton / 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a maroon and yellow Wisconsin Central diesel locomotive with the number 6005 on its side, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees in the background.

A Wisconsin Central GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6005, is pictured in a rail yard. December 1999 · FRANKLIN / 25th AVE, Franklin Park, IL

Three diesel locomotives, a Soo Line 6017, a CP Rail 5667, and a CP Rail 748, are coupled together in a railroad yard at dusk with an industrial building in the background.

A Soo Line SD40 leads a CP Rail SD40-2 and GP9 in a yard at dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red SOO Line locomotive with the number 4403 is parked on a set of tracks beside a station platform with a sign reading 'Mannhiem Platform 2'. The sky is overcast and there are birds flying above.

A SOO Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4403, stands at Mannheim station on a winter day. December 1999 · Front/ Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL