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A side view of a Southern Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8508, painted black and standing in a gravel rail yard on a cloudy day. Southern Pacific diesel locomotive 8508, an EMD GP9, is shown in profile at a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Illinois Central locomotive marked 685 is parked in a gravel yard next to another locomotive, with a black truck trailer carrying an oversize load in front of them under an overcast sky. Illinois Central GP38-2 locomotives, including number 685, are parked in a rail yard with a flatbed trailer carrying an oversize load in the foreground. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side-view photograph of a Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 8688 in orange and black, paired with a Union Pacific locomotive, in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 8688 in orange and black livery sits in a rail yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one orange with JTPX 1503 and the other blue with CSX 5894, are parked next to each other in a gravel rail yard under a clear sky. An orange JTPX 1503 SW1200 switcher locomotive and a blue and yellow CSX 5894 GP38-2 locomotive are parked side-by-side in a rail yard. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 606, parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, both bearing the 'Union Pacific' name in red lettering. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 606, is shown in the yard alongside another UP locomotive, number 7370, under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2273, in a gravel yard with other locomotives visible. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2273, sits in a yard alongside other UP locomotives under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1708, parked on tracks at a rail yard on a clear day. A second locomotive is partially visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 1708 is shown in side profile at a rail yard in winter. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 9734, parked in a gravel rail yard with other locomotives nearby under a cloudy sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9734, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 5946, stopped on railroad tracks next to other freight cars. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5946, is shown in a yard with freight cars under a clear sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1700 is parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a clear blue sky overhead. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 1700 sits in a yard during winter. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 2192 is parked on tracks in a rail yard, with a second locomotive behind it. A Union Pacific EMD SD45 locomotive, number 2192, is shown in a yard, coupled to another locomotive. April 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2987, painted yellow with red stripes, is parked in a rail yard with another locomotive in the background. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 2987, is shown in a rail yard on a clear summer day. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard on an overcast day, with the lead locomotive numbered 2433. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 2433, is shown in a yard, with another UP locomotive, number 4405, visible behind it. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and dark green diesel locomotive with the number 8568 and 'NORTHWESTERN' on its side sits on railroad tracks in a gravel yard with snow patches under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 8568, is shown in side view at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6811 and a Northwestern herald on the cab, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 6811, is pictured in a rail yard, likely in the 1980s, with its distinctive yellow and green livery. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow and green with the number 5529 and the name 'North Western', and one black with the number 6892 and the name 'Cotton', are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 5529, in its yellow and green livery, is parked in a yard next to a black Cotton Belt GP9, number 6892, under an overcast sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two diesel locomotives on parallel tracks in a gravel yard, one Chicago and North Western number 8568, the other Union Pacific, under a gray sky with snow patches on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8568, stands in a yard next to a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast winter sky. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one blue and one orange, are parked side by side in a gravel yard under a clear sky. The blue locomotive displays the number 6002 and the text 'LOCOMOTIVE LEASING PARTNERS'. The orange locomotive displays the number 1503 and the reporting mark JTPX. A blue Locomotive Leasing Partners GP38-2, number 6002, stands in a yard next to an orange JTPX SW1200, number 1503, in Melrose Park, Illinois. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 4369 stands sideways in a rail yard, coupled to a second yellow locomotive, with autorack cars behind and a gravel road in front. Union Pacific 4369 with a second Union Pacific diesel in the yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, 8539 and 9544, sit side-by-side on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. A Union Pacific SD70 locomotive, number 8539, is coupled to another unit in a railroad yard on a clear autumn day. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, one in Union Pacific yellow and two in Southern Pacific black livery, are parked in a yard with green bushes in the foreground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 and two Southern Pacific locomotives, including an SD40-2 and a GP9, are parked side by side in a gravel yard on a clear summer day. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific freight locomotive numbered 3969, with another similar locomotive behind it, on tracks at a rail yard under a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, numbered 3969, is shown in profile at a rail yard. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9544 on a railroad track with another locomotive coupled behind it, set against a clear sky with dry grass in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9544, is shown in side profile at what is likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with a trailing unit in matching livery. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 7526 is shown in side profile in a rail yard. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 1796 is parked in a yard with other locomotives in the background. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 1796 sits in a yard alongside other Union Pacific locomotives. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 1796 is parked on a track in a rail yard, with other locomotives and a yellow office car visible nearby under a clear sky. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 1796, is parked in a yard alongside other locomotives and an office car. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 5953 and 3541, are parked side by side on tracks in a rail yard with overgrown vegetation in the foreground and an overcast sky above. Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive 5953, with trailing unit 3541, idles in a yard. June 14, 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 9555 is positioned on railroad tracks next to white CSX freight cars in a gravel yard with an overcast sky and some greenery in the foreground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive numbered 9555 is shown in a yard alongside CSX freight cars under an overcast sky. June 14, 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive, number 3541, on a railroad track under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3541, in yellow and red livery, leads a consist on a main line. June 14, 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, with number 1023 in the center, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a gray sky. Union Pacific GP9 locomotives, including number 1023, are shown in a rail yard under overcast skies. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 7527 on its side, parked in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 7527, side view in a yard, likely in the 1980s or 1990s. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 3805 standing in a railroad yard with other freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive 3805 is shown in side view at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with freight cars from CNW and MT&W nearby. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 5955, coupled to another yellow locomotive with the number 3474, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with wildflowers in the foreground under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 5955 and 3474, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 2212 and 5368, parked on adjacent tracks in a gravel yard. Two Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 2212 and 5368, are parked side by side in a yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake Sts, Melrose Park, IL Three yellow and gray diesel locomotives, two Union Pacific and one Illinois Central, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard on an overcast day. Three diesel locomotives, including Union Pacific 5368 and 2507 and an Illinois Central unit, are parked side by side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake Sts, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern locomotive number 6619, with another locomotive partially visible to the left and a yellow one to the right, in a yard under a clear sky. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 6619 in a yard during winter. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 3112 with an Operation Lifesaver emblem, coupled between a blue and red locomotive and a yellow locomotive in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. Illinois Central 3112 between two other locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6040, parked in a rail yard with another locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6040, is seen in a rail yard under a clear sky. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9712, with two more locomotives of the same model behind it, on a gravel-lined track under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9712, is pictured in profile in a rail yard, with two other locomotives of the same class visible behind it. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 6055, in a rail yard with other locomotives nearby and a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6055, is shown in a yard with another UP unit and a Wisconsin Central locomotive in the background. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3044 is positioned on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3044, is displayed in a yard with its distinctive yellow and red livery. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow, gray, and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 7525 is parked on a railroad track, with a red freight car attached to its front and a light-colored freight car behind it. A Union Pacific EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7525, is shown in profile on a railroad track. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a dark gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 9398, with white lettering, parked on tracks in a yard on a clear day. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9398, is shown in a yard setting, with a second locomotive partially visible behind it. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A CSX locomotive numbered 368 and a Union Pacific locomotive parked side by side on a snowy railroad yard. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive numbered 368 sits on a snowy yard track next to a Union Pacific GP9. July 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow and green and the other black and red, are parked side-by-side on railroad tracks in a gravel yard with dry weeds in the foreground under a gray, overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200, number 5512, stands in a snow-dusted yard alongside an EMD GP9, number 9386, under an overcast sky. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive number 5512 parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive partially visible in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 locomotive, number 5512, painted in yellow and green livery, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotives, numbers 5991 and 296, are parked side by side in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. Union Pacific SD24 locomotives 5991 and 296 in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B4226, coupled between two other yellow locomotives on a yard track, with a rubble pile and gravel in the foreground and an overcast sky. Union Pacific B4226 sits between two other Union Pacific locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL