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A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 2501 sits on tracks in a yard, with a blue locomotive and a red locomotive partially visible beside it, under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2501, is shown in a railroad yard alongside other locomotives under an overcast sky. January 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and cream Chicago and North Western locomotive, number 4157, coupled to a blue and yellow CSX locomotive in a muddy rail yard under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 4157, in green and cream livery, is coupled to a CSX locomotive in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. March 8, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8986 sits on tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky, with green and yellow and blue locomotives visible behind it. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 8986, with Soo Line and Conrail locomotives in the background, photographed in a yard in July 1997. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Three Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, including SD24 number 5508, parked side-by-side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive 5508 in green and yellow livery, photographed alongside locomotives 5509 and 170 in a rail yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a diesel locomotive with a red cab and a black hood carrying a large white CN logo, parked between two black locomotives on a yard track under a gray sky. Canadian National 5835, with GTW reporting marks, sits among Norfolk Southern locomotives in a yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1729, parked in a rail yard with wildflowers in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 1729, is seen in a freight yard alongside another UP locomotive and a boxcar. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1707, with other locomotives visible in the background, all sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 1707, is photographed in a rail yard alongside other UP units, including a GP9 and another GP38-2. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 8079 sits on tracks in a railyard next to another locomotive and freight cars under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 8079, is photographed in a yard alongside an SW1200 switcher, number 6412. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 5509 and a North Western herald sits on railroad tracks in a yard, with billboards visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5509, in its green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 5056 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with other equipment visible nearby. A blue Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5056, is shown in a rail yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3172 and 2974, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard with other freight cars in the background under a clear blue sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 3172 and 2974, are shown in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one yellow Union Pacific and one blue Conrail, stand on parallel tracks in a rail yard on a sunny day. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 2974, is seen in a rail yard alongside a Conrail GP38-2, number 5630, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 2962 sits on the tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars nearby. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 2962, is shown in side profile in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Conrail diesel locomotives, one blue and one red, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5630, in blue 'Conrail Quality' livery, is parked in a yard with another Conrail locomotive, number 5918, in red livery, visible behind it. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4708, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with a white boxcar and other freight cars nearby. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 4708, painted in yellow and black, is shown in a side-view roster shot in a rail yard. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8171 is parked on the tracks next to a freight car in a railyard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8171, idles on the tracks at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 1706, painted yellow with a gray roof and red stripes, coupled to another locomotive in a rail yard on a gray, overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1706, stands in a yard with a matching unit coupled behind it, under an overcast winter sky. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 8138 on its side is stopped on the tracks in a rail yard, with another locomotive visible behind it under a gray sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8138, is shown in side profile at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 7094, parked on tracks in a rail yard under a gray sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7094, stands in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 7095, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with bare ground and overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 7095 is shown in side profile, resting on a gravel yard track under an overcast sky. November 27, 1997 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a faded yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6317 on a yard track, a gray locomotive with a red nose numbered 9263 coupled behind it, under an overcast sky with dry weeds in the foreground. Union Pacific 6317 stands in the yard beside Southern Pacific 9263, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5520 is parked on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with another similar locomotive visible behind it. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive number 5520 in green and yellow livery, standing on a track in a yard. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim / Lake, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5508, in a yard with a Norfolk Southern boxcar in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5508, in its green and yellow livery, standing in a railroad yard. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1713, parked on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 1713, is shown in a rail yard during winter, displaying the road's classic yellow and gray livery. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue, gray, and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 9030 is parked on a set of tracks in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9030, stands in a rail yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6628 and 'NORTHWESTERN' on its cab, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with a gravel foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6628, in its green and yellow livery, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 554 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard, with a Conrail freight car in the background. A blue Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 554, is shown in side profile in a railroad yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive numbered 4195 is parked on snowy tracks in a rail yard, with a blue BFI dumpster in the foreground. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #4195, painted in green and yellow livery, sits in a snow-covered yard on December 25, 1997. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6859, sits on tracks in a snowy yard, viewed from the side, with another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive 6859, a likely GP9, is shown in side profile at a snowy yard, with another unit, 6181, coupled behind it. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a silver diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak 376, on snowy yard tracks under a gray sky, with another Amtrak unit numbered 360 at right and a dark green locomotive at left. Amtrak 376 in a snowy yard with Amtrak 360 coupled behind it, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and the number 360, side view, between yellow locomotives on a snowy yard track under a gray sky. Amtrak 360 stands among yellow Union Pacific units in the snow at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, numbered 2717, sits on tracks in a snowy yard; part of another locomotive with a red, white, and blue livery is visible behind it. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2717, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and cream Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6627, parked in a snowy rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6627, stands on the tracks in a snowy yard. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5076 is parked on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 5076 in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and grey Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1724 stands on tracks in a snow-covered yard, with another locomotive partially visible behind it. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive 1724 in side view, alongside another UP locomotive, in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 8625, 9754, and 4711, stand in a row on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Three Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8625, 9754, and 4711, are shown side-by-side in a snowy yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and orange Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4195, sits on tracks in a snowy yard next to another locomotive and a blue dumpster. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4195 in its green and orange livery, photographed at rest in a snowy yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3249 in a snow-covered yard, with another locomotive behind it. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive numbered 3249 is pictured in a snowy yard, with another unit, 9754, visible behind it. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 6239 standing on tracks in a snowy yard, with another similar locomotive partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 6239, in a snow-dusted rail yard with another UP locomotive in the background. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 6208, painted yellow with black and red accents, positioned on tracks with snow on the ground and bare trees in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6208, in its yellow livery, stands on a snow-dusted track in a yard during winter. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5052 stands on snowy tracks, with a blue Conrail locomotive beside it in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5052, is shown in a snowy yard, with a Conrail locomotive partially visible behind it. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives 4711 and 1214 in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives 4711 and 1214 in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6930 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering is parked in a snow-covered rail yard with bare trees and other freight cars nearby. A Chicago and North Western SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6930, in 'Operation Lifesaver' livery, is seen in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a CSX Transportation locomotive, number 8217, in a yard with dry brush in the foreground and another locomotive partially visible behind it. A CSX Transportation SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is pictured in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1743 is parked on railroad tracks in a snowy yard, with other locomotives partially visible to its sides. Union Pacific GP9 locomotive 1743 in its classic yellow livery, captured in a snowy yard with other locomotives in the background. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black end-cab switcher with orange HARBOR lettering and the number 9210 stands on a snowy yard track, with a brown Canadian National boxcar behind it and dry brown bushes in the foreground. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9210 in the snow at what the note calls Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt switcher locomotives, numbered 9202 and 9210, with a yellow locomotive between them on a snowy track. Indiana Harbor Belt 9202 and 9210 stand coupled on snowy ground near Lake Street and Mannheim Road in Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two CSX diesel locomotives, one numbered 8217 and the other CR 525, are parked side by side in a snowy yard under an overcast sky. CSX Transportation's GP40-2 locomotive number 8217 and a GP38-2 numbered CR 525 are shown side by side in a snowy yard. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL