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A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 7029 and 'Northwestern' lettering on its cab, sitting on tracks in a snow-dusted rail yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive 7029, painted in yellow and black livery, is shown side-on in a snowy yard. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black locomotive with a red cab, lettered CN and numbered 5608, stands on snowy tracks between a blue locomotive and an orange and black Indiana Harbor Belt locomotive, with dry weeds in the foreground. Canadian National 5608 stands among other locomotives in the snow, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A line of silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stands in a yard behind gravel and shrubs, with number 408 in the center. Amtrak 408 and other Amtrak diesel locomotives in a yard, likely at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a weathered silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 324, with red, white and blue stripes, sitting on a yard track with another striped Amtrak unit behind it and freight cars at the left. Amtrak 324 sits in a yard, likely Proviso Yard at Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive, number 276, with red, white and blue stripes. It stands between two other locomotives on a yard track, with patches of snow beside the rails under an overcast sky. Amtrak 276 between two other Amtrak locomotives on a yard track, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B3266 is parked on railroad tracks with snow covering the ground in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number B3266, stands in a snowy yard. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 9259 stands in a rail yard with another blue locomotive beside it, viewed through bare tree branches on an overcast winter day. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9259, in a rail yard with bare trees and overcast skies in winter. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 3283 is parked in a snowy yard alongside other locomotives under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3283, stands in a snowy yard. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive, number 6064, parked on a snowy railyard with another Conrail locomotive partially visible beside it. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6064, is parked in a snow-covered yard. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive, number 6011, standing in a snowy yard with other locomotives partially visible in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6011, is shown in its blue livery at a yard in winter. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6011 is parked in a rail yard next to other locomotives on a cloudy day. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6011, in a rail yard. January 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 539 parked in a snow-covered yard with other locomotives nearby under an overcast sky. A Conrail EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 539, sits in a snowy yard alongside other blue locomotives. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 525 is parked on tracks in a snowy yard, with a white freight car visible in the background. A Conrail EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 525, stands in a snow-dusted yard. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue GECX diesel locomotive, number 0595, parked in a snowy rail yard. A blue GECX locomotive numbered 0595 sits in a snowy yard, likely in Melrose Park, Illinois. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue GECX diesel locomotive, number 0583, in a snow-covered rail yard with other locomotives partially visible. A blue GECX GP9 locomotive numbered 0583 sits in a snowy rail yard alongside other locomotives. January 1998 · Lake / Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue GECX diesel locomotive numbered 0595, parked in a yard with other locomotives and dry brush in the foreground. A blue GECX GP9 diesel locomotive, number 0595, is parked in a rail yard next to a Southern Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky. January 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 1704 is parked on snowy tracks, with one person standing on its steps and freight cars loaded with pipes in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 1704 stands in a snowy yard, with a man on its steps and a freight train behind it. January 24, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and orange diesel locomotive with 'Rio Grande' lettering and the number 5509 is on a snow-covered railroad yard, with a billboard for 'Dawson's Creek' visible in the background. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad GP38-2 locomotive numbered 5509 stands on a snowy track. January 24, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive number 5005 in a snowy yard, with 'CONRAIL QUALITY' lettering on its side. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5005, in its 'CONRAIL QUALITY' livery, is seen in a snowy yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. January 24, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive number 5531 parked in a snowy yard, with a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive number 1704 partially visible behind it. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 5531, is seen in a snow-covered yard, with a Union Pacific locomotive, number 1704, behind it. January 24, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1742, parked in a rail yard with snow patches on the ground and other locomotives nearby. Union Pacific GP9 locomotive 1742, painted in its iconic yellow and gray livery, stands alongside another UP unit and a Lake Superior and Ishpeming locomotive in a railroad yard. February 1998 · Lake / Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 1707 with a gray hood, parked on tracks in a gravel rail yard with an overcast sky. Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive number 1707, painted in yellow and gray livery, stands in a rail yard on an overcast day. February 1998 · Lake / Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 1741 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard with patches of snow on the ground. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive #1741 in the yellow and gray livery, photographed in a snowy yard. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 3078, on tracks in a rail yard with boxcars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 locomotive numbered 3078 is pictured in a winter yard scene alongside Chicago and North Western freight cars. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1710 is parked on tracks in a rail yard, with a blue locomotive and a black tank car nearby. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 1710, stands in a rail yard under an overcast sky. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 1548, parked in a gravel yard next to a yellow freight car. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1548, in a yard with a Chicago and North Western boxcar. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 5078 is parked on railroad tracks next to brown Conrail freight cars in a yard on a cloudy winter day. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5078, is shown in a rail yard alongside Conrail freight cars under an overcast sky. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1743 is parked on a railroad track next to a blue dumpster with BFI lettering; a second blue and yellow locomotive is partially visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1743, is parked in a snowy yard alongside another locomotive. February 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive numbered 1741 stands on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1741, is shown in side view at a rail yard during winter. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 1734, parked on tracks in a snowy yard with other railcars nearby. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 1734, painted in its classic yellow and red livery, is shown in side profile at a rail yard in winter. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8450, on tracks next to a yellow CNW freight car in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A CSX GP40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8450, in a railroad yard with a Chicago and North Western boxcar behind it. February 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a blue and gray CSX locomotive numbered 8251 on a railroad track in a snowy yard, with other locomotives nearby. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8251, is shown in side view at a rail yard, with other CSX locomotives visible in the background. February 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three blue Conrail diesel locomotives, including numbers 6701 and 6490, sit on tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. Three Conrail EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, including numbers 6701 and 6490, are lined up in a snowy yard. February 1, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 5005 is parked on railroad tracks in a snowy yard, with freight cars visible behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 5005 in blue and white "Quality" livery, photographed in a snowy yard. February 1, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1710, standing in a rail yard. A blue locomotive is partially visible behind it, and a gravel foreground is in the bottom of the frame. Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive number 1710, painted in its yellow and gray livery, is shown parked in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. February 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of three Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbered 1309, 6299, and 1510, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. Chicago and North Western locomotives 1309 (an SD24) and 6299 (a GP9) rest side by side in a yard under an overcast sky. February 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1719, is parked on a railroad track in a yard on a winter day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1719, is seen in a yard on an overcast winter day. February 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6626, parked in a rail yard with snow patches on the ground under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6626, is seen in side profile at a rail yard on an overcast winter day. February 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive number 6626, painted in green and yellow, parked on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. Chicago and North Western SD24 diesel locomotive #6626 is shown in the yard, wearing the railroad's green and yellow livery. February 15, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8012, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with a boxcar in the background. A Union Pacific ET44AC diesel locomotive, number 8012, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. February 15, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8072 is parked on tracks in a rail yard, with snow on the ground and an overcast sky. Union Pacific SD70M locomotive number 8072 in yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard during winter. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbered 8050 and 8072, with a green Chicago and North Western caboose in the background, parked on tracks at Proviso Yard on an overcast winter day. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives 8050 and 8072, in yellow and gray livery with 'We will deliver' on the side, are seen in the Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, next to a Chicago and North Western caboose. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive numbered 4408 is parked on a set of train tracks in a snowy yard with freight cars behind it. A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4408 in its orange and dark green livery, photographed in a snowy yard. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive with the number 7615 is parked on a set of tracks in a railyard. Snow is visible on the ground, and freight cars are in the background. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7615, is shown in a railyard during winter, with freight cars and another locomotive in the background. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two CSX locomotives, numbers 5809 and 7615, are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with utility poles and gravel ground. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5809, is seen in Proviso Yard, with another CSX locomotive, number 7615, visible behind it. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A weathered yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6318 stands on a yard track with a second Union Pacific locomotive, numbered 3542, behind it, under an overcast sky. Union Pacific 6318 is parked with Union Pacific 3542 at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two Amtrak locomotives, numbers 302 and 345, painted in silver with red and blue stripes, sitting on railroad tracks in a yard. Side view of Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotive 302, with trailing unit 345, at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, IL. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A gray Amtrak locomotive with red, white, and blue stripes, numbered 380, stands on a track in a gravel yard with a second locomotive visible on the right. An Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotive, number 380, in Phase I livery, is parked on a track in a railroad yard. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL