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Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6241 and 6240, stand on tracks beneath an overpass in a rail yard, with another red locomotive behind them.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotives 6241 and 6240 are pictured in a rail yard, with a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive visible in the background. March 1994 · Mannheim/Front, Franklin Park, IL

A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 158 leads a line of double-decker passenger cars down a set of tracks under a clear winter sky.

Metra F40PH locomotive #158 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day, likely at the Kinzie and Kilbourn crossing in Chicago. March 8, 1994 · Kinzie and Kilbourn, Chicago, IL

A white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 726, with blue and red stripes, is parked in front of a brick building; it is a GMC New Look model with the license plate M 94 545.

CTA bus 726, a GMC New Look TDH-5303, is parked at a depot on a clear summer day. March 8, 1994 · Pershing and Archer, Chicago, IL

A green and cream CTA bus with fleet number 9398 is driving down a city street, with a '12 Roosevelt Monitor' destination sign visible on the front and a McDonald's ad on the side.

A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 9398, operates on route 12 Roosevelt Monitor on a clear summer day. March 8, 1994 · Wabash and 14th Pl, Chicago, IL

A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, numbered 721 and built by GMC, is parked in a garage with its front sign showing 'NOT IN SERVICE'.

A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 721, is parked in a bus garage with its destination sign reading 'NOT IN SERVICE'. March 8, 1994 · Pershing and Archer, Chicago, IL

An Amtrak locomotive in white, red, and blue livery pulls a train of open-top freight cars through a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with an industrial building and a drawbridge in the background.

An Amtrak SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 114, works in a rail yard near a large industrial building, pulling a string of gondola cars. March 15, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL

A white and green CTA bus with the number 9579 on the front is stopped on a city street, with several cars visible in the background and a large brick building on the right.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9579, on route 37 in an urban street scene, likely in the late 1980s. March 15, 1994 · Clinton and Taylor, Chicago, IL

A white and red CTA bus, number 9206, is stopped at an intersection on a cloudy day, with cars and buildings in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9206, is stopped at an intersection on a cloudy winter day, with its destination sign reading '12 Roosevelt Indiana'. March 15, 1994 · Roosevelt and Clinton, Chicago, IL

A white CTA bus with the number 4149 is driving down a city street with other cars and a large sign for the Cotton Club and the Chicago Bulls in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4149, operates on a city street under an overpass celebrating the Chicago Bulls, likely in the early 1990s. March 15, 1994 · Michigan and 17th St., Chicago, IL

A line of three red Soo Line diesel locomotives parked in a gravel yard with a water tower and industrial structures in the background.

Three Soo Line GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 755, 6623, and 4437, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL

A line of diesel locomotives from Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and GATX sits on a bridge over a road, with a water tower and industrial structures in the background.

Soo Line, Canadian Pacific and GATX diesel locomotives are parked on a railroad bridge over a street in Bensenville, Illinois, under an overcast sky in the early 1980s. March 24, 1994 · Green ST EAST OF 'YORK RD, Bensenville, IL

A dark blue and orange SOO Line SD40 locomotive numbered 2010 and a red SOO Line GP38-2 numbered 2405 are parked behind a fence in a rail yard on an overcast day.

SOO Line SD40 #2010 and GP38-2 #2405 parked at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK, Bensenville, IL

A weathered black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 2032, is pictured from the side on a gravel yard track, with a red and white Soo Line locomotive, number 4437, partially visible behind it.

Soo Line GP38 locomotive 2032 and GP9 4437, both in weathered livery, sit side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL

A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 763, painted white with red ends, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 763 in a railroad yard, coupled with another Soo Line locomotive. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK RD, Bensenville, IL

A white and red diesel locomotive with 'SOO' on the side and the number 6001 is on railroad tracks beside a loading dock.

A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6001, is parked in a yard next to a loading dock under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green ' St, Bensenville, IL

Multiple Soo Line locomotives, including numbers 763, 2032, 4437, and 755, are lined up on tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day.

A line of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including an SW1200 and GP9s, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York Rd, Bensenville, IL

A red and white CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 5518, stands on tracks in a gravel yard, with its side fully visible and a building in the background.

A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5518, is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL

A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, number 726, is parked in a lot with a brick building behind it.

A white Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 726, parked in a bus garage. March 26, 1994 · 38th Rockwell

An elevated view of a silver Metra train with red and white striped cab car 398, pulled by a blue F40PH locomotive, curving through a railyard with a large Metra building and a parking lot visible.

A Metra commuter train, led by an F40PH locomotive and consisting of gallery cars, is shown in a yard with the Metra maintenance facility in the background. March 26, 1994 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL

A scene showing three diesel locomotives—a white SOO Line 2405, a red Canadian Pacific 752, and a blue GATX 7370—on elevated tracks beside a road with a car driving by, under an overcast sky.

Three EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, one from SOO Line, one from Canadian Pacific, and one from GATX, are parked on an elevated structure next to a highway. April 1994 · York and Green, Bensonville, IL

A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 112 pulls a line of stainless steel commuter cars on a track beside a road, with a raised drawbridge and Chicago skyscrapers in the background.

Metra diesel locomotive #112 leads a train of gallery cars past a raised drawbridge on a sunny day in Chicago. April 1994 · Canal St. crossing north of Lake St, Chicago, IL

A photo of a rail yard beside a river, featuring orange maintenance machines, freight cars, and vehicles, with a large building and elevated road in the background.

A winter scene of a rail yard along a river in Chicago, with work equipment and freight cars under a large building and elevated roadway. April 1994 · Lake and Randolph St, Chicago, IL

A large orange rail crane and two other pieces of orange track maintenance machinery are parked on railway tracks next to a large, multi-story building with an elevated roadway.

A scene of railway maintenance equipment on tracks near a large concrete terminal building in Chicago, likely from the 1990s. April 1994 · Lake and Randolph, Chicago, IL

Three orange track maintenance vehicles on a set of train tracks under an elevated highway, with construction equipment and a few people in the background.

A consist of three orange Chicago Transit Authority Harsco tampers on a private right-of-way under an elevated structure, with construction equipment visible in the background. April 1994 · Lake and Dearborn, Canal and The River, Chicago, IL

A white CTA bus with the number 9940 is driving on a city street with tall buildings and taxis in the background, at the corner of Wells and Wacker.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9940, runs on route 125 Wicker Park Express at the intersection of Wells and Wacker in downtown Chicago. April 1994 · Wells and Wacker, Chicago, IL

A white, blue, and red CTA bus with the number 4910 is driving down a city street with yellow taxis and tall buildings in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 4910, is seen in action on a city street, heading toward Austin on route 16. April 1994 · La Salle and Wacker, Chicago, IL

Two white Metro buses with red and blue stripes are on a city street; the lead bus shows the number 9765 and a destination sign reading 'BOB SPECIAL'. A yellow taxi is nearby, and several other buses are parked in the background. The scene includes flagpoles and red flowers along the curb.

Two Metro buses, including #9765 with a 'BOB SPECIAL' sign, are seen on a city street alongside a yellow taxi, with more buses visible in the background. April 18, 1994

A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, number 723, is driving on a paved road with a bridge in the background and a grassy area to the side.

A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 723, is seen on a street in Chicago in the 1970s. April 25, 1994 · Chicago, IL

A blue, red, and white Metra diesel locomotive numbered 605 pulls a long train of silver passenger cars past a grade crossing, with a city skyline in the background.

Metra locomotive 605, an EMD F40PH, pulls a train of silver passenger cars through an urban grade crossing on a clear summer day. April 27, 1994 · Harsted/Green

Close-up of the underframe and truck of a rail vehicle, showing a rusty metal frame with the number -4202 painted on it, on a dirt ground beside a concrete curb.

Close-up detail of a rail vehicle's underframe and truck, showing the number -4202, possibly from an Amtrak locomotive. April 27, 1994 · 19th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP7 locomotive numbered 4108 is coupled to a matching caboose numbered 11035, parked on parallel railroad tracks in a yard with signal bridges in the background.

Chicago and North Western GP7 locomotive #4108 leads a train through a yard with caboose #11035, showcasing the railroad's yellow and green livery under a clear sky. April 27, 1994 · Elston/Magnolia, Chicago, IL

A gray switcher locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and its engine doors open stands beside a rusty switcher numbered 750, behind a guardrail in front of a tall metal building.

Amtrak switchers 734 and 750 at the Amtrak yard at 14th and Lumber Streets in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A small gray end-cab diesel switcher numbered 734, with a red, white and blue stripe and its hood doors open, parked beside a shop building with another locomotive, number 750, behind it.

Amtrak switcher 734 stands outside the shop building at Amtrak's yard near 18th and Lumber Streets in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

Several silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stand on yard tracks with blue STOP flags in the foreground and a tall black skyscraper in the background.

Amtrak locomotives 321 and 406 and other Amtrak units in the yard near 14th Street, with the Sears Tower and the Chicago skyline beyond. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber St, Chicago, IL

A silver diesel locomotive with red and blue stripes and Amtrak lettering stands in a rail yard below a street overpass, with a pile of red material and a rusty steel skip in front of it.

Amtrak locomotive 834 in the yard near 14th and Lumber Streets, Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A silver Amtrak baggage car with red, white and blue stripes stands on a yard track under a street viaduct, with a stainless bilevel coach-dorm car at right, a steel dumpster in front and a brick building lettered Industrial Gases above.

Amtrak baggage car 1267 and coach-dorm 39916 in the Amtrak yard beneath the 18th Street viaduct in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL

Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stand coupled on a yard track, with switches in the foreground and an old brick warehouse behind them.

Amtrak 834 and 809 at the Amtrak yard at 14th and Lumber streets in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A silver locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak 406, stands on a yard track. Its far end reaches into the open door of a concrete-block shop building, and two more Amtrak locomotives sit to the left.

Amtrak 406 at the Amtrak yard at 14th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, with another Amtrak unit and a shop building behind it. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and number 288 on its number boards stands on yard tracks, with a second Amtrak locomotive numbered 406 inside an open service building and the Sears Tower on the skyline.

Amtrak 288 at the Amtrak yard near 14th and Lumber Streets in Chicago, with Amtrak 406 in the service building behind it and Sears Tower in the background. April 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B2474 is parked on tracks in a rail yard next to other locomotives, with a brick building in the background.

A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, B2474, is shown in a yard with other locomotives. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL

A view of a freight rail yard with several tracks, a variety of freight cars including a yellow caboose and a white tank car, a large red Coca-Cola billboard, and green highway signs in the distance.

A rail yard scene with multiple freight cars on tracks, a Coca-Cola billboard in the background, and highway signs for Damen, Armitage, North, and Ashland Avenues. April 27, 1994 · Elston/Magnolia, Chicago, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one from CSX and one from Union Pacific, are parked side by side in a railroad yard with brick buildings in the background.

A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8562 is parked in a yard next to a Union Pacific GP38-2 numbered B2474. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL

A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4108, is shown from the side on a set of railroad tracks under a clear sky.

A Chicago and North Western GP7 diesel locomotive, number 4108, in yellow and green livery, is parked in a yard in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · Elston / Magnolia, Chicago, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one green and yellow SD24 numbered 6935 and one yellow and gray GP38-2 numbered B2474, both with Burlington Northern lettering, are coupled together on tracks at a rail yard with brick buildings in the background.

A Burlington Northern SD24 locomotive numbered 6935, in green and yellow, sits on the tracks beside a yellow and gray GP38-2 numbered B2474 at a rail yard. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL

A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 363 with red, white and blue stripes stands beside a gray Seaboard System switcher in front of a beige metal shop building with blue door frames, seen across several yard tracks and a guardrail.

Amtrak 363 and a Seaboard System switcher outside a locomotive shop at an Amtrak yard. May 1994

A white and orange city bus with the number 3634 and route 8 Market travels down a tree-lined urban street with trolley wires overhead and cars parked along the curb.

A San Francisco Municipal Railway New Look bus, number 3634 on route 8 Market, travels down a sunlit street with overhead wires and parked cars. May 1, 1994 · Nr. Duboce, San Francisco, CA

A red-orange and black striped diesel locomotive numbered 5186 leads three more locomotives and a long freight train across a paved street, beside an old brick building with a faded painted sign.

Canadian National 5186 leads a freight with a Grand Trunk Western unit in the consist over a street crossing at Archer and Knox in Chicago. May 2, 1994 · Archer and Knox, Chicago, IL

A red-orange and black Canadian National diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes leads three more locomotives and a long freight train over a paved grade crossing beside an old brick building with a faded painted sign.

Canadian National 5186 leads a freight train across a street crossing, likely at Archer Avenue in Chicago. May 2, 1994 · 5186 Archer, Chicago, IL