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A side view of a maroon and cream Metra gallery car on a gravel-track right-of-way, with a person walking alongside. A Metra gallery car on a private right-of-way in Des Plaines, Illinois. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevrons on its nose, numbered 162, pulls silver bi-level passenger cars across a road at a grade crossing on a sunny day, with trees in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive number 162 leads a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in summer. August 1995 · OZARK/OZANAM and AVONDALE, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 112 is coupled to a white bi-level passenger car, stopped on tracks beside a tall building. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive with fleet number 112 pulls a gallery car through a rail yard in Chicago. September 1995 · Lake St and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 607 is shown in profile, coupled to a silver passenger car, on railroad tracks near a bridge. Metra diesel locomotive 607, a GP38-2, pulls a gallery car in a yard setting under a clear sky. September 27, 1995 · Kinzie and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 602 leads a train of silver double-deck passenger cars across tracks in a city street, with tall buildings behind it. Metra locomotive 602 pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in downtown Chicago, with the C&NW building visible in the background. October 1995 · Canal St North of Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 115 pulls a line of silver passenger cars on a sunny day in downtown Chicago, with tall buildings and a street sign visible. Metra locomotive 115 pulls a commuter train through downtown Chicago with the C&NW building in the background. October 1995 · Canal St North of Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive with the number 604 is pulling a train of silver commuter cars along tracks that cross a city street, with tall buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive 604 leads a train of gallery cars through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago, with the C&NW building visible in the background. October 1995 · Canal St South of Kinzie A blue Metra locomotive numbered 602 leads a train through a city scene with skyscrapers and a C&NW building sign in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 602 pulls a bilevel commuter train past the Chicago & North Western building in downtown Chicago on an overcast day. October 1995 · Chicago River / Canal St / Lake St, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a silver commuter train across a street-level railroad crossing in a city. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 110, leads a train through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago on a sunny day. October 1995 · Canal / Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 109 pulls a line of silver commuter cars along a set of tracks next to a road, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 109 leads a train of commuter cars through an industrial area in Chicago, with speed limit signs visible at a grade crossing. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with locomotive 609 and gallery cars travels along a private right-of-way, bordered by a chain-link fence and bare trees on a cloudy winter day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 609 leads a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Cicero, Illinois, under overcast winter skies. November 26, 1995 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL An elevated train with a silver and red locomotive and a yellow passenger car travels over a street with a large 'Braun Bottles' sign on a building and parked cars below, under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin & Southern Railroad diesel locomotive and a yellow passenger car on an elevated structure over a city street with a 'Braun Bottles' sign below. March 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 112 pulls a silver double-decker passenger car on multiple train tracks next to a river; bare trees and snow are visible, with tall buildings in the background. A Metra GP40 locomotive, number 112, pulls a gallery car along tracks beside a river in winter, with city buildings in the background. April 1996 · Lake / Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 142 pulls gallery cars along a track bordered by bare trees and dry grass under an overcast sky. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars through a winter landscape in Park Ridge, Illinois. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, number 178, pulls a bi-level train through a leafless winter landscape with a highway overpass in the background. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 178, pulls a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a train of double-decker cars along a tree-lined track on an overcast day. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 155, pulls a train of Gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Park Ridge, Illinois, during the winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevron stripes, numbered 168, pulls double-decker passenger cars along tracks bordered by dry grass and bare trees under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 168 leads a train of gallery cars through a winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 154 pulls a silver train of gallery cars along tracks beside a grassy embankment and houses, with bare trees in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 154 pulls a train of gallery cars through a suburban area in winter. April 16, 1996 · Avondale and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevron stripes, number 149, pulls a line of gray double-decker passenger cars on a track beside a grassy embankment with bare trees in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 149 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day along a private right-of-way. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue, red, and white Metra train with locomotive 146 leads a line of double-decker commuter cars along a track near a bridge, with bare trees and dry grass under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 146 pulls a consist of Highliner double-decker commuter cars through a leafless winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A red, white and blue Metra train with locomotive number 145 travels on a track beside a dry, grassy field with bare trees in the background under a cloudy sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 145, painted in its distinctive blue and red livery, pulls a train of gallery cars along a grassy embankment near a highway overpass in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 165 is pulling silver gallery cars across a street at a grade crossing, with a multi-story building and a bowling alley sign in the background. Metra locomotive 165 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue, red, and white Metra locomotive numbered 160 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks next to a road with parked cars and a tall building in the background. Metra locomotive 160 pulls a train of gallery cars past a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 142, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars, travels on tracks next to a street with parked cars and a tall building in the background on a clear winter day. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, pulls a consist of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in a winter scene. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St., Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 135 is moving on tracks beside a road with parked cars and bare trees. Metra F40PH locomotive number 135 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 179 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks that cross a street, with bare trees and parked cars in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 179 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue striped Metra diesel locomotive numbered 127 leads a train of silver bi-level cars along tracks beside a road and a parking lot, with an apartment building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 127 pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A Metra train with locomotive 126 and gallery cars crossing a street in a suburban area with a high-rise building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 126 leads a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, under a clear winter sky. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive, number 604, pulling a double-decker passenger car under an elevated highway in Chicago. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 604, pulls a gallery car under a concrete overpass in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A Metra gallery car on an elevated track in Chicago, with the Wm J. Cassidy Tire Co. sign on a building behind it. A Metra gallery car travels on an elevated structure in Chicago, with the Wm J. Cassidy Tire Co. building visible in the background. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a red, white and blue locomotive numbered 167 is traveling on a set of tracks with a water tower in the background that says 'MOUNT PROSPECT'. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 167, leads a train of gallery cars through Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a summer day. June 22, 1996 · Prospect Rd Near Central, Mount Prospect, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 951 is stopped at a station platform with a METRA sign. Several people wait on the platform as the train stands on the tracks. Union Pacific E9 locomotive 951 leads a commuter train at a METRA station, with passengers waiting on the platform. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow and red commuter car with double-decker windows travels on tracks next to a grassy area with people watching and a black SUV parked nearby. A yellow and red commuter car with a fleet number of 3[?]25 travels on a private right-of-way in Elmhurst, Illinois. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A Metra train with locomotive 172 and silver BiLevel coaches is stopped at a station platform where passengers are waiting, with a school bus visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 172 pulls a train of BiLevel coaches through a station in Elmhurst, Illinois, as passengers wait on the platform. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulling double-decker commuter cars on snow-covered tracks. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 214, pulls a consist of gallery cars through a snowy, residential grade crossing. January 13, 1997 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and white Metra diesel locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, numbered 610, pulls a train of double-decker passenger cars along a private right-of-way next to a street with green grass and industrial buildings in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 610, pulls a train of gallery cars through Franklin Park, Illinois, on a clear summer day. July 1997 · Front and Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 124 is shown pulling a silver double-decker commuter car on a snowy day, with industrial buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive number 124, named 'City of Lake Forest', pulls a gallery car on a cloudy winter day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 608 is coupled to a silver gallery car, sitting on tracks in a yard under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 608, with a gallery car in tow, is shown on a sunny day in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL Two blue and orange Metra locomotives, numbers 147 and 149, coupled to a white and orange passenger car on a snowy railroad yard with a tall building in the background. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 147 and 149, are coupled to a gallery commuter car at a yard in Waukegan, Illinois, in winter. February 1998 · Waukegan, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 607 is pulling a line of stainless steel passenger cars under a large concrete bridge on a clear, sunny day. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 607, leads a train of gallery cars under a concrete bridge on a sunny day. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 614 pulls a train of silver bi-level passenger cars on a sunny day, with a small station shelter and utility poles in the background. Metra locomotive 614, named Edward F. Brabec, leads a consist of gallery cars through Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A Metra diesel locomotive pulling commuter cars on a track with trees behind under a cloudy sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, numbered 601, pulls a train of gallery cars along a railroad right-of-way in Chicago, with trees and overcast skies in the background. July 3, 1998 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive, number 166, sits on the tracks next to a station platform under a clear blue sky; a man in a purple shirt walks on the platform in the foreground. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 166, is pictured at a station platform with its train of gallery cars, likely at Elmhurst, Illinois, in the 1980s or 1990s. September 1998 · York Rd, Elmhurst, IL A Metra train with locomotive 611 and gallery cars travels on a private right-of-way, with trees and industrial buildings in the background on an overcast day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 611 pulls a consist of gallery cars along a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day in September 1998. September 1998 · Mars (Oak Park Ave.) A silver Metra commuter train with red and white striped ends is stopped at a small station platform with several people waiting; trees line the background and railroad tracks extend into the distance. A Metra Gallery car, numbered 34[?], paused at the Oak Park Avenue station on a summer afternoon. September 1, 1998 · Oakpark Ave, Oak Park, IL A silver Metra Gallery train with red and white striped ends is captured in motion on a tree-lined track on a cloudy summer day. A Metra Gallery car, likely number 1[?]1, travels along a private right-of-way on a summer day. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave, IL A silver, double-decker Metra commuter train with red and white striped cab end is stopped at a station platform where several people are waiting. A Metra gallery car with a distinctive red and white striped cab end is stopped at the Elmwood Park station platform on an overcast day. September 1, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive with the number 612 on the front pulls a long train of silver double-decker passenger cars along tracks beside a road, with utility poles and a building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 612, pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in a suburban setting. September 1, 1998 · Park, IL