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A blue and red Metra train with locomotive number 127 and gallery cars is stopped at a station platform with a water tower reading 'ELMWO' in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 127, pulls a train of gallery cars through the Elmwood Park station on a sunny summer day. September 1, 1998 · Grand and 75th Ave., Elmwood Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white striped front, numbered 125, is pulling a line of double-decker passenger cars on railroad tracks next to a station platform. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 125, pulls a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a silver passenger train along railroad tracks next to a platform with people standing on it, set against a backdrop of green trees and an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive #110 leads a train of gallery cars on a summer day. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave, IL A silver Metra train with red and blue stripes, featuring the 'M' logo, travels on multiple tracks next to a station platform with a person standing on it, surrounded by trees on an overcast day. A Metra electric multiple-unit train, likely a Budd-built Gallery car, is captured in motion on a private right-of-way on an overcast day. September 1, 1998 · Oakpark Ave, Oak Park, IL A red, white, and blue Amtrak train with a locomotive numbered 119 pulls several silver passenger cars along a set of tracks bordered by trees and a wooden fence. An Amtrak F40PH locomotive, number 119, pulls a train of Amfleet I passenger cars through a grade crossing in a suburban area. September 3, 1998 · Oak Park Ave., IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulling silver passenger cars at a station, with a bank and a silver SUV visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive number 610 pulls a train of gallery cars through a station platform under a clear sky. September 3, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A silver Metra train of double-decker Gallery cars is stopped at a grade crossing in a residential area with a brick building and a white truck nearby. A Metra commuter train of Budd Gallery cars, led by car 1[?]2, stands at a grade crossing in Montclare, Chicago, under an overcast sky. September 3, 1998 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive number 610 pulling silver double-decker commuter cars at a station platform, with a yellow building and a water tower in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive number 610, in its blue and red livery, leads a consist of gallery cars at Elmwood Park station on a sunny day. September 10, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A red and white striped Metra cab car, number 804, viewed from the rear as it sits on tracks in a railroad yard with shipping containers and industrial buildings in the background. A rear view of Metra cab car 804 on a sunny day in a railroad yard, identifiable by its red-and-white diagonal stripes. September 10, 1998 · Cicero / Berwyn, Berwyn, IL A long, double-decker stainless steel Metra commuter train is stopped at a street-level crossing, with its rear end facing the camera and showing the fleet number 802 and 302. A Metra gallery car, number 802, photographed from a three-quarter rear view on a sunny day in Berwyn, Illinois. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 119 on its front pulls a silver train of bi-level coaches along tracks next to a station platform, with a water tower labeled 'ELMWOOD' in the background under a clear blue sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 119, pulls a train of bi-level coaches through the Elmwood Park station on a sunny summer day. September 10, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 189 pulls a long train of silver passenger cars on a sunny day, viewed from a station platform. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 189, pulling a train of Gallery Cars along a private right-of-way on a clear summer day. September 16, 1998 · Berwyn, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 601 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars across a road grade crossing under a clear sky, with trees and a fence visible in the background. A Metra train, led by EMD F40PH locomotive #601 and pulling a consist of Highliner double-decker cars, passes through a grade crossing on a clear autumn day. December 1, 1998 · River Grove, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 609 leads a train of double-decker cars along a snow-dusted track, with an industrial backdrop and overcast sky. Metra locomotive 609, an EMD F40PH, pulls a train of gallery cars through a snowy, industrial area in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 122 pulls a silver passenger train on a snowy day, seen from a three-quarter front view alongside a road with a yellow railroad sign. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 122 pulls a train of gallery cars on a snowy, overcast day in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A silver Metra train with red and white striped cab ends moves along snow-covered tracks, with a brick building and parked cars in the background. A Metra Gallery electric multiple-unit train, number 8227, travels through a snowstorm in Chicago. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 121 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars along snow-covered tracks, with snow-covered cars and a brick building in the background. A Metra F40PH-2 locomotive pulling a train of gallery cars through the snow in Montclare, Chicago, in the 1990s. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive number 606 pulls a train of double-decker cars on a snowy, overcast day through a tree-lined, snow-covered rail corridor. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 606, leads a train through a snow-covered suburban right-of-way in Chicago. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A Metra commuter train car, number 1578, painted silver with blue and red stripes, is stopped on tracks under a concrete bridge with snow on the ground. A Metra Gallery car, number 1578, is shown on a winter day under a concrete bridge. February 1, 1999 · Harrison, MI A silver double-decker Metra commuter train with red-and-white striped ends sits on tracks at a grade crossing, with parked cars and a brick building in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra gallery car train at a grade crossing in Chicago, likely in the 1990s. February 1, 1999 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a silver and red-striped locomotive numbered 8223 is seen from the rear, pushing several silver double-decker passenger cars along a set of tracks adjacent to a concrete station platform. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 8223, pushes a consist of gallery cars at a station platform in Chicago. February 1, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A silver Metra Gallery commuter train with red and white striped rear end is stopped at a station with a water tower in the background in Elmwood Park, Illinois. A Metra Gallery car, number 8223, is seen at a station in Elmwood Park, Illinois, under a cloudy winter sky. February 2, 1999 · Elmwood Park, IL A long, silver Metra commuter train with red and white striped cab ends is stopped at a railroad crossing. The ground is bare and patchy with snow, and a few people stand on the platform. A grade crossing sign shows three tracks. A Metra Gallery car, number 6923, is stopped at a grade crossing in a suburban setting on an overcast winter day. February 6, 1999 A blue Metra diesel locomotive, front number 126, is shown at a station platform with its train of silver commuter cars behind it on a cloudy day. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 126 pulls a train of gallery cars into Galewood station on an overcast winter day. February 7, 1999 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra commuter train with a red and white chevron-nosed locomotive numbered 612 is stopped at a station platform with several people waiting, under an overcast dusk sky. Metra locomotive 612, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars at Franklin Park station. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a blue and orange Metra train with locomotive 175 pulling a passenger car, with a second locomotive behind, on a track next to a road with dry grass in the foreground under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive number 175, painted in blue and orange, leads a consist that includes a Gallery car numbered 7640, alongside a second Metra locomotive, all on a private right-of-way in winter. April 1999 · Harvard, IL A blue, gray, and orange Metra locomotive numbered 600 is at a station platform with commuter cars behind it, while a brown CP Rail boxcar sits on an adjacent track under an overcast sky. Metra locomotive 600, an EMD F40PH, pulls a train of gallery cars at a station platform, with a CP Rail boxcar visible on a parallel track. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with the number 603 on the front and sides, pulling a train of silver bi-level passenger cars on a railroad track under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 603, painted in blue with a red and white chevron front, pulls a consist of stainless steel bi-level commuter cars on a cloudy day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along railroad tracks beside a gravel and grassy area under a cloudy sky. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, numbered 121, leads a consist of stainless steel gallery cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 106 sits at a station platform next to street signs for Arnold and Thatcher streets under a clear sky. Metra locomotive number 106, a GP38-2, is at the River Grove station platform with its train. June 1999 · Arnold / Thatcher, River Grove, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 611 is coupled to a silver double-decker passenger car, sitting on a track next to a grassy area under an overcast sky at dusk. Metra diesel locomotive 611, painted in the 'Village of Ontarioville' livery, pulls a Gallery Car on a private right-of-way at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with the number 606 and red and white chevron front, pulling a silver passenger car on a gravel track under a cloudy sky. A Metra MP15DC locomotive, number 606, leads a passenger train on a private right-of-way during dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a blue and red Metra locomotive, number 611, pulling silver commuter cars on a railroad track under a cloudy sky. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 611, pulls a train of stainless steel commuter cars on a private right-of-way in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1999 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 606 is pulling a train of silver commuter cars along a railroad track at dusk, with a cloudy sky above. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive, number 606, pulls a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way at dusk. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 611 on the front, pulling a long line of silver double-decker commuter cars on a gravel-lined track. Metra F40PH locomotive 611 leads a train of gallery cars through Franklin Park, Illinois on a clear winter day. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 611 pulls a line of silver double-decker commuter cars on a railroad track next to a small station platform with snow on the ground. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 611, pulls a train of Gallery cars at a station in Franklin Park, Illinois, on a clear winter day. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a passenger train on a snow-lined track under a 'WELCOME TO CHICAGO' billboard. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 157, pulls a train of gallery cars past a 'WELCOME TO CHICAGO' billboard on a winter day. February 2000 · Avondale / Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 157, pulling white commuter cars, travels on a snowy track beneath a 'Welcome to Chicago' billboard. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 157, pulls a consist of Budd gallery cars past a 'Welcome to Chicago' billboard on a snowy day. February 2000 · Avondale/Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL A red and silver Metra locomotive numbered 602 is parked on tracks next to a gravel lot with a red minivan. People stand near the train cars and buildings in the background under a clear sky. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 602, pulling a train of silver commuter cars, is shown in a yard with a red minivan parked nearby on a clear winter day. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with number 151 pulls a white and blue double-decker passenger car on a sunny day along a gravel-track railroad. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 151, leads a double-decker commuter car on a main line track in Chicago. March 2000 · Bryn Mawr and Avondale, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 151 pulls a white and blue double-decker commuter car on a railroad track with a grassy foreground and a billboard in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 151 pulls a Gallery commuter car along a private right-of-way in Chicago. March 2000 · Bryn Mawr and Avondale, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with the number 602 and red-and-white striped nose is on tracks in a yard on a clear day, pulling a stainless steel passenger car. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive #602, painted in its distinctive red, white, and blue livery, is shown at a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, likely during a summer day in the 1990s or early 2000s. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 613 is stopped at a station platform with several silver double-decker commuter cars behind it, under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 613, pulls a train of Gallery cars through the Franklin Park station on a cloudy day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614 pulls a train of silver passenger cars alongside a grassy station platform under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614 leads a train of gallery cars past a small station platform in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker commuter cars along a railroad main line on a clear day. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 607, leads a train of gallery cars on a sunny day. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 607 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars on a sunny day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 607 leads a consist of Gallery cars on a clear day. August 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 614, with a white and red chevron front, pulls a silver passenger car on a railroad track under a partly cloudy sky. Metra diesel locomotive #614 in a blue and red chevron livery pulls a gallery car on a sunny day in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive with number 601 on the front and sides, pulling silver double-decker commuter cars, is shown on railroad tracks next to a utility pole and a yellow railroad crossing sign. The sky is overcast. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 601, leads a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way on an overcast day. September 2000 · Ernst and Front, Franklin Park, IL