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Side view of a red and white SOO diesel locomotive numbered 414, coupled to a matching SOO caboose numbered 102, in a multi-track railroad yard with shipping containers in the background on a cloudy day. SOO 414, an EMD SW1200 diesel switcher, stands in a yard with SOO caboose 102 and several intermodal freight cars under an overcast sky. November 1948 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two diesel locomotives, one black and yellow and the other red and blue, are coupled together on snow-covered tracks next to a railroad crossing signal. The Belt Railway Company of Chicago's SW1200 locomotives 533 and 534 are stopped at a snowy grade crossing. c. 1950 to 1980 A yellow and orange Rock Island diesel locomotive, number 676, is at a station platform pulling silver passenger cars under an arched roof with skylights. A Rock Island F7 diesel locomotive, number 676, is shown at a station platform pulling a consist of Hi-Line passenger cars under an arched roof during winter. c. 1950 to 1970 A red and white diesel locomotive with the number 202 and 'CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN' lettering is shown in a three-quarter front view in a rail yard. A red Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 202, is parked in a yard. c. 1950 to 1970 A side view of two blue and yellow diesel locomotives, numbered 3424 and 3407, with 'TGR' lettering, traveling on a railroad track next to a grassy, wooded hillside. A pair of blue and yellow Tasmanian Government Railways X class diesel locomotives, numbered 3424 and 3407, are coupled together on a main line track. c. 1950 to 1978 A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6500, sits on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #6500 in green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard during winter. c. 1954 to 1972 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1720 stands in a rail yard on a clear, sunny day with stacks of steel rails in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1720, is shown in a yard, displaying its classic yellow livery with red pinstripes and grey roof. c. 1954 to 1970 A yellow Union Pacific locomotive number 1720 sits on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive partially visible in the background. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1720, is parked in a rail yard. c. 1954 to 1970 A yellow and black diesel locomotive pulls a passenger train across a street-level railroad crossing on a clear day; numerous older cars are parked beside the tracks. A Chicago and North Western E8 diesel locomotive in yellow and black livery leads a passenger train across a grade crossing on a sunny summer day, with 1950s automobiles parked nearby. c. 1955 to 1970 A green and cream streetcar on a cobbled street under trolley wires. A truck and a bus follow it, a gray diesel passenger train runs on an embankment behind parked 1950s cars, and brick warehouses stand at right. A Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar crosses a cobblestone intersection near Archer Avenue, Chicago, as a New York Central passenger train passes behind. October 8, 1957 · Chicago, IL A black and yellow Soo Line locomotive numbered 501 is parked in a snowy rail yard with multiple tracks and industrial buildings in the background. Soo Line 501, an EMD SD24 locomotive, stands in a snow-covered yard. c. 1958 to 1970 A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1535 sits on tracks in a rail yard with trees and overhead wires in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is seen in a rail yard on a sunny summer day. c. 1960 to 1980 A red and silver Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1535, stands on tracks in a yard with trees and other rail equipment in the background. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is pictured in a rail yard. c. 1960 to 1980 Side view of an Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 1500 in a snow-dusted rail yard, with other locomotives behind it. Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive 1500 sits in a snowy yard, with another SW1200 and a Union Pacific GP9 in the background. c. 1960 to 1970 A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1247, is sitting on tracks in a yard, with a second locomotive coupled behind it. A Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1247, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1960 to 1990 Side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6500, parked on tracks in a snowy yard with a red and white truck in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, number 6500, in green and yellow livery, stands in a snowy yard. c. 1960 to 1972 A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9679, standing on tracks in a snowy yard next to another diesel locomotive with the reporting mark SX. A Union Pacific SD70M locomotive, number 9679, stands in a snow-covered yard alongside a second locomotive, with snow blanketing the ground and equipment. January 1960 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive, number 3802, pulls a freight train with Southern Pacific and ACF Industries cars on a snowy day. An Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 locomotive, number 3802, leads a freight train through a snowy landscape, with Southern Pacific and ACF Industries freight cars in tow. January 1961 · Park and Lincoln, Dolton, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky, with green bushes in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives, including GP38-2s 602 and 1739 and SD40-2 9343, are seen in a rail yard. June 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of several yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including number 1394, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives 1394 and 2965 are pictured in side view at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, in the distinctive Armour yellow and red livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 699, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 699, in yellow, red, and gray livery, is shown in a yard. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 2956 and 5946, are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a yard on an overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2956, is shown in side profile with another GP9, number 5946, behind it, both in the classic yellow and gray livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, in yellow and red livery, standing on tracks in a yard with a boxcar in the background. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, are shown in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4662 on its side, standing on tracks in a yard with another black locomotive partially visible nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #4662 in its yellow and gray livery, captured in a railroad yard. May 1962 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black diesel locomotive with the number 6016 hauls a train on a raised steel bridge with budding trees in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive, number 6016, pulls a train past a raised bascule bridge in a springtime scene. c. 1963 to 1972 Three dark gray New York Central diesel locomotives with a shark-shaped nose and white stripes pull a long line of boxcars along the top of a brushy embankment under a blue sky. A New York Central freight led by three gray diesel units, the lead one numbered 38[?][?], climbs an embankment, likely near Avon Yard, Indiana. February 1963 · Avon Yards, IN A dark New York Central diesel locomotive with white striped nose and lit headlight leads two more units and a freight train under a steel signal bridge with searchlight signals on an overcast day. New York Central diesel 1828 leads a three-unit freight under a signal bridge, likely near Cleveland, Ohio. November 1963 · Cleveland, OH A blue and yellow New York Central GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 484, is pulling a stream of silver passenger cars along a track next to a station platform under a clear sky. A New York Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 484, pulls a passenger train through a station on a clear summer day. 1964 · Erie, PA Two red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3050 and 4620, sit side-by-side on a gravel track with bare trees in the background under an overcast sky. Two red Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 3050 and 4620, are coupled on a private right-of-way, with bare trees in the background indicating a winter scene. April 12, 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, numbered 8540, sits on a railway track beside a road with bare trees in the background. Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive 8540, in its iconic red and black livery, is coupled to another unit, 8533, on a private right-of-way near a road. August 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8540 is shown on a railroad track with bare trees in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 8540, leads a consist on a mainline track during winter. August 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A Western Pacific orange and silver diesel locomotive numbered 904-B crosses a paved road with a line of matching passenger cars behind it, under a clear blue sky. Western Pacific FP7A locomotive 904-B leads a passenger train across a paved road grade crossing in a rural setting. August 24, 1964 · Franklin, CA A Western Pacific FP7A diesel locomotive, number 804-A, in orange and gray livery, pulls a line of matching passenger cars across a paved road in a rural, dry field setting under a clear sky. A Western Pacific FP7A locomotive, number 804-A, leads a passenger train through a rural grade crossing in California. August 24, 1964 · Franklin, CA A red and silver Western Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 804-A is crossing a paved road, pulling a long line of passenger cars through a flat, rural landscape. A Western Pacific FP7A locomotive, number 804-A, leads a passenger train across a rural grade crossing under a clear sky. August 24, 1964 · Franklin, CA A black and yellow Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotive numbered 26 is parked on a track in front of a brick building with a sign reading 'Nickel Plate Road Diesel Shop.' Nickel Plate Road SW1200 diesel locomotive number 26 stands in front of the Nickel Plate Road Diesel Shop, likely in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965. 1965 · E. 75th St., Cleveland, OH A silver and red Chicago Burlington and Quincy F7 diesel locomotive numbered 9991 pulls a line of freight cars past a brick signal tower with a sign reading 'DUPLA NVILLE' under an overcast sky. Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F7 diesel locomotive 9991 leads a freight train past the DuPlainville signal tower on a winter day. 1965 · Dupainville, IL A blue and white diesel locomotive pulls a passenger train on multiple tracks, with a brick building and city skyline in the background. A Nickel Plate Road EMD E7 locomotive, No. 190, pulls a passenger train through a Chicago rail yard, with the Universal Loading & Distributing building in the background. 1965 · Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives and passenger cars on multiple tracks with city buildings and overpasses in the background. A Chicago Burlington and Quincy F3 locomotive, number 243, pulls a passenger train through a rail yard in Chicago, with another CB&Q unit and freight cars nearby. 1965 · Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL A silver EMD F3 diesel locomotive with red stripes, bearing the number 99306 and the name 'Denver Zephyr,' leads a train through a snowy yard with other passenger cars on adjacent tracks. A Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F3 locomotive, number 99306, pulling the Denver Zephyr train through a snowy rail yard. 1965 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A dark green diesel locomotive with a white stripe and a CENTRAL herald on its nose leads a line of units and cars along a double-track line past a black ACY hopper car, with a white grain elevator and a pole line under a gray sky. New York Central 4057 leads a passenger train past Akron, Canton and Youngstown hopper 7306, likely at Fort Wayne, Indiana. September 1965 · Fort Wayne, IN Two locomotives, one Southern Pacific and one Louisville and Nashville, pull a line of freight cars through a yard with mountains in the distance. Two EMD GP40 diesel locomotives, one from Southern Pacific and one from Louisville and Nashville, lead a freight train through a yard with snow-capped mountains in the background. c. 1966 to 1970 · Colton, CA A gray streamlined diesel locomotive with a CENTRAL herald on its nose and a booster unit behind it pulls a line of express cars along multiple tracks past brick freight houses. New York Central diesel locomotive 400[?] leads a head-end train near Roosevelt Road in Chicago. 1966 · Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL A black diesel locomotive with a bright headlight and the number 4019 on its front is stopped at a grade crossing on a snowy evening, with a station building and a street sign that reads 'SPRINGFIELD' in the background. An Illinois Central F8A diesel locomotive, number 4019, is captured at dusk pulling a passenger train through a snowy grade crossing in Springfield, Illinois. 1966 · Springfield, IL A red and silver Santa Fe diesel locomotive, number 352, sits on snowy tracks at night, its headlights on and the 'Santa Fe' name visible on its side. A Santa Fe SD24 diesel locomotive, number 352, is captured at night in a snowy yard, showcasing the iconic Warbonnet livery. 1966 · Joliet, IL Two dark gray New York Central diesel passenger locomotives with a white side stripe, 4010 leading with its headlight on, pull a long passenger train past empty tracks under an overcast sky. New York Central diesel locomotives 4010 and 4054 head a passenger train beside a signal mast, probably in Toledo, Ohio. September 1966 · Toledo, OH A diesel locomotive numbered 260, painted in Chicago Burlington and Quincy livery, leads a freight train through a snow-covered scene next to a blue Ford pickup truck. A Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F7 locomotive, number 260, pulls a line of freight cars through a snowy yard in Mendota, Illinois, as a blue Ford pickup waits at the crossing. January 27, 1967 · Mendota, IL A wrecked Frisco diesel locomotive, number 5016, with a destroyed front end and burned paint, rests on a railroad track in a yard under a clear sky. A severely damaged Frisco EMD F3A locomotive, number 5016, sits in a yard, its front end crushed and burned. March 1967 · Sp Fid A dark gray New York Central streamlined diesel and a hood-type diesel pull a long train of baggage, express and passenger cars along a grassy embankment under transmission towers on an overcast day. New York Central passenger train led by locomotive 4068 and a hood unit numbered 410, on an embankment, with the note placing it at Berea, Ohio. June 1967 · Berea, OH