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A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 is coupled to a black tank car on parallel railroad tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky.

A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 383, pulls a black ACFX tank car on a clear day in a railroad yard. July 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 8079 sits on tracks in a railyard next to another locomotive and freight cars under an overcast sky.

A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 8079, is photographed in a yard alongside an SW1200 switcher, number 6412. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, 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

Two red CP Rail diesel locomotives, numbered 5905 and 5908, are parked on tracks beside a station platform under an overcast sky.

A CP Rail System EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 5905, is shown at a station platform with a second unit, number 5908, in the consist. July 1997 · Front/Ernst, Franklin Park, IL

A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 5509 and a North Western herald sits on railroad tracks in a yard, with billboards visible in the background under an overcast sky.

A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5509, in its green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL

A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 5056 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with other equipment visible nearby.

A blue Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5056, is shown in a rail yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL

Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, number 543 in orange and black and number 517 in black with orange trim, are positioned on separate tracks under a concrete overpass, with a line of freight cars and a yellow excavator visible in the background.

Two SOO Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 543 and 517, are seen on parallel tracks under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. August 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3172 and 2974, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard with other freight cars in the background under a clear blue sky.

Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 3172 and 2974, are shown in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Two white and red SOO Line diesel locomotives numbered 6240 and 6241 are parked on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with two people visible nearby on a hazy day.

Two SOO Line EMD SD40 locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, stand coupled on parallel tracks under a concrete highway overpass on an overcast day, with personnel nearby. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of SOO Line diesel locomotive 1556, showing faded Milwaukee Road lettering on the hood, parked on a railroad track with a white tank car behind and industrial buildings in the background.

SOO Line SW1200 locomotive 1556, still in faded Milwaukee Road livery, stands on a yard track with a tank car nearby. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black, orange, and white diesel locomotive numbered SOO 1556, with faded Milwaukee Road lettering on its side, is on a set of tracks in a rail yard.

SOO Line SW1200 locomotive 1556, still carrying faded Milwaukee Road lettering, is pictured in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Pk

Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6240 and 6241, are coupled together, pulling a train of freight cars under a highway overpass on a sunny day.

SOO Line SD40-2 locomotives 6240 and 6241 lead a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one red with white and gray reading SOO LINE 6028 and another red reading CP 740, are coupled together on train tracks under a concrete bridge on an overcast day.

SOO Line SD40-2 6028 leads a train with Canadian Pacific GP9 740 under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A SOO Line diesel locomotive and caboose are parked on parallel tracks in a sunny rail yard, with industrial buildings and a Mannheim station sign in the background.

SOO Line SD40 locomotive #543 and caboose #126 in a rail yard at Mannheim, Illinois, under clear skies. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6028 leads a red locomotive numbered 740 on railroad tracks beneath a concrete overpass on a cloudy day.

SOO Line locomotives 6028 and 740 are pictured on a main line under a concrete overpass on an overcast day. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205 is coupled to a flatcar with a brown Tiphook container, stopped on tracks in a gravel yard with a building behind it.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 1205 pulls a freight car with a Tiphook container in a yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A rusty orange and black Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 stands on a set of tracks next to a white and red caboose numbered 126, with an overpass in the background.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 543 leads a train with caboose 126 in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in three-quarter front view, coupled to a white tank car, passing under a concrete overpass on a sunny day.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive 1556 leads a freight train under a highway overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black, orange and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is shown in a three-quarter front view, pulling a silver tank car under a bridge in a rail yard on a sunny day.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1556 moves a tank car under a concrete overpass in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1556 is stopped at a station platform, with a freight car behind it and a sign reading Franklin Park.

SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1556 at Franklin Park station, Illinois, with a freight car in tow. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black and orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1554, stopped on tracks near industrial buildings and a tall silo structure under a clear sky.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive 1554 is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on railroad tracks under a large concrete overpass, with one person standing nearby.

SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and grey livery stands on the tracks under a concrete highway overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and gray SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1203 is positioned on train tracks beneath a bridge, with one person standing nearby.

SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1203 in red and gray livery, standing on a private right-of-way under a concrete overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin, IL

A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 sits on a set of tracks in a yard, with a freight car labeled CNW visible to the right.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 #383 in its original livery, photographed in a railroad yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL

A black and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1556, in a rail yard with multiple tracks, industrial buildings, and a clear sky overhead.

SOO Line EMD SD24 diesel locomotive number 1556, originally Milwaukee Road, stands in a yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 532, pulling red boxcars, on a sunny day with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background.

Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive 532, painted in black and orange, leads a train of red boxcars on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under a clear blue sky in the 1980s. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and orange Soo Line 1554 diesel locomotive is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a large industrial structure behind it under a clear sky.

Soo Line 1554, an EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, stands on the tracks in a rail yard, with industrial silos in the background. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Pk

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 three-quarter front view of a Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 609, painted in Metra's orange, white, and blue livery with a red and white chevron front, situated on a railroad yard with industrial buildings in the background under a cloudy sky.

Metra diesel locomotive 609, a GP38-2, is shown on a private right-of-way in a yard setting under an overcast sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two diesel locomotives, one yellow Union Pacific and one blue Conrail, stand on parallel tracks in a rail yard on a sunny day.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 2974, is seen in a rail yard alongside a Conrail GP38-2, number 5630, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 2962 sits on the tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars nearby.

A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 2962, is shown in side profile in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A black and red diesel locomotive with the number 1556 and the letters SOO on the side is stopped on a set of train tracks. Behind it is a white tank car. The setting appears to be a railroad yard with multiple tracks and an overpass in the background.

A Soo Line SW1200 locomotive numbered 1556 is parked in a yard, pulling a white tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel switcher locomotive, number 1205, on a railroad track next to a large industrial facility, with a dark brown boxcar labeled 'TIPHOOK' behind it.

A SOO Line EMD SW1200 switcher, number 1205, is positioned at an industrial loading facility in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a TIPHOOK freight car behind it. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1205, coupled to a flatcar carrying a brown TIPHOOK container, on tracks in front of a warehouse under an overcast sky.

A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, numbered 1205, is shown in a yard setting with a TIPHOOK container on a flatcar. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a dark brown Canadian National freight car in a rail yard with multiple tracks and a warehouse in the background.

A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 383, is shown in a rail yard with a Canadian National freight car. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln St, Franklin Park, IL

A Soo Line diesel locomotive and caboose parked on parallel tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background.

A Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive and matching caboose sit on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 383, coupled to a black tank car in a rail yard with multiple tracks.

A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 383 is shown in a rail yard, coupled to an ACF tank car, under a clear sky. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a dark gray and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 532, standing on tracks in a yard with a red freight car behind it.

A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 532, is pictured in a rail yard. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, numbered 543, is shown parked on tracks under a concrete bridge; a person in a cap and vest stands on its front platform.

A Soo Line EMD SD24 locomotive numbered 543 stands on the tracks under an overpass, with a crew member on the front platform. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A rusty black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 543 is coupled to a white and red Soo Line caboose numbered 126, stopped on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a large concrete bridge in the background under a clear blue sky.

A Soo Line EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 543, leads a train with a matching Soo Line caboose, number 126, through a rail yard under a concrete overpass on a clear summer day. September 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 534 sits on a track with a white tank car labeled CBTX 26189 behind it, under a clear blue sky.

A red CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 534, is shown on a railroad main line with a white CBTX tank car in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red diesel locomotive with 'CP Rail System' lettering and the number 534 is parked on tracks in a train yard, with one person standing on it and a white tank car nearby.

A red CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 534, is shown in a rail yard with a tank car and industrial structures in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red diesel locomotive with the number 5024 and 'P Rail' lettering is pulling a line of dark freight cars under a concrete bridge, with one person standing on the gravel beside the tracks.

A red CP Rail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5024, pulls a freight train under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a worker in a hard hat nearby. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red diesel locomotive with the number 5024 and CP Rail lettering is pulling a long line of dark freight cars under a large concrete bridge. One person in a hard hat stands near the tracks in the foreground.

A red CP Rail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5024, pulls a freight train under a concrete overpass with a worker standing nearby. September 1997 · Front St/Lincoln

A red diesel locomotive numbered 534 is parked on a railroad track next to a white tank car, with a person standing on its side and an industrial silo behind.

A red Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 534, stands in a yard next to a white GATX tank car, with an industrial structure in the background. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive number 1556 in a rail yard with gravel ballast and multiple tracks.

A Milwaukee Road EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1556, is shown in a rail yard with a white ACFX tank car in the background. 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

A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 740 is pictured on tracks under a highway overpass on an overcast day, with construction visible in the background.

A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 740, is shown in its distinctive red livery on a railroad main line under a concrete highway overpass. September 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL