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A dark diesel locomotive with a light stripe and an oval herald on its nose, its headlight lit, leads more units and a long line of boxcars past a pole line and a row of small frame buildings under a gray sky. New York Central 4022 leads a multi-unit diesel set and a long freight train along a multi-track main line. June 1967 · Northeast, PA A black diesel locomotive with a white nose stripe and an oval New York Central herald leads a second unit and a long line of boxcars along a main line, with brick buildings and parked cars at left and dry grass and telegraph poles at right. New York Central F-unit [?]750 leads a Penn Central-era freight train on a multiple-track main line, likely at North East, Pennsylvania. March 8, 1969 · Northeast, PA A dark gray New York Central streamlined diesel locomotive numbered 4031, with a white band and an oval CENTRAL herald, stands with a second unit and a train of passenger cars beside a station platform on an overcast day. New York Central 4031 heads a passenger train at a station platform, likely in Erie, Pennsylvania. November 1969 · Erie, PA Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 9432 and 2979, are traveling on a railroad track under an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 9432 and 2979, are seen on a railroad main line. c. 1970 to 2000 · Pulaski and 21 Two Soo Line locomotives, numbered 2010 and 2405, stand side by side on an elevated track behind a striped barrier, with a water tower in the background. Two Soo Line diesel locomotives, an SD40 and a GP7, on an elevated structure under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A blue Bangor and Aroostook locomotive #56 and an orange and black Wisconsin & Calumet locomotive #52 are parked on parallel tracks in a grassy railroad yard under an overcast sky. Two diesel locomotives, Bangor and Aroostook #56 and Wisconsin & Calumet #52, sit idle in a weed-choked railroad yard. c. 1970 to 1980 A yellow and dark green diesel locomotive with the number 8618 and 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering on the front, parked on tracks in a yard. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive 8618 at a yard, with another locomotive visible in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 Two green Burlington Northern SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 7105 and 3149, pull a freight train across a grade crossing on a cloudy day. Burlington Northern SD40-2 locomotives 7105 and 3149 lead a freight train through a grade crossing in the 1970s. c. 1970 to 1980 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 4461, is shown on railroad tracks beside a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 4461, travels along a railroad main line on an overcast summer day. c. 1970 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3498 is moving across a street at a grade crossing, with flashing red lights and a railroad crossing sign visible. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3498, crosses a street at a railroad crossing. c. 1970 to 2000 Side view of two red and white Bloomer Line diesel locomotives, 7561 and 91, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A side view of two red and white The Bloomer Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 7561 and 91, coupled in a gravel yard. c. 1970 to 1990 A green and tan diesel locomotive with "PRECISION" and number 3634 on its side, parked on a railway track next to other railcars. A Precision SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 3634, is parked in a yard, with other railcars visible nearby. c. 1970 to 1985 Side view of several Soo Line locomotives on a track in a gravel yard, under a grey, overcast sky. The engines are painted in red, white, and black livery with 'SOO' branding. A lineup of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including GP9s 2032 and 763, sits idle in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A line of four Santa Fe diesel locomotives in different paint schemes—green, red and white, silver, and blue—are on a railroad track beside a dry, grassy field under a clear blue sky. A consist of Santa Fe diesel locomotives, including a green GP38-2, a warbonnet FP45, a silver SD40-2, and a blue GP38-2, are seen on a private right-of-way in a field on a sunny summer day. c. 1970 to 1995 A black Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6016 is seen on a raised railroad bridge, with the Sears Tower and Chicago skyline visible behind trees in the distance on an overcast spring day. A Burlington Northern SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 6016 passes a raised bascule bridge with the Chicago skyline, including the Sears Tower, in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and yellow Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 4120, on an elevated track next to a building with a yellow 'HAND CAR WASH' sign. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4120, travels on an elevated structure past a hand car wash sign. c. 1970 to 1980 A red, white, and blue diesel locomotive numbered 534 sits beside a black tank car on a snowy track in an open yard under an overcast sky. A Blue Ribbon Coach Chicago SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 534, is shown in a snowy yard, coupled to a NATX tank car. c. 1970 to 1990 Two red and silver Santa Fe SD40 diesel locomotives, numbered 5948 and 5920, are coupled together on a railroad track at night in a yard. Two Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway SD40 diesel locomotives, numbered 5948 and 5920, are pictured at night in a yard. 1970 · La Junta, CO A yellow locomotive and a black Illinois Central locomotive numbered 8747 sit on parallel tracks in a snowy yard, with a white maintenance vehicle nearby. Illinois Central SD40 locomotives and a maintenance vehicle in a snow-covered rail yard. February 1, 1970 · Harvey, IL A blue Wisconsin Calumet Railroad locomotive numbered 617 is parked in a grassy yard next to an Amtrak passenger car and a gray boxcar under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Calumet Railroad GP9 locomotive numbered 617 sits on a track next to an Amtrak passenger car at a yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1971 to 1987 A side view of a Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive with red and black paint, numbered 6096, pulling a gray freight car with DM&E lettering, in a grassy rail yard with utility poles and overcast skies. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 6096, leads a freight car in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1971 to 1980 An Illinois Central train with a black and orange E8 locomotive pulling passenger cars on a multi-track rail yard with overhead wires, under an overcast sky. An Illinois Central EMD E8 diesel locomotive, number 4033, pulls a train of heavyweight coaches through a rail yard with overhead catenary. June 19, 1971 A side view of two white Soo Line diesel locomotives, including number 6241, parked on tracks behind a chain-link fence on an overcast day. Two Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotives, the lead unit numbered 6241, are parked side by side in a rail yard behind a chain-link fence. c. 1972 to 2000 Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2406, parked in a rail yard with multiple tracks and trees in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive #2406, an EMD GP38-2, sits in a yard under an overcast sky. c. 1972 to 1990 A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 3045 on its side is seen traveling through a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 3045, travels along a private right-of-way in a summer scene. c. 1972 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 sits on railroad tracks, with overgrown grass and a fence in the foreground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 9432, is shown in profile on a railroad main line. c. 1972 to 2000 · Pulaski and (20 3) A red and white diesel locomotive with 'Bloomer' lettering and the number 7549, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A red and white Bloomer GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7549, is parked in a rail yard. c. 1972 to 2000 A white and orange Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, numbered 127, pulls a train through a multi-track rail yard with industrial buildings in the foggy background. A Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, number 127, leads a freight train through a busy rail yard on an overcast winter day. May 1972 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A red and yellow Rock Island F7 locomotive numbered 660 pulls a line of passenger cars on railroad tracks under an overpass, with a tall skyscraper visible in the hazy background. A Rock Island F7 locomotive numbered 660 leads a train of gallery cars along a railroad main line with the Willis Tower in the background on an overcast winter day. November 21, 1972 · 18th and Clark, Chicago, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4417 on a gravel track in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4417, is shown in side profile on a railroad yard track. c. 1974 to 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Side view close-up of a blue diesel locomotive's underframe and wheels on a concrete yard surface. A close-up of the underframe and trucks of Amtrak locomotive 734, a GP38-2, in a yard on a sunny day. April 27, 1974 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6020 sits on a railroad track, with freight cars and utility poles in the background and wildflowers in the foreground. Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 6020 in red and white livery, photographed in a railroad yard. c. 1975 to 1980 Side view of a yellow and green Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6854, standing beside freight cars in a rail yard with multiple tracks in the foreground. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6854, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. c. 1975 to 1985 Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives cross an elevated overpass in snowy weather, with a trolleybus and cars visible below. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 870, crosses an overpass in winter, with a second locomotive, number 3547, following behind. c. 1975 to 1985 A yellow and green diesel locomotive, number 6826, pulls a line of freight cars on a railroad track, with a chain-link fence and industrial tanks in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6826, leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. c. 1975 to 1994 Side view of a red and white GM&O diesel locomotive numbered 908 on a track in a railyard, with a railroad bridge and city skyline in the background. A red and white Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 908 sits on a track in a railyard. September 6, 1975 · 18th St., Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 6842 is pulling a line of freight cars along a snow-covered track with a large building in the background. A Conrail train led by SD40-2 locomotive 6842, with 812 in tow, pulls a line of tank cars on a snowy day. c. 1976 to 1980 Two diesel locomotives, one blue Conrail and one yellow Union Pacific, on parallel tracks in a snowy industrial yard. A Conrail GP38-2 and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive in a snowy yard. c. 1976 to 1980 Two diesel locomotives in Rock Island livery, numbered 271 and 253, are pictured on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a hazy background. Two Rock Island GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 271 and 253, lead a freight train through a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 24, 1976 · Clark and Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6020 pulls a freight train of boxcars and hoppers along a railroad track, with telephone poles and green bushes in the foreground. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6020 leads a freight train past a grade crossing, surrounded by overhead utility lines and green summer vegetation. c. 1977 to 1985 A dark blue diesel road switcher lettered K B & S and numbered 301 stands on a track behind a bank of tall dry grass, with a white gabled building and the end of a rust-red freight car on the right. Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern diesel locomotive 301 in dark blue, seen beyond dry winter grass beside a white wooden building. c. 1977 to 2000 A dark blue caboose with a cupola, lettered K B & S and numbered 548, stands on a track beside the end of a blue diesel locomotive with cream stripes, with tall dry grass and a light dusting of snow in the foreground. Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern caboose 548 coupled to a blue diesel locomotive, seen across dry winter grass. c. 1977 to 2005 A blue Metra locomotive with a red roof and red-and-white chevron front, number 198, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with a building and maintenance equipment in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive, numbered 198, in its early blue and red livery, captured in a railroad yard during winter. c. 1977 to 1980 A blue and white diesel locomotive with the number 48 and 'Illinois Central' lettering pulls a train on tracks in a city, with an elevated train and tall buildings in the background. An Illinois Central EMD F40PH #48 pulls a passenger train on the railroad main line in Chicago in 1977, with a Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series train on an elevated structure in the background. 1977 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A red-nosed, silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with its headlights on pulls a short train of stainless steel passenger cars around a snow-covered curve between wooded banks. Amtrak 594 leads a passenger train through falling snow on a curving double-track line, likely at Webster Groves, Missouri. January 6, 1977 · Webster Groves, MO A black and orange diesel locomotive numbered 806 pulls two gray passenger cars on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with buildings and an elevated highway bridge in the background. A Milwaukee Road EMD F7 locomotive, number 806, pulling a consist of heavyweight passenger cars in a railroad yard. June 24, 1977 · Milw. Road Canal and Lake A side-view of a light brown and black diesel locomotive with 'NORTHWESTERN' on the front and number 5030B on the side, stopped at a station platform with two people walking nearby. A Chicago and North Western EMD F7 diesel locomotive, number 5030B, stands at a station platform in Evanston, Illinois, with passenger cars coupled behind it. August 21, 1977 · Main St., Evanston, IL A yellow Union Pacific SD24 locomotive, number 409, is parked on tracks at a train station with a red brick building and a mountain in the background. A Union Pacific SD24 locomotive numbered 409 stands at a terminal with freight and passenger cars in the background. October 4, 1977 · Salt Lake City