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A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4443, pulling a freight car and an Amtrak passenger car, parked on tracks next to a grassy roadside on an overcast day. A Soo Line SD40-2 locomotive, number 4443, stands with a mix of freight and Amtrak passenger cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. c. 1978 to 1984 Side view of a Soo Line freight train with two locomotives, numbers 6027 and 737, on a railroad track beside a road with bare trees in the background. A Soo Line freight train with SD40-2 #6027 leading GP38-2 #737 on a winter day. c. 1978 to 1985 A red Soo Line locomotive with the number 2410 is in a rail yard with a blue Mack truck, a white rental truck, and a front-end loader nearby, under a cloudy sky. A red Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2410, is parked in a rail yard surrounded by trucks and construction equipment on an overcast day. c. 1978 to 1980 A dark blue and white diesel locomotive, number 7000, is shown at a three-quarter front angle, parked on tracks in a railroad yard with grass and buildings in the background. Illinois Central Gulf SD40-2 locomotive number 7000 is parked in a yard on a clear summer day in 1978. 1978 · McCook, IL A Southern Pacific GP35 diesel locomotive, number 6564, pulls a freight train on a sunny day with snow-capped mountains in the background. Southern Pacific GP35 #6564 leads a freight train through a yard in Colton, California, with snow-capped mountains in the background. February 19, 1978 · Colton, CA A Rock Island diesel locomotive, number 4901, painted in orange and yellow, is coupled to a matching caboose on a set of tracks in a rail yard with other trains visible in the background. Rock Island SW1200 diesel locomotive #4901 leads a caboose through a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 23, 1978 · Blue Island, IL A red and yellow Rock Island freight locomotive numbered 4901 is parked on a set of tracks next to a matching caboose, with other trains visible in the background under a gray sky. Rock Island diesel locomotive 4901, an EMD SW1200, sits coupled to a caboose in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 23, 1978 · Blue Island, IL A blue and white diesel locomotive with the Rock Island 'R' logo on the front is crossing a wet street, with several cars parked nearby and a signal tower in the background. A Rock Island F7 diesel locomotive, number 652, leads a passenger train across a wet street crossing in Blue Island, Illinois, likely in the early 1970s. April 23, 1978 · Blue Island, IL A yellow, unpainted diesel locomotive with a high short hood and covered windows sits inside a large industrial building, with workshop equipment in the background. An unpainted EMD GP9 diesel locomotive under construction in a GM Electro-Motive Division shop. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A large, unpainted diesel locomotive under construction inside a factory, resting on wooden blocks with its engine block and exhaust stacks visible. An unpainted EMD diesel locomotive, likely an SW1200, sits on wooden blocks inside a factory shop. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL Front view of a yellow SW1200 diesel locomotive inside a large industrial maintenance shop with exposed steel beams and overhead lighting. A yellow SW1200 diesel locomotive is shown inside a large maintenance shop, likely at a GM-EMD facility in McCook, Illinois. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A side view of a tan diesel locomotive with a long hood, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. A tan EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, likely operated by GM, is shown in a yard with a GN freight car in the background. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A Southern Pacific GP35 locomotive, number 6564, pulling a line of freight cars through a railroad yard with snow-capped mountains visible behind it. A Southern Pacific GP35 locomotive, number 6564, pulls a freight train through a yard with snow-capped mountains in the background. September 19, 1978 · Colton, CA A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6072 is parked on tracks beside a second locomotive numbered 9455, with dry brush in the foreground and a bare tree near the tracks. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6072, is seen in a yard with another unit, number 9455, in the background. December 1978 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive number 1597 is parked on a snowy railroad yard with a caboose behind it. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1597, stands in a snowy yard with a matching caboose, number 12131, behind it. December 8, 1978 · Fairmont, NE Overhead view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 243, with red, white and blue stripes, on a curving track next to a second track and piles of railroad ties. Amtrak diesel locomotive 243 runs light on a curve beside stacks of old ties and rail. c. 1979 to 1993 A red and gray diesel locomotive with number 5825 on the front, parked in a rail yard with another similar locomotive behind it, surrounded by trees and a wooden building. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 locomotive, number 5825, is shown in a three-quarter front view in a rail yard, with another SD24 visible behind it. June 30, 1979 · 152nd St. and Park, Harvey, IL A yellow and dark gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 505, pulling a train of passenger cars, approaches along a set of tracks bordered by green trees and a metal fence. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 505, leads a train of commuter cars through a tree-lined right-of-way on a summer day. July 11, 1979 · Central St., Evanston, IL A yellow and black EMD E8 diesel locomotive with the number 425 leads a train of matching yellow and gray passenger cars on a railroad track next to a building. A Chicago and North Western EMD E8 locomotive, numbered 425, pulls a consist of passenger cars through Evanston, Illinois. July 11, 1979 · Main St., Evanston, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 46, on a railroad track in a desert landscape with mountains in the background under a clear sky. A Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotive, number 46, leading a train in a desert setting under a clear blue sky, with a second GP9 trailing behind. November 1979 · Las Vegas, NV Side view of a maroon and red-orange cab-unit diesel locomotive, number 901, lettered Wisconsin & Calumet, with tarps, lumber, pipes and an old red cabinet on the gravel in front of it and trees behind. Wisconsin & Calumet diesel locomotive 901, named Rock County, stands in a gravel yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1980 to 1997 · Wisconsin and Calumet, Janesville, WI A diesel locomotive painted yellow and blue, numbered 7773 and lettered LRCX, sits on a track in front of a metal building with a person visible in the doorway. LRCX 7773, a yellow and blue EMD B39-7 diesel locomotive, is parked on a private right-of-way in front of a maintenance building on a clear summer day. c. 1980 to 1999 Three silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stand on yard tracks in front of a long tan building, and a car's side mirror shows in the lower right corner. Amtrak locomotives 321, 218 and 406 in a yard, photographed from a car. c. 1980 to 1995 Silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes are parked on yard tracks under a partly cloudy sky. A car's side mirror shows in the lower right corner. Amtrak locomotives 249 and 406 at a locomotive servicing yard. c. 1980 to 2001 Side view of a silver diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak and numbered 397, standing beside a paved crossing over yard tracks. Amtrak 397 sits on a paved crossing, coupled to another locomotive. c. 1980 to 2001 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2465 is parked in a yard, with a pile of old train wheels and trucks in the foreground and another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2465, sits in a rail yard with another locomotive behind it and discarded truck assemblies in the foreground. c. 1980 to 1995 A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4461 is moving on train tracks beside a grassy area with trees and a grade crossing in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4461, travels along a main line track on an overcast summer day. c. 1980 to 2000 Two diesel locomotives, one white with SOO lettering and the other red with CP Rail lettering, are on a railroad track beside a road, with industrial structures in the background. A Soo Line GP38-2 and a Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive are seen side by side on a main line, with a concrete retaining wall and a water tower in the background. c. 1980 to 1985 A red and black Soo Line diesel locomotive sits on tracks in a yard under a bridge, with a yellow school bus driving above and freight cars nearby. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is seen in a railyard under a concrete overpass with freight cars and a school bus passing overhead. c. 1980 to 1990 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a red and white diesel locomotive with the number 7549 and 'Bloomer' lettering, parked on tracks in a gravel yard. A red and white Bloomer Line GP9 diesel locomotive, number 7549, is shown in a rail yard. c. 1980 to 2000 A red and white diesel locomotive with the word 'Bloomer' and number 91 on its side sits on tracks in a gravel yard next to a gray building, with a second red and white locomotive numbered 7561 visible behind it. A red and white Bloomer Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 91, is parked in a gravel yard beside a modern industrial building, with another unit numbered 7561 partially visible behind it. c. 1980 to 2000 A side view of a North Southern train with two diesel locomotives pulling a yellow passenger car along a track through dry grass under a clear sky. A North Southern freight train with two GP9 locomotives and a heavyweight passenger car on a rural main line in summer. c. 1980 to 2000 A brown CP Rail locomotive numbered 778 stands in a yard beside a white tanker truck and a portable building, with a speed limit sign in the foreground under a cloudy sky. A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 778, is parked in a yard next to a tanker truck under an overcast sky. c. 1980 to 2000 A dark blue and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 203 on its cab approaches on a track through green trees under a light blue sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 203 pulls a train through a wooded, private right-of-way on a clear summer day. c. 1980 to 2000 A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6826, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering, leads a short train of freight cars on a snowy day. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6826, painted in Operation Lifesaver livery, leads a short freight consist in a winter yard setting. c. 1980 to 1995 A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8561 sits on tracks in a yard with utility poles and a small shed nearby, under a gray sky. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8561, is shown in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1980 to 2000 · Lincoln Ave, Dalton, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, pulling a long line of freight cars through a rail yard with multiple tracks and a fence separating the tracks. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 1645, leads a freight train through a rail yard on an overcast summer day. May 18, 1980 · Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive pulls a train of double-decker passenger cars alongside a platform with lampposts under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD F7 locomotive, number 507, pulls a consist of gallery cars at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois. May 18, 1980 · Lake and Harlem, Oak Park, IL A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4648 pulls freight cars on a railroad track beneath a concrete highway overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line GP38-2 #4648 leads a freight train under a highway overpass on a clear summer day. June 1, 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A diesel locomotive with a silver body and red-and-white chevron nose, numbered 128, pulls a line of passenger cars along a gravel-ballasted track flanked by trees under an overcast sky. A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy EMD F40PH locomotive, number 128, leads a passenger train through a tree-lined right-of-way in 1981. 1981 · Rodgers Ave Two Amtrak diesel locomotives on parallel railroad tracks in a snow-covered yard, with a city skyline and a large bridge in the background. Two Amtrak F40PH locomotives, numbers 463 and 405, stand on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with the Chicago skyline and a truss bridge in the background. February 7, 1981 · 18th St., Chicago, IL Two weathered silver diesel locomotives with Amtrak stripes stand on a snow-covered yard track. Behind them are a large steel truss bridge, bare trees and city skyscrapers. Amtrak 463 and an Amtrak cab unit stand in a snowy yard near 18th Street, Chicago, with a truss bridge and the downtown skyline behind. February 9, 1981 · 18th Street, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 4614 is parked on snow-covered tracks with a GUESS billboard in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 4614 stands on a snowy yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. March 1981 · Carnation/Waveland, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive with the number 5057 is stopped at a station platform next to a modern shelter. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5057, is seen at a station platform on an overcast day. April 26, 1981 · Oak Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 5057 and CNW lettering is parked next to a station platform, with buildings in the background under a gray sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5057, is stopped at a station platform in Oak Park, Illinois, on a cloudy spring day. April 26, 1981 · Oak Park, IL A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 455, is shown pulling freight cars through a grade crossing with signals and a billboard in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #455 leads a freight train past a CTC signal at a grade crossing in Cicero Montrose. May 8, 1981 · Cicero Montrose A side view of an orange and gray Illinois Central Gulf diesel locomotive, number 1303, parked on tracks in a yard with another similar locomotive behind it. An Illinois Central Gulf SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1303, in its distinctive orange and gray livery, photographed in a rail yard. May 15, 1981 · E. St. Louis, IL A yellow and blue Santa Fe locomotive numbered 2601 is coupled to several freight cars in a gravel rail yard on a clear day. Santa Fe EMD SD24 locomotive number 2601 stands in a rail yard with a string of freight cars. June 13, 1981 · Fullerton, CA