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Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, side by side in a yard under a clear sky. A consist of Union Pacific locomotives, including an SD40, a GP9, and another SD40, photographed in a yard. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Side view of two blue and red Grand Trunk Western locomotives, numbers 6401 and 5703, parked on tracks with puddles reflecting their colors. Two Grand Trunk Western GP38-2 diesel locomotives, #6401 and #5703, are coupled together in a yard under a clear sky. August 31, 1991 · Dolton, IL A green and white Metra diesel locomotive, number 9407, pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars along a set of railroad tracks next to a street with trees and a brick wall. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 9407, leads a train of stainless steel gallery cars on a multi-track corridor in Berwyn, Illinois. August 31, 1991 · Berwyn, IL A black and red Southern Pacific locomotive numbered 8013 pulls a freight train on one set of tracks, while a white and red rapid transit car runs on electrified tracks nearby, under an overcast sky. A Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive pulls a freight train past an electrified rapid transit line in Los Angeles, with a Blue Line car visible on the adjacent track. December 18, 1991 · Nr Florence, L.A. A diesel locomotive painted in Burlington Northern's green and white livery leads a freight train on a sunny day, with a city skyline in the background and power lines running alongside the tracks. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives 6825 and 6814 leading a freight train through a yard in Cicero, Illinois, with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. June 21, 1992 · Clyde Yards, Cicero, IL A green and white Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive, number 6197, sits on tracks in a rail yard, with trucks and shipping containers nearby. A Milwaukee Road GP9 locomotive, number 6197, is seen at a rail yard in Cicero, Illinois, in the 1970s. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL Four green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives are lined up on parallel tracks in a large railroad yard with industrial buildings and cranes visible in the background on a clear day. A consist of Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, including numbers 6920, 4109, 6840, and 6810, idle in a Chicago railroad yard. June 21, 1992 · 26th and Laramie, Chicago, IL An overhead view of a busy railroad yard with multiple tracks, several Burlington Northern freight trains, and industrial buildings in the background. A Burlington Northern yard scene featuring GP38-2 locomotives and freight cars in Cicero, Illinois. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL A blue and white Metrolink train with locomotive 854 travels on tracks beside a road, with buildings and trees in the background. A Metrolink F59PHI locomotive numbered 854 leads a train of bilevel commuter cars through a railroad grade crossing on a sunny day. September 18, 1992 · San Jose, CA Two red and white diesel locomotives with KCBX lettering are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with a large industrial building behind them. Two KCBX Terminals Company EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbered 1874 and 1872, stand idle in a snow-covered rail yard. c. 1993 to 2003 An elevated view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, numbered 823, leading a train through a rail yard. Several more Amtrak locomotives, service buildings, a pickup truck and a brick warehouse signed Continental Paper Grading Co. are behind it, and a city skyline r Amtrak 823 leads a second Amtrak unit through a servicing yard, likely in Chicago, with other Amtrak locomotives standing near the shop buildings. c. 1993 to 2001 Side view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 809 with red and blue stripes, coupled to a silver baggage car, standing on a yard track behind paved crossings, a switch stand and a rusty dumpster. Amtrak 809 in a passenger yard with baggage car 1267 coupled to its nose, likely in Chicago in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2001 A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 145 pulls a train of passenger cars through a station with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 145, leads a train of gallery cars through a snowy station in Park Ridge, Illinois. February 1993 · Park Ridge, IL A gray and yellow C&NW diesel locomotive numbered 605 travels on snow-covered tracks, with utility poles and a white building in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 605 on a snow-covered right-of-way in Elmwood Park, Illinois, during the 1980s. February 28, 1993 · 73rd Ave. and Grand, Elmwood Park, IL A Metra train with a blue locomotive and white passenger cars travels on railroad tracks beside a road with a white minivan, set against a backdrop of bare trees and a clear sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #169 pulls a train of gallery cars through Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear winter day. March 1993 · Mount Prospect, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a long train of white passenger cars across a street in a suburban area, with a water tower visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 162, leads a train of Highliner cars through a grade crossing in Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear spring day. March 1993 · N.W. Hwy and Rte 83, Mount Prospect, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 9223, pulls a long line of boxcars past a grade crossing on a cloudy spring day. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave, Riverside, IL A green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9223 pulls a long line of freight cars alongside a road with a red and white station wagon parked nearby. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train past a street in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave North, Riverside, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 414 is shown at a grade crossing in a suburban area with trees and a "MONT" sign visible. SOO Line diesel locomotive 414, an EMD SD24, crosses a street in Montclare, Chicago, in the 1970s. May 15, 1993 · Montclare, Chicago, IL Two dark green and yellow diesel locomotives with numbers 6635 and 6630, marked Chicago and North Western, are parked on a railroad track next to a field of tall grass under a tree. Two Chicago and North Western SD18 diesel locomotives, numbers 6635 and 6630, are seen side by side on a grassy right-of-way under a clear sky. July 1993 · C and Nw, Escanaba, MI Two diesel locomotives with green and yellow paint, numbers 6635 and 6630, on a railroad track with grass and trees nearby. Two Chicago and North Western SD18 diesel locomotives, number 6635 and 6630, in green and yellow livery, running on a private right-of-way in a grassy area. July 1993 · Escanaba, MI A vintage photo showing a green and yellow diesel locomotive parked in an industrial yard with overgrown grass, a red barn, and several cars in the 1970s. A Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive, number 18[?]0, is parked in a yard in Escanaba, Michigan, surrounded by overgrown grass and industrial buildings. July 1993 · Escanaba, MI Several blue Conrail locomotives are parked side-by-side on multiple tracks in a gravel yard, with residential houses and a church steeple visible in the tree-lined background under a gray sky. A line of blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotives in a rail yard with a small town and church in the background on an overcast summer day. July 5, 1993 · Creseon, PA A Metra diesel locomotive numbered 164, painted in blue with red and white stripes, is shown pulling a double-decker passenger car on a sunny day alongside a building and trees. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 164, in blue, red, and white livery, pulls a gallery car on a private right-of-way under a clear sky. September 1993 · Arlington Park A yellow and white VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive with the number 6443 on a railyard track, pulling passenger cars. A VIA Rail Canada F40PH locomotive, number 6443, leads a passenger train through a railyard. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A yellow-nosed VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive, numbered 6443, pulls a train of white passenger cars with blue and orange stripes along a set of railroad tracks on a sunny day. A VIA Rail Canada EMD F40PH locomotive, #6443, leads a consist of passenger coaches on a main line track in a sunny, summer setting. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 on a track, seen over tall dry grass, with two smokestacks and a utility pole under an overcast sky. Union Pacific 9432 stands on the track beside an industrial area, with two tall smokestacks rising behind it. c. 1994 to 2005 · Pulaski, IL Side view of a red-cabbed locomotive with a black-and-white zebra-striped body on yard tracks, with a covered hopper and another locomotive coupled behind it and trees beyond. Canadian National 5529 sits in a yard with another locomotive and a covered hopper, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1994 to 2005 A red, gray, and white Canadian National locomotive, number 6418, pulling a long line of freight cars along a gravel track next to a grassy area and a parking lot with a fence. A Canadian National GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6418, leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast summer day in 1994. 1994 · 59th and Knox, Chicago, IL A snow-covered EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 525 with a white 'Y' logo, moves along tracks near a water tower marked 'ELMWOOD'. A diesel locomotive numbered 525 of the Yorkshire Lines, likely an EMD SW1200, travels through a snowy scene in Elmwood Park, Illinois. January 6, 1994 · 73rd Ave and Grand, Elmwood Park, IL A rusted gray end-cab diesel switcher numbered 750, with red, white and blue stripes and its hood doors open, stands behind a roadside guardrail in front of a tall beige and blue building, with a silver locomotive behind it. Amtrak switcher 750 beside a large building at the yard at 14th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, with a second locomotive behind it. January 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL Two maroon and yellow Chicago Short Line Railway diesel locomotives stand in a snow-covered yard with industrial buildings in the background. Chicago Short Line Railway SW1200 locomotives 28 and 3 are parked in a snow-covered yard on a winter day. January 30, 1994 · Chicago Short Line Yard, Chicago, IL A maroon and yellow diesel locomotive labeled Chicago Short Line with number 28, parked in a snowy industrial yard. A Chicago Short Line Railway EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 28, stands in a snow-covered yard. January 30, 1994 · Chicago Short Line Yard, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 7659 pulls a matching caboose numbered 21206 through a snow-covered rail yard, with a single person standing near the locomotive. A Conrail SD40-2 diesel locomotive pulling a bay window caboose on a snowy yard. February 1994 · 95th and CALUMET RIVER, Chicago, IL Side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 2304 and a blue RDG caboose numbered 8805 7, in a snow-covered rail yard with industrial buildings and bare trees in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and an RDG caboose are seen in a snowy railroad yard. February 1994 · Indianapolis Blvd and 110th St, Indiana, IN Two blue Conrail railroad vehicles, a locomotive numbered 7659 and a caboose numbered 21206, on snow-covered tracks in a yard. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and a matching bay window caboose stand side-by-side in a snowy railroad yard. February 1994 · 95 th and CALUMET RIVER, Chicago, IL A side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1543, standing on tracks in a snow-covered yard with a person nearby. Soo Line diesel locomotive number 1543, an EMD SW1200, sits in a snowy yard, showcasing its distinctive orange and black livery. February 1, 1994 · Franklin and Worp, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Santa Fe diesel locomotive numbered 9506, painted in yellow and dark blue, standing on a track next to a chain-link fence under a clear blue sky. Santa Fe SD24 diesel locomotive #9506 in its classic yellow and dark blue livery, photographed on a clear winter day. February 14, 1994 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A yellow and black Santa Fe diesel locomotive numbered 9542 pulls a long freight train of double-stacked containers on a snow-covered track next to a chain-link fence. An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway GP38-2 locomotive, number 9542, leads a double-stack freight train through a snowy, urban private right-of-way. February 14, 1994 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1710 and 1735, standing on tracks in a yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbers 1710 and 1735, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. March 1994 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6241 and 6240, stand on tracks beneath an overpass in a rail yard, with another red locomotive behind them. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotives 6241 and 6240 are pictured in a rail yard, with a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive visible in the background. March 1994 · Mannheim/Front, Franklin Park, IL A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 158 leads a line of double-decker passenger cars down a set of tracks under a clear winter sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #158 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day, likely at the Kinzie and Kilbourn crossing in Chicago. March 8, 1994 · Kinzie and Kilbourn, Chicago, IL An Amtrak locomotive in white, red, and blue livery pulls a train of open-top freight cars through a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with an industrial building and a drawbridge in the background. An Amtrak SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 114, works in a rail yard near a large industrial building, pulling a string of gondola cars. March 15, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A line of three red Soo Line diesel locomotives parked in a gravel yard with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Three Soo Line GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 755, 6623, and 4437, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A line of diesel locomotives from Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and GATX sits on a bridge over a road, with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Soo Line, Canadian Pacific and GATX diesel locomotives are parked on a railroad bridge over a street in Bensenville, Illinois, under an overcast sky in the early 1980s. March 24, 1994 · Green ST EAST OF 'YORK RD, Bensenville, IL A dark blue and orange SOO Line SD40 locomotive numbered 2010 and a red SOO Line GP38-2 numbered 2405 are parked behind a fence in a rail yard on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40 #2010 and GP38-2 #2405 parked at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK, Bensenville, IL A weathered black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 2032, is pictured from the side on a gravel yard track, with a red and white Soo Line locomotive, number 4437, partially visible behind it. Soo Line GP38 locomotive 2032 and GP9 4437, both in weathered livery, sit side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL