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A blue Metra locomotive with the number 604 is pulling a train of silver commuter cars along tracks that cross a city street, with tall buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive 604 leads a train of gallery cars through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago, with the C&NW building visible in the background. October 1995 · Canal St South of Kinzie A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 274, with red, white and blue stripes, coupled to a coach beneath a concrete street viaduct, seen through a chain-link fence. Amtrak 274 under the Lake Street viaduct by the Chicago River in Chicago. October 1995 · Lake St / Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue and white Metra locomotive numbered 608 travels on tracks beside a street with cars and buildings in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 608, pulls a passenger train through an urban setting in Chicago. October 1995 · Chicago River/Canal St/Lake St, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive numbered 602 leads a train through a city scene with skyscrapers and a C&NW building sign in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 602 pulls a bilevel commuter train past the Chicago & North Western building in downtown Chicago on an overcast day. October 1995 · Chicago River / Canal St / Lake St, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a silver commuter train across a street-level railroad crossing in a city. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 110, leads a train through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago on a sunny day. October 1995 · Canal / Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 109 pulls a line of silver commuter cars along a set of tracks next to a road, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 109 leads a train of commuter cars through an industrial area in Chicago, with speed limit signs visible at a grade crossing. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a red, white, and blue locomotive numbered 409 travels on tracks beside a road and industrial buildings under a clear autumn sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 409, leads a train on a private right-of-way in Galewood, Chicago, with a second unit following behind. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with locomotive 609 and gallery cars travels along a private right-of-way, bordered by a chain-link fence and bare trees on a cloudy winter day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 609 leads a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Cicero, Illinois, under overcast winter skies. November 26, 1995 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 8025, travels down a railroad track with a line of freight cars, viewed from a three-quarter front angle on an overcast autumn day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive 8025 leads a freight train through Elmwood Park, Illinois, in the fall. November 27, 1995 · 73rd Ave, Elmwood Park, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive, number 614, named Edward F. Brobst, is shown on tracks beside a station platform with cars parked in the background. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614, named Edward F. Brobst, in blue and orange livery, captured at a station with a parking lot in the background. December 1995 · Lake St Along South Branch A front view of a Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 603, sitting on tracks in a yard, painted in orange, blue, and gray with red and white chevron stripes on the front. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 603 is shown in a yard, viewed from the front, in its distinctive orange, blue, and gray livery with red and white chevron stripes. December 1995 · Lake St Near Canal A red and white Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6042 pulls a line of freight cars along a railroad track in a winter industrial landscape. A Canadian Pacific EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 6042, leads a freight train through an industrial area of Galewood, Chicago, in winter. December 16, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL Side view of a dark green Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8560, sitting on tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8560, is shown in a snowy yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 5195 sitting on tracks in a snowy yard. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5195, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two blue and yellow BNSF GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 5111 and 6455, pull a white passenger car with red Santa Fe lettering through a field under a clear blue sky. Two BNSF Railway GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 5111 and 6455, in Santa Fe livery, lead a passenger car through a rural landscape. c. 1996 to 2000 Three black diesel locomotives with white frame stripes stand in a row in front of a large green corrugated metal building, with snow on the ground and wooden utility poles in the foreground. Illinois Central locomotives 3125, 3115 and 6002 stand in a snowy yard near East Hazel Crest, Illinois. c. 1996 to 2003 · East Hazel Crest, IL A yellow and dark green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6851 is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with snow on the ground and another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive #6851 in a yard on an overcast winter day, with another unit visible behind it. c. 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A white Amtrak switcher numbered 794 and a striped Amtrak car with graffiti seen through the riveted diagonal members of a rusted truss bridge, with moored boats and ducks on the river below. Amtrak switcher 794 moving Amtrak car 1422 across a rusted steel truss bridge over a river where pleasure boats are moored. c. 1996 to 2005 A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 613 on its front and side is stopped at a street crossing on an overcast winter day, with bare trees and a traffic light in the background. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 613 is shown at a grade crossing on a winter day. January 1, 1996 · Touhy and Leigh An elevated train with a silver and red locomotive and a yellow passenger car travels over a street with a large 'Braun Bottles' sign on a building and parked cars below, under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin & Southern Railroad diesel locomotive and a yellow passenger car on an elevated structure over a city street with a 'Braun Bottles' sign below. March 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2526, on a set of tracks in a yard with bare winter brush in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2526, is spotted in a railroad yard alongside another locomotive, with bare winter brush in the foreground. March 8, 1996 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 4620 is parked on tracks in a rail yard next to a dark locomotive with a red front and the number 8312, under a grey sky with patches of snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4620, sits in a yard alongside another locomotive, likely from the Penn Central, on an overcast winter day. March 8, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 3507 is parked beside another locomotive in a snowy railroad yard, with the number 786 visible on the adjacent unit. Norfolk Southern GP40 locomotive 3507 alongside another locomotive in a snowy yard, likely in Bedford Park, Illinois. March 11, 1996 · Cicero Ave and 67th, Bedford Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1206 is parked in a yard, with two other locomotives nearby. Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive #1206 in a railroad yard, with other Union Pacific units visible in the background. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a bright red CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 5794, leading a train with a gray HLCX locomotive behind, at a gravel grade crossing under an overcast sky. CP Rail GP38-2 diesel locomotive 5794 leads a train past a grade crossing, with HLCX locomotive behind. March 12, 1996 · Franklin St, Bennsonville, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6645 and C&NW lettering is parked in a rail yard, with a white water tower bearing the C&NW logo in the background. Chicago and North Western SD45 locomotive 6645 in its green and yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard with a matching C&NW water tower in the background. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St., Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 4153 and a Chicago and North Western herald is parked in a rail yard with barrels and other equipment nearby, under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4153 in its yellow and green livery sits in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St., Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive numbered 4107 is positioned on tracks in a rail yard with freight cars in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4107 in a rail yard, painted in green and yellow livery. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 4551, painted yellow and dark green, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #4551, in yellow and dark green livery, is shown in side view at Proviso Yards. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western SW1200 locomotive, number 4107, stands on tracks in a gravel yard with snow on the ground under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 4107 in a yard during winter. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1214, parked in a rail yard with another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 1214, is shown in a rail yard with a Chicago & North Western unit in the background. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A black and white Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3996 is shown from the front three-quarter view, parked on tracks in a yard with a yellow locomotive numbered 8618 visible behind it, under an overcast sky with some snow on the ground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 3996, is parked in Proviso Yards in Melrose Park, Illinois, alongside another locomotive numbered 8618. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards, Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 3996, with white lettering and stripes, is parked on railroad tracks in a railyard with muddy ground and utility poles in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3996, stands on the tracks in a railyard. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A red CP Rail diesel locomotive with the number 5794 is shown from the side, coupled to a silver and black HLCX locomotive, in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive, number 5794, in its signature red livery, is coupled to an HLCX locomotive in a rail yard. March 12, 1996 · Franklin St, Bennsonville A green and yellow diesel locomotive numbered 4554, identified as Chicago and North Western, is parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive visible in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4554, is shown in a yard under an overcast sky. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and green C&NW GP9 locomotive with the number 6808 on its side, captured at a yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6808, in a yard setting. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 8622 and C&NW logo sits on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8622, is shown in a railroad yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 1305 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering sits on railroad tracks in a yard. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1305, painted in yellow and green with Operation Lifesaver lettering, is parked in a rail yard. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1206 is parked on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars in the background. Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive #1206 in a rail yard, likely in the 1970s. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and black diesel locomotives with the numbers 1314 and 1202, lettered for the Chicago and North Western Railroad, are parked in a rail yard. Two Chicago and North Western locomotives, GP9 1314 and SW1200 1202, are parked side by side in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Conrail locomotive numbered 6902 with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, standing in a yard with another blue Conrail locomotive behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 6902, is displayed in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, standing in a rail yard. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6877, in a rail yard, with another yellow locomotive behind it and dry ground in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 6877, is shown in a rail yard, with another CNW locomotive visible in the background. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 112 pulls a silver double-decker passenger car on multiple train tracks next to a river; bare trees and snow are visible, with tall buildings in the background. A Metra GP40 locomotive, number 112, pulls a gallery car along tracks beside a river in winter, with city buildings in the background. April 1996 · Lake / Canal, Chicago, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbered 4102 and 4114, sit side by side in a gravel yard under a clear sky, with patches of snow visible on the ground. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotives 4102 and 4114 in a yard during winter. April 6, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side profile of a yellow and gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4104, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with patches of snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 4104, is side-viewed in a rail yard during winter. April 6, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 4121 and the word NORTHWESTERN on its side sits in a rail yard with stacks of wooden ties in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 4121, in a yard, showing its dark green and yellow livery. April 6, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Front view of a red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 175 moving along tracks at a grade crossing, with cars and trees in the background. Metra locomotive 175, an EMD F40PH, approaches a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, likely in the late 1980s. April 12, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 142 pulls gallery cars along a track bordered by bare trees and dry grass under an overcast sky. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars through a winter landscape in Park Ridge, Illinois. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL