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A blue, red and white Metra locomotive numbered 139 pulls a long train of silver double-decker cars along tracks beside a grassy embankment under an overcast sky, with leafless trees and a highway overpass in the background. A Metra GP40PH-2 diesel locomotive numbered 139 pulls a train of double-decker commuter cars through a winter landscape in Park Ridge, Illinois. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, number 178, pulls a bi-level train through a leafless winter landscape with a highway overpass in the background. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 178, pulls a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a train of double-decker cars along a tree-lined track on an overcast day. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 155, pulls a train of Gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Park Ridge, Illinois, during the winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevron stripes, numbered 168, pulls double-decker passenger cars along tracks bordered by dry grass and bare trees under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 168 leads a train of gallery cars through a winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 154 pulls a silver train of gallery cars along tracks beside a grassy embankment and houses, with bare trees in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 154 pulls a train of gallery cars through a suburban area in winter. April 16, 1996 · Avondale and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A blue Metra locomotive with red and white chevron stripes, number 149, pulls a line of gray double-decker passenger cars on a track beside a grassy embankment with bare trees in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 149 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day along a private right-of-way. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue, red, and white Metra train with locomotive 146 leads a line of double-decker commuter cars along a track near a bridge, with bare trees and dry grass under an overcast sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 146 pulls a consist of Highliner double-decker commuter cars through a leafless winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A red, white and blue Metra train with locomotive number 145 travels on a track beside a dry, grassy field with bare trees in the background under a cloudy sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 145, painted in its distinctive blue and red livery, pulls a train of gallery cars along a grassy embankment near a highway overpass in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 165 travels on tracks beside dry grass and bare trees under a clear blue sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive numbered 165, in its 'Village of Glencoe' heritage livery, pulls a train through a winter landscape. April 16, 1996 · Avondale and Prospect, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 165 is pulling silver gallery cars across a street at a grade crossing, with a multi-story building and a bowling alley sign in the background. Metra locomotive 165 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue, red, and white Metra locomotive numbered 160 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks next to a road with parked cars and a tall building in the background. Metra locomotive 160 pulls a train of gallery cars past a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 142, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars, travels on tracks next to a street with parked cars and a tall building in the background on a clear winter day. Metra locomotive 142, an EMD F40PH, pulls a consist of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in a winter scene. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St., Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 135 is moving on tracks beside a road with parked cars and bare trees. Metra F40PH locomotive number 135 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive with the number 137 on its front is moving along tracks in a suburban setting with buildings and parked cars nearby. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 137, leads a train through a suburban area in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 179 pulls silver double-decker commuter cars along tracks that cross a street, with bare trees and parked cars in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 179 pulls a consist of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, in winter. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue striped Metra diesel locomotive numbered 127 leads a train of silver bi-level cars along tracks beside a road and a parking lot, with an apartment building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 127 pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A Metra train with locomotive 126 and gallery cars crossing a street in a suburban area with a high-rise building in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 126 leads a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, under a clear winter sky. April 17, 1996 · Pearson and Miner, Des Plaines, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 135 is stopped at a station platform. Several people are waiting, and a modern building is in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 135, stands at a station platform in Des Plaines, Illinois, with passengers nearby. April 18, 1996 · Miner and Lee, Des Plaines, IL A red, white and blue diesel locomotive numbered 171, identified as a Metra EMD F40PH, is stopped at a station platform with a person walking nearby. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 171, painted in its red, white and blue livery, stands at a station platform. April 18, 1996 · Minee and Lee ST, Des Plaines, IL A roster shot of two blue and red Metra locomotives, numbers 150 and 153, parked on parallel tracks in a yard with bare trees in the background. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 150 and 153, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard under an overcast sky. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Two yellow and green CNW diesel locomotives, 4405 and 6809, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 4405 and 6809, are pictured side by side in a railroad yard. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Two yellow and green diesel locomotives with numbers 4405 and 6809 sit on parallel tracks in a railroad yard under an overhead structure, with houses and a train in the background. Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, number 4405 and 6809, are parked side by side in Waukegan Yard under an overhead wire structure. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Three blue and red Metra locomotives with numbers 137, 144, and 142 are parked in a rail yard on a clear day, with a person standing nearby and buildings visible in the background. Three Metra MP15DC locomotives, numbered 137, 144, and 142, are parked side-by-side in a rail yard, showcasing their blue and red livery. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A row of four blue and red Metra locomotives, numbers 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with a white Amtrak passenger car partially visible behind them. Four Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked in a yard, with an Amtrak passenger car visible in the background. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A row of four blue, white, and red Metra diesel locomotives with numbers 137, 144, 142, and 145, parked on multiple tracks in a gravel yard with a double-decker passenger car behind them. Four Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotives, numbered 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked side by side in a rail yard with a Superliner passenger car in the background. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 137 is parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 137, is pictured in the Waukegan Yard, with its matching blue and red livery clearly visible. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive numbered 604 is parked on railroad tracks beneath an elevated concrete structure, with red and white striped front buffers and a person visible in the cab. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive #604, painted in blue and orange livery, is stationary in a yard under an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 146 travels on an elevated steel bridge over a street in a winter scene. Metra EMD F40PH locomotive number 146 in blue and red livery crosses an elevated steel bridge in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering is on an elevated track against a backdrop of a red brick building and an overcast sky. A Union Pacific SD70 locomotive painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green and yellow Union Pacific train for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated track through a city with brick buildings and green trees. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 1896, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, leads a matching passenger car over an elevated structure in a Chicago industrial area. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' graphics moves across an elevated track, with a red brick building and trees in the foreground. A Union Pacific locomotive painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track above a river, with brick buildings in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, decorated for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels along an elevated railway in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track over a busy city street with cars and buildings below. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels on an elevated trestle over a Chicago street on an overcast summer day. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 174 is on an elevated steel bridge in an urban setting under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive numbered 174 travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive, number 604, pulling a double-decker passenger car under an elevated highway in Chicago. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 604, pulls a gallery car under a concrete overpass in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and white Norfolk and Western locomotive numbered 8054 pulls a long freight train on multiple tracks in a grassy, hilly area under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk and Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8054, leads a freight train on a main line in Cicero, Illinois, flanked by a second locomotive and a long line of freight cars under an overcast sky. June 8, 1996 · 31st St, Cicero, IL Three diesel locomotives with HATX lettering, numbered 402, 803, and 4000, are parked in a gravel yard, surrounded by green vegetation and utility poles. Three HATX GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 402, 803, and 4000, are parked side by side in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives, including GM&O 5915 and 5914, are parked in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. Three diesel locomotives, including GM&O 5915 and 5914, are parked in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL A side view of a yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 4142 and a North Western herald on its cab, standing on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive number 4142, in its yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and black Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 4081 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with another locomotive and a car visible in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 4081, painted in green and black livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 798 and E&M lettering is parked on railroad tracks in a yard with a freight car behind it. An E&M SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 798, in blue livery, standing on tracks at a yard. June 10, 1996 · 31st and Ogden, Cicero, IL Three green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives, numbers 7865, 7031, and 8080, are on tracks behind a chain-link fence and a concrete wall, with cracked pavement in the foreground. A trio of Burlington Northern EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotives, led by number 7865, are seen on a main line in Cicero, Illinois, viewed from across a cracked asphalt road and a retaining wall on an overcast summer day. June 10, 1996 · 28th and 58th STS, Cicero, IL Two diesel locomotives, one red and blue and one yellow, are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard under an overcast sky. A red and blue HATX SW1200 locomotive, number 400, is parked in a rail yard alongside a similar yellow unit, number 402. June 10, 1996 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a blue and red GT diesel locomotive numbered 5937, parked in a rail yard with another locomotive in the background. A GT GP38-2 Diesel locomotive, number 5937, in a yard setting. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL A blue and red Grand Trunk Western diesel locomotive, number 5914, is parked on railroad tracks in a yard on a cloudy day with snow on the ground. A Grand Trunk Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5914, in blue and red livery, is shown in a railroad yard on an overcast winter day. June 10, 1996 · 31st St and Ogden, Cicero, IL Side view of a blue, gray, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8217, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is shown in a rail yard. June 10, 1996 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a gray, blue, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8217, in a gravel yard with other trains in the background. A CSX Transportation EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is pictured in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · Lakemannheim A side view of a CSX locomotive numbered 8481 in a gravel yard, with another CSX engine behind it under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 8481, is parked in a rail yard, with another CSX locomotive visible behind it. June 10, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL