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Electric Locomotive

16 photographs
An orange electric locomotive numbered 11008 with a pantograph, pulling a long line of matching orange boxcars in a railroad yard under overhead wires. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad E-1 electric locomotive 11008 in orange livery, pulling a consist of matching orange freight cars in a yard with overhead wires. 1949 · Michigan City, IN A green and orange electric locomotive numbered L8 stands on tracks in a yard with trees and a building nearby. A Milwaukee Road E-50C electric locomotive, number L8, in a rail yard with a pantograph raised. c. 1950 to 1970 A dark blue Pacific Electric Railway electric locomotive numbered 1622 is coupled to a brown caboose on a street with overhead wires. Pacific Electric Railway electric locomotive 1622, a C-1 class unit, is seen coupled to a caboose on a street-running track. June 1952 · Torrance, CA Two bright orange CA&E electric locomotives lead a freight train on multiple tracks under overhead wires on a sunny day. Two CA&E electric boxcab locomotives, 2001 and 2002, lead a freight train through Hillside, Illinois, under the overhead wires of their private right-of-way. 1954 · Hillside, Hillside, IL A dark blue Pacific Electric Railway electric locomotive number 1626, with yellow and black safety stripes, sits on a track in a yard next to a large building. Pacific Electric Railway electric locomotive #1626, a boxcab, is pictured in a yard setting under clear skies. August 1955 · 8th St. Yds A dark green Pacific Electric electric locomotive numbered 1622, with a yellow and black striped front, is parked on a street under overhead wires, with a tan passenger car partially visible behind it. Pacific Electric electric locomotive number 1622, a Baldwin-Westinghouse boxcab, stands on a street under overhead wires. March 22, 1957 · West Hollywood, CA A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' lettering and an orange passenger car numbered 24 are coupled and parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard with overhead wires and a white building nearby. A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' markings and an orange passenger car numbered 24 stand on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear sky. c. 1960 to 1970 A red electric locomotive labeled East Troy Railroad L9 is shown on tracks beside a red caboose, with overhead wires and a house in the background. An East Troy Railroad Master Unit electric locomotive, number L9, at a yard with overhead wires, pulling a red caboose on a private right-of-way. c. 1980 to 2000 A yellow and blue electric train, led by locomotive 1732, travels on an elevated bridge over water, with a building labeled 'SQUASH' and parked cars nearby. An NS Class 1700 electric locomotive, number 1732, pulls a consist of DD-AR electric multiple-unit cars across an elevated bridge over a canal, with a building marked 'SQUASH' in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 An orange interurban railcar and a yellow electric locomotive are parked side by side on parallel tracks in a grassy yard under a blue sky with white clouds. An orange Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car stands in a yard beside a yellow North Shore Line electric locomotive under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Chicago South Shore and South Bend, Elgin, IL A rusty, yellow and green electric locomotive with 'WARREN & SALINE RIVER RAILROAD CO.' lettered on its side, marked with the number 7?, is parked on multiple tracks under overhead wires on a clear summer day. A weathered yellow and green electric locomotive of the Warren & Saline River Railroad Co., numbered 7?, sits on tracks in a sunlit yard. August 14, 1995 · Warren and Saline, Elgin, IL Two black electric locomotives, numbered 4 and D, are parked on a set of tracks surrounded by grass and trees on a sunny day. Two black electric locomotives, numbered 4 and D, sit on a private right-of-way in North Freedom, Wisconsin, likely operated by the Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad. August 21, 1995 · North Freedom, WI A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive with its headlights on pulls a train past a crowd of people on a station platform on an overcast day. Union Pacific E9 electric locomotive #951 leads a passenger train past a platform crowded with photographers in Elmhurst, Illinois. September 1, 1996 · Lex and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive, number 951, moves along multiple railroad tracks with buildings and parked cars in the background, under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific EP-5 electric locomotive, number 951, travels along the tracks in Elmhurst, Illinois, under overcast skies. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive with number 951 on the front, pulling a passenger train, is seen approaching on railroad tracks at dusk, with a person in the foreground and buildings in the background. A Union Pacific EMD E9 electric locomotive, number 951, approaches on the tracks at dusk, its headlights glowing brightly. September 1, 1996 · West and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with electric pantographs travels on tracks beside a modern building, with passenger cars trailing behind. A Union Pacific E9 electric locomotive, number 963, leads a passenger train along the railroad main line in Elmhurst, Illinois, under overcast skies. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL