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EMD F40PH

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A blue Metra locomotive with a red roof and red-and-white chevron front, number 198, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with a building and maintenance equipment in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive, numbered 198, in its early blue and red livery, captured in a railroad yard during winter. c. 1977 to 1980 A blue and white diesel locomotive with the number 48 and 'Illinois Central' lettering pulls a train on tracks in a city, with an elevated train and tall buildings in the background. An Illinois Central EMD F40PH #48 pulls a passenger train on the railroad main line in Chicago in 1977, with a Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series train on an elevated structure in the background. 1977 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL 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 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 A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive with the number 120 and 'City of Woodstock' lettering on its side, pulling silver bi-level passenger cars at a grade crossing on an overcast, winter day. Metra locomotive 120, named 'City of Woodstock', leads a train of Gallery cars on a winter day. c. 1985 to 2005 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A green Metra diesel locomotive numbered 9019 moves through a snow-dusted rail yard with multiple tracks and Amtrak passenger cars in the background. Metra locomotive 9019, an EMD F40PH, pulls a passenger train through a snowy rail yard in Chicago, with Amtrak cars visible in the background. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A blue and red diesel locomotive with a white and red chevron front, numbered 161, pulls a line of silver passenger cars along snow-covered tracks in winter. Metra F40PH locomotive 161, in red, white, and blue chevron livery, leads a train of gallery cars on a snowy winter day along the Rock Island District. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd. and Clark St., Chicago, IL An Amtrak freight train with two locomotives and several passenger cars on a snowy day in a rail yard with city buildings in the background. An Amtrak train led by locomotive 361, followed by 330, travels through a snowy rail yard near downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd. and Canal St., Chicago, IL A blue, red, and white Metra diesel locomotive numbered 107 is at a station platform with snow on the ground, pulling a train of stainless steel passenger cars. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, numbered 107, on an elevated embankment with a passenger train in winter. November 24, 1989 · Cicero and Montrose Aves., Chicago, IL An overhead view of a green Metra train with a red and white striped front, number 9920, traveling on snow-dusted tracks through a complex of multiple railroad lines with a few workers visible on the ground. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, navigates a snowy rail yard in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A green and white Metra locomotive numbered 9920 pulls silver commuter cars across multiple tracks in a snowy urban rail yard with modern buildings in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, in green livery with Burlington Northern lettering, leads a train of silver commuter cars through a snowy rail yard in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL A green Metra diesel locomotive numbered 9019 travels on tracks in a winter rail yard with Amtrak cars and city buildings in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9019, leads a train through a snow-dusted rail yard with Amtrak passenger cars in the background. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and white diesel locomotive with the number 9920 and 'Northwestern' lettering pulls a line of silver commuter cars through a snow-dusted rail yard surrounded by office buildings. A Chicago and North Western EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, leads a consist of gallery cars through a snowy rail yard in downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt, Chicago, IL Four blue and red striped Metra diesel locomotives parked side by side in a rail yard, with a gallery car attached to the lead unit, under a clear sky in winter. Four Metra F40PH diesel locomotives in blue livery with red and white striped fronts, lined up in a yard during winter. March 24, 1990 · Blue Island, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 9920 pulls a train of silver passenger cars on railroad tracks next to a concrete bridge and a street sign reading 16TH & CANAL. Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 9920, an EMD F40PH, leads a consist of four stainless steel gallery cars on a main line near a street crossing. March 10, 1991 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL 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 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 A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 112 is coupled to a white bi-level passenger car, stopped on tracks beside a tall building. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive with fleet number 112 pulls a gallery car through a rail yard in Chicago. September 1995 · Lake St and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 115 pulls a line of silver passenger cars on a sunny day in downtown Chicago, with tall buildings and a street sign visible. Metra locomotive 115 pulls a commuter train through downtown Chicago with the C&NW building in the background. October 1995 · Canal St North of Kinzie, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Two Metra diesel locomotives, 127 and 136, with red-and-white striped fronts, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard, with an Amtrak bi-level passenger car visible behind them. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 127 and 136, are parked side by side in a rail yard with an Amtrak passenger car in the background. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Two diesel locomotives with Metra livery, numbered 176 and 168, are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbers 176 and 168, are parked side by side in a snow-covered yard. February 1998 · 176 and 168, Waukegan, IL Two blue and orange Metra locomotives, numbers 147 and 149, coupled to a white and orange passenger car on a snowy railroad yard with a tall building in the background. Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 147 and 149, are coupled to a gallery commuter car at a yard in Waukegan, Illinois, in winter. February 1998 · Waukegan, IL A side view of two Amtrak locomotives, numbers 302 and 345, painted in silver with red and blue stripes, sitting on railroad tracks in a yard. Side view of Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotive 302, with trailing unit 345, at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, IL. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A gray Amtrak locomotive with red, white, and blue stripes, numbered 380, stands on a track in a gravel yard with a second locomotive visible on the right. An Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotive, number 380, in Phase I livery, is parked on a track in a railroad yard. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of an Amtrak locomotive number 276 in grey livery with red and blue stripes, parked in a rail yard with a second locomotive, number 415, partially visible behind it. An Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotive, number 276, is shown in side profile in a yard, with another locomotive, number 415, visible behind it. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two Amtrak EMD F40PH diesel locomotives, numbered 345 and 319, are shown side by side in a gravel yard, displaying their distinctive red, white, and blue Phase I/II livery. Amtrak locomotives 345 and 319, both EMD F40PH models, are parked side by side in a yard under a clear sky. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of an Amtrak locomotive, number 375, in white livery with red and blue stripes, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a second locomotive partially visible. Amtrak F40PH locomotive number 375 is shown in its early Phase I livery, parked in a yard, with a second unit numbered 281 visible behind it. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of an Amtrak locomotive numbered 415, painted in the company's signature silver, red, and blue scheme, sitting on tracks in a yard on an overcast day. Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotive #415 is pictured in a rail yard, wearing the classic Phase I/II livery. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A row of Amtrak locomotives, numbered 326, 401, 314, and 325, parked side by side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A lineup of Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotives in Phase I livery at a rail yard. April 1998 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A line of silver Amtrak locomotives with red and blue stripes sits at a rail yard, with a small white building in the foreground and brush and a drainage ditch in the foreground. A consist of Amtrak EMD F40PH locomotives, including numbers 376 and 375, is parked at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, on a clear summer day. April 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 607 is pulling a line of stainless steel passenger cars under a large concrete bridge on a clear, sunny day. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 607, leads a train of gallery cars under a concrete bridge on a sunny day. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a white and red SOO Line locomotive with number 4443, coupled to a white and red SOO Line caboose with number 17, on railroad tracks under a concrete overpass, with gravel and weeds in the foreground. A SOO Line EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 4443 is coupled to a SOO Line caboose numbered 17 on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overpass on an overcast day. August 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive with the number 119 on its front pulls a silver train of bi-level coaches along tracks next to a station platform, with a water tower labeled 'ELMWOOD' in the background under a clear blue sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 119, pulls a train of bi-level coaches through the Elmwood Park station on a sunny summer day. September 10, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A green and white Metra locomotive numbered 2089 is approaching a station platform on a sunny day, with passengers waiting and cars parked nearby. Metra locomotive 2089, an EMD F40PH, approaches a station platform on a clear summer day. September 16, 1998 · Berwyn, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6240 travels on tracks near a station platform with construction equipment and cars nearby on a sunny autumn day. A Soo Line EMD F40PH locomotive, numbered 6240, approaches a station platform in River Grove, Illinois, on a clear autumn day. December 1, 1998 · River Grove, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 601 pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars across a road grade crossing under a clear sky, with trees and a fence visible in the background. A Metra train, led by EMD F40PH locomotive #601 and pulling a consist of Highliner double-decker cars, passes through a grade crossing on a clear autumn day. December 1, 1998 · River Grove, IL