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A long Santa Fe freight train with several blue and yellow diesel locomotives leads a line of freight cars through a dry, shrub-covered landscape with industrial buildings and hills in the background. A Santa Fe freight train led by EMD SD24 locomotive #3429 travels through a desert landscape in California. October 24, 1983 · Monolith, CA An orange and white Illinois Central diesel locomotive pulls a train on a curved track in front of a large industrial building with 'MEADOW GOLD' lettering. An Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive, number 8101, leads a short freight train past a large building with a 'MEADOW GOLD' sign. July 1, 1984 · 16th and Clark, Chicago, IL A long train of black CSX freight cars on a gravel track beside a muddy dirt road with puddles, under an overcast sky with green trees in the background. A long line of CSX Transportation gondola cars sits on a private right-of-way beside a wet dirt road in spring. c. 1986 to 2000 A white and blue CSX locomotive with the number 1123 is coupled to a bright orange Amtrak boxcar in a railway yard. A person in a blue hard hat walks on the tracks nearby, with industrial buildings and a clear sky in the background. A CSX EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 1123, coupled to an Amtrak boxcar, number 17121, in a rail yard with a man walking nearby. c. 1986 to 1992 Two green Burlington Northern locomotives pulling a long freight train through a dry, brush-covered landscape with distant mountains under a blue sky with white clouds. Two Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8008 and 8022, lead a long freight train through a high desert landscape under a clear sky. June 11, 1986 · N./Trinidad Mp A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car with red and blue stripes, numbered 3124, sits on a flat railcar for transport on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority 3000-series rapid transit car, number 3124, is transported on a Trailer Train flatcar, MTTX 95344, under a clear summer sky. September 1, 1986 · Elston and North Av., Chicago, IL A stainless steel Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car with fleet number 3123 is loaded on a flatcar, with other freight cars visible in the background in a sunny rail yard. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 3123, is shown being transported on a Trailer Train flatcar in a rail yard. September 1, 1986 · Elston North Ay. A blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 8086 is pulling a line of freight cars along a curving track, with trees showing autumn colors in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8086, leads a freight train on a mainline track in autumn. October 11, 1986 · New Carlisle, IN A row of dark CSX freight cars on railroad tracks next to a dirt road with puddles and green trees in the background under an overcast sky. A long line of CSX freight cars on a private right-of-way beside a dirt road with puddles. c. 1987 to 2010 A black Illinois Central switcher numbered 1495, coupled to a second black switcher, stands on a yard track beside a gravel road, with a man photographing it and a gray coil car and a tank car on the tracks at left. Illinois Central switchers 1495 and 15[?]9 in a rail yard on an overcast autumn day. c. 1988 to 2001 Two black Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 6014 and 6252, with Operation Lifesaver logos stand on a yard track beside a covered hopper and orange containers, with several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6014 and 6252 in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1988 to 1999 · Midlothian, IL Side view of a red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1201, standing on tracks next to a flatcar carrying a semi-trailer, with industrial buildings and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1201 at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1988 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and blue Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 6205, is positioned at the front of a train in a railroad yard with a large crane visible in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 6205, leads a consist including another SD40-2, number 6215, on a main line track in a yard setting. September 30, 1989 · 56th St. Elevated view of two grey Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes pulling express cars and passenger cars through a snowy multi-track throat, with a highway viaduct and office buildings behind. Amtrak locomotives 361 and 330 lead a train past snowy ground near Canal Street and Roosevelt Road in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A red and grey diesel locomotive numbered 4490, coupled to a blue bulkhead flatcar and a red-orange flatcar, beside a railroad crossing with signals and a waiting car. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 4490 shoves flatcars past a grade crossing on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 Side view of two black diesel locomotives coupled together with white Operation Lifesaver logos and Illinois Central lettering on the cab of the lead unit, a red boxcar behind, and several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6252 and a second black locomotive, both carrying Operation Lifesaver logos, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1990 to 2001 · Midlothian, IL Three-quarter front view of a red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6013, pulling freight cars on a snow-dusted track. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 6013 leads a freight train on a winter day. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A red, white and black SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6013, is shown pulling a long line of freight cars along a snow-dusted railroad track under an overcast sky, with bare trees in the background. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 #6013 leads a freight train in winter, its distinctive red, white and black livery prominent against a bare, snowy landscape. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 3055, is at a station platform with bare trees and a small shelter beside it. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3055, leads a freight train through a small station in winter. March 25, 1990 · Ridgeland and Part Ave, Berwyn, IL A blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6752, is parked on a set of tracks in a yard, with a line of freight cars behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6752, is shown in a yard with a freight train. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6752 is pulling a long line of freight cars on railroad tracks next to a paved road, with a clear sky overhead. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 6752 leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Dolton, Illinois. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6752 is shown from a three-quarter front view, pulling a line of freight cars on a railroad track. A Conrail EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 6752, leads a freight train through a yard in Dolton, Illinois. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 6602 pulls a long train of freight cars on a track beside a gravel road, with trees and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive #6602 leads a freight train with a second unit and boxcars on a private right-of-way in summer. June 6, 1990 · Oakpark Ave., Oak Park, IL A black Norfolk and Western diesel locomotive numbered 220 is shown pulling a line of colorful freight cars on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk and Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 220, pulls a long freight train through a rail yard on a summer day. March 16, 1991 · Osden Ave (U.S.66), Cicero, IL Three yellow-and-gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives stand on a track beyond a grassy embankment, with a container car at the left. Union Pacific diesel locomotives 5028 and 5025 lead a third Union Pacific unit at Dolton, Illinois. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, 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. 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 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 brick train station with a sign reading 'MANISTIQUE', a red freight car parked beside it, and several vehicles parked under the station's overhang on a cloudy summer day. A brick station building in Manistique, Michigan, with a red freight car parked alongside and several vehicles under the overhang. July 1993 · Manistique, MI 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 Snowy rail yard scene featuring a maroon and yellow caboose and black freight cars, with industrial steel towers and power lines in the background. A Chicago Short Line Railway caboose and freight cars in a snow-covered rail yard with industrial structures in the background. January 30, 1994 · Chicago Short Line Yard, Chicago, IL A long line of black tank cars on railroad tracks in a snowy, rural landscape. The cars are marked with ACFX reporting marks and numbers including 850 and 89677. A line of ACF Industries tank cars, including car 850 and ACFX89677, on a snow-covered railroad main line in Bedford Park, Illinois. February 1994 · 63rd and Harlem, Bedford Park, 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 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 A red-orange and black striped diesel locomotive numbered 5186 leads three more locomotives and a long freight train across a paved street, beside an old brick building with a faded painted sign. Canadian National 5186 leads a freight with a Grand Trunk Western unit in the consist over a street crossing at Archer and Knox in Chicago. May 2, 1994 · Archer and Knox, Chicago, IL A red-orange and black Canadian National diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes leads three more locomotives and a long freight train over a paved grade crossing beside an old brick building with a faded painted sign. Canadian National 5186 leads a freight train across a street crossing, likely at Archer Avenue in Chicago. May 2, 1994 · 5186 Archer, Chicago, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6864 leads a train, followed by a second locomotive, on a set of tracks beside a road with parked cars and trees. Two Chicago and North Western SD40-2 locomotives, numbers 6864 and 6815, lead a freight train through a suburban crossing on a summer day. May 14, 1994 · Prospect and Mt Prospect Rds, Mt Prospect, IL A yellow railroad work car labeled BUC 1 and CNWX 2001 is coupled to a red gondola with CNW 743002 and a flatcar with L 53 6, stationary at a station platform on a cloudy day. A yellow Chicago and North Western work car, CNWX 2001, is coupled to a red gondola and a flatcar at a station platform. May 14, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A side view of a rusted Chicago and North Western freight car next to a work train with a yellow crane on a sunny day at a station platform. A Chicago and North Western freight car, number 14300, is coupled to a work train with a yellow crane at a station platform in Des Plaines, Illinois, in the late 1990s. May 14, 1994 · Miner ST., Des Plaines, IL A gray freight car marked CNW X2 51112 is on the tracks beside a station platform, with several workers in hard hats on the tracks and a yellow maintenance vehicle nearby. A Chicago and North Western boxcar sits on a private right-of-way at a station platform while workers perform track maintenance nearby. May 14, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A yellow railroad crane mounted on a flatcar sits at a street-level railroad crossing, with a bank building visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra Suburban Division flatcar (MSTL X 1248) with a Bucyrus-Erie railroad crane at a grade crossing in Des Plaines, Illinois, with a PlainsBank of Illinois building in the background. May 22, 1994 · Miner St, Des Plaines, IL A red SOO Line locomotive numbered 6059 pulls a long train of white trailers on flatcars along a railroad track beside a concrete platform. A bright red SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6059, leads a piggyback train past a station platform on a clear summer day. June 21, 1994 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A yellow and black locomotive pulls a long freight train over a high concrete bridge on a clear day, with grassy ground and tracks visible below. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 5528, leads a freight train across an elevated concrete viaduct in Chicago. June 27, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A red and gray diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern, numbered 4490, coupled to a rusty blue freight car beside a road crossing with gates and signals under an overcast sky. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 4490 coupled to a freight car at a grade crossing, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1994 · Janesville, WI A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 4408 and North Western lettering pulls a freight train along tracks with a city skyline in the background under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western SD40-2 #4408 leads a freight train on a main line with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. September 6, 1994 · Jefferson Park, IL A green and red historic interurban car numbered 715 sits on a track next to a rusty red interurban car, with a red boxcar and a sedan in the background on a sunny day. A Kenosha car numbered 715, a former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit, is displayed next to a rusted Bend Railroad car in a museum or yard setting on a sunny day. August 14, 1995 · Elgin, IL A sunlit railroad yard scene with two freight cars on parallel tracks, a wooden loading conveyor angled towards one car, a small tank trailer, and a pile of wood debris, set against a backdrop of dense trees. A Chicago and North Western boxcar and a C.F.L.X. tank car sit on parallel tracks in a sunlit, overgrown yard, with a bulk loading conveyor and a small tank trailer nearby. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and Northwestern, North Freedom, WI