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A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive with the number 7615 is parked on a set of tracks in a railyard. Snow is visible on the ground, and freight cars are in the background.

A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7615, is shown in a railyard during winter, with freight cars and another locomotive in the background. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 670, is seen behind a chain-link fence on a red flatcar in an industrial yard.

A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 670, is parked on a flatcar in a fenced yard, with a large industrial building in the background. March 17, 1998 · North Little Rock, AR

A yellow and gray Union Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 670, is parked in a rail yard with a blue SW1200 switcher and a red flatcar, with a large industrial building and an American flag in the background.

A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 670, is displayed in a yard alongside a blue SW1200 switcher and a flatcar, all behind a chain-link fence. March 17, 1998 · Jenks Service Bldg, North Little Rock, AR

A weathered yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6318 stands on a yard track with a second Union Pacific locomotive, numbered 3542, behind it, under an overcast sky.

Union Pacific 6318 is parked with Union Pacific 3542 at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6049, painted in orange livery, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky.

SOO Line diesel locomotive 6049, a GP38-2, is pictured in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1998 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL

A yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 3542 is stationary on tracks in a rail yard, with a black freight car behind it.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3542, is shown in a rail yard with an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe tank car in the background. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive number 3542 on railroad tracks in a yard, with freight cars behind it under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3542, in its distinctive Armour Yellow livery, is shown in a rail yard with freight cars. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A red diesel locomotive numbered 5654 with StLH lettering is stopped at a street crossing with traffic lights, next to a sign for the SOO Truck Terminal.

A St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 5654, crosses a street at dusk. April 1998 · St. Laurence and Hudson, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a blue Conrail locomotive number 6276, parked in a gravel rail yard with other freight cars in the background under an overcast sky.

A Conrail SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 6276, in blue livery, photographed in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. April 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 7644 is seen pulling a long freight train on a snowy, overcast day along a track beside a concrete wall and buildings.

A CSX GP40-2 diesel locomotive numbered 7644 pulls a long line of freight cars along a private right-of-way on a cloudy winter day. April 4, 1998 · 59th, Chicago, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6758 on a yard track, with freight cars behind it under an overcast sky.

Union Pacific 6758 in Proviso Yard at Melrose Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and INDIANA HARBOR BELT lettering, numbered 8821, beside piles of gravel with blue containers and trees behind it.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8821 at Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe, the number 8740 and the word HARBOR on its hood, coupled to another switcher, with container cars and utility poles behind it under an overcast sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8740 in a yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Two black diesel locomotives with orange stripes and large orange HARBOR lettering stand on a track behind a gravel lot, with red containers on a freight car and trees behind them under an overcast sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt locomotives 2924 and 2923 in a yard at Fullerton and 25th Avenue, Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A black diesel locomotive with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering stands on a track beside gravel and weeds, with orange shipping containers and trees behind it under an overcast sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive 2923 in a yard, likely at Fullerton Avenue and 25th Avenue in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8193 is coupled to a white freight car with 'South Dakota Soybean Processors' lettering, on a set of railroad tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

Union Pacific SD70M locomotive 8193 is shown in a yard, pulling a South Dakota Soybean Processors freight car. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

An orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1204 is parked on tracks in a freight yard, surrounded by various freight cars, including a brown Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific boxcar, under a cloudy sky.

SOO Line locomotive 1204, an EMD SW1200, sits in a freight yard with a mix of other railroad cars under an overcast sky. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL

A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2064 sits on tracks under an overpass, with a dark brown Burlington Northern freight car nearby in a grassy yard.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 2064 is seen operating on a railroad main line under a concrete overpass, with a Burlington Northern freight car in the background. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL

An orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1204 sits on tracks in a yard, flanked by dark green boxcars from the Chicago and North Western and Milwaukee Road railroads, under an overcast sky.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive no. 1204 in its bright orange livery, shown in a yard with C&NW and Milwaukee Road boxcars. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL

A weathered black switcher locomotive with an orange stripe and HARBOR in large orange letters stands on a yard track beside a gravel lot, coupled to a second black and orange locomotive, under utility poles and summer trees.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9214, coupled to a second IHB locomotive, with a Soo Line boxcar beyond, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. June 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering, number 9200, standing on gravel yard track under an overcast sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9200 in a yard, wearing the railroad's centennial herald, with a Conrail boxcar behind it. June 1998 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Grand Trunk Western 5815 in CN paint at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 377, with red, white and blue stripes, standing in a yard between two similar locomotives, with a gravel road and weeds in the foreground.

Amtrak diesel locomotive 377 in Phase III livery, coupled between two other Amtrak units in a yard. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2999, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a cloudy sky.

A Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive, number 2999, is shown in profile at a rail yard under an overcast sky. June 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1204 pulls a freight train with a white SOO caboose numbered 63 along railroad tracks, with a person standing nearby on a gravelly field under an overcast sky.

A SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1204, leads a train with a SOO caboose, number 63, on a private right-of-way. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a red CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 5512, next to a yellow Union Pacific boxcar, with a person standing near the tracks on an overcast day.

A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5512, painted in red livery, stands on a main line next to a Union Pacific boxcar on an overcast day. June 1998 · Front/Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a Soo Line locomotive numbered 1548, with faded Milwaukee Road lettering, sitting on tracks next to a blue freight car marked MS E 1953, in front of a large industrial silo.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1548 is shown at a rail yard, pulling a boxcar with MS E reporting marks, against an industrial backdrop. July 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 8051, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky.

Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 8051, in yellow and black livery, is parked in a rail yard with a Union Pacific locomotive and freight cars in the background. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow, self-propelled railway rotary crane, marked MWM 262061, is stationary in a freight yard next to an open-top Chicago and North Western gondola car with the number 201429.

An MWM 262061 railway-mounted rotary crane sits in a yard next to a Chicago and North Western gondola car. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8254 is parked in a rail yard next to a freight car, with a clear blue sky overhead and some green brush in the foreground.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8254, stands in a rail yard on a clear summer day. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

An orange and black SOO Line locomotive numbered 1548 is parked under a concrete bridge next to a dark freight car marked MStE 1953, with multiple rail tracks in the foreground.

A SOO Line SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1548, stands on the tracks under a concrete bridge next to a freight car with MStE reporting mark. July 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and gray Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive numbered 4493 seen from the side behind a railroad crossing signal with one red light lit, with light snow on the grass in the foreground and gray covered hoppers behind.

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 4493 crosses a street at a three-track grade crossing on a snowy overcast day, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. July 12, 1998 · Arch and Court, Janesville, WI

A black and white Norfolk Southern freight train, led by locomotive 9074, curves along tracks bordered by green trees and industrial buildings.

A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9074, leads a long freight train on a curving main line in summer. July 24, 1998 · Bolton Rd, Atlanta, GA

A black and white Norfolk Southern locomotive pulls a freight train of tank cars along a curving track, surrounded by dense green trees and bushes under an overcast sky.

A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8[?]08, leads a long line of tank cars through a wooded area on a summer day. July 24, 1998 · Bolton Rd, Atlanta, GA

A dark gray diesel locomotive lettered WSOR 6620, side view, coupled between a light gray switcher numbered 1792 and a red and silver cab unit, with a maroon and gold locomotive at the right, seen across empty yard tracks on an overcast day.

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 6620 likely stands among other diesels in the yard at Court Street in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI

A red-orange and black diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes on its hood, numbered 5049, stands on a yard track with two more locomotives behind it, seen across a gravel roadway with leafy weeds in the right foreground.

Canadian National 5049 with a Wisconsin Central unit and a second CN locomotive at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2997 sits on tracks in a gravel yard, with a freight car behind it under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2997, is shown in a rail yard. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2954 in a rail yard, with a maroon Wisconsin Central boxcar visible behind it.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive numbered 2954 is shown in a railroad yard alongside a Wisconsin Central freight car. August 2, 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Black and white photo of a Canadian Pacific SD40 locomotive numbered 8263, pulling a covered hopper car on a railroad yard track under an overcast sky.

A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 8263, is shown in profile, pulling a covered hopper car. September 1998 · Front St/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red locomotive with 'StL&H' lettering and the number 5593 on the front travels on tracks through a grade crossing, with a water tower and brick building in the background.

A red St. Louis and Hannibal Railroad GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5593, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Elmwood Park, Illinois. September 1, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL

A red and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 475 on its front is moving along tracks next to a platform. Cars are parked on the left, and a multi-story building is in the background under a cloudy sky.

A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 475, pulls a freight train through a station platform on an overcast summer day. September 3, 1998 · Montclare, Chicago, IL

A red-orange Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 2521, with its headlights on, leads a second locomotive and a long line of white autorack cars past an empty concrete platform with lamp posts, with parked cars on both sides.

Canadian National 2521 leads a freight train of autorack cars past a commuter station platform in Berwyn, Illinois. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL

A silver locomotive with red, white and blue bands and its headlights lit approaches head-on along a ballasted track, with stacked orange containers on the left, a green switcher and industrial buildings on the right, and a tall light tower above.

An Amtrak diesel locomotive kicks up exhaust as it approaches on a multiple-track main line in Cicero, Illinois, beside a double-stack container train. September 10, 1998 · Cicero, IL

Head-on view of an orange-and-black switcher locomotive with its headlights on, pulling a long line of yellow autorack cars beside a brick station platform, with lowered crossing gates at left and red stacked containers on a well car at right.

A diesel switcher in orange and black pulls a train of autorack cars past a station platform at a grade crossing, likely in Berwyn, Illinois, as a double-stack container train stands on the next track. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL

A side view of a freight car labeled ADBF 124 carrying long steel rails on a railroad track, with a brick building and power lines in the background under a clear blue sky.

A dark gray ADBF 124 flatcar carrying steel rails is positioned on a railroad main line in a suburban setting with a brick bank building and a 'SUPER LOW FOODS' sign in the background. September 10, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5401 is pulling a long freight train on a sunny day, viewed from the side of the tracks with houses and trees in the background.

A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 5401, leads a freight train along a railroad main line on a clear summer day. September 10, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL

A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 8087, pulls a long freight train of container cars past a station platform. Parked cars and green trees are visible in the background under a clear sky.

A Burlington Northern freight train, led by GP38-2 locomotive 8087, passes a station platform in a suburban area on a clear summer day. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL

Side view of a Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 2957, parked in a rail yard with another UP locomotive and a freight car nearby.

A yellow Union Pacific SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 2957 is seen in a rail yard, with a second UP locomotive and a Burlington Northern freight car in the background. October 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL