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A yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8505 stands on tracks beside a red boxcar numbered 8643, in what appears to be a rail yard. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8505, is shown in a yard with a CRLE boxcar, number 8643, under a clear sky. October 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A person in blue clothing is climbing onto a red freight car in a rail yard with multiple tracks; a gray hopper car and a distant Nokia billboard are also visible. A worker climbs onto a Milwaukee Road boxcar in a rail yard, with a Nokia billboard visible in the background. November 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A worker in a blue jacket climbs onto a red Chicago and North Western boxcar, with a gray covered hopper and a Nokia billboard in the background. A worker climbs onto a Chicago and North Western boxcar in a railroad yard, with a Nokia billboard visible in the background. November 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive number 2969 in a rail yard, with other trains and freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific SD40 locomotive number 2969 is shown in a rail yard, with other locomotives and freight cars in the background. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red diesel locomotive labeled '1204' and '500' is coupled to a brown container car on multiple tracks in an industrial rail yard, with a station sign reading 'Mannhiem' visible. A red SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1204, is shown in a rail yard at Mannheim, Illinois, pulling a Trailer Train container car on an overcast winter day. November 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and yellow Canadian Pacific locomotive number 1435 coupled to a white covered hopper car, number TC WR 1101, on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a bridge and bare trees in the background. A Canadian Pacific SD24 diesel locomotive, number 1435, in red and yellow livery, stands on a mainline rail yard next to a TC WR covered hopper car, number 1101, under an overcast sky in winter. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Bensenville, IL A red and yellow Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1435, is parked in a rail yard with a white TCWR tank car and a brown ON boxcar nearby. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1435, is seen in a rail yard with a TCWR tank car and an ON boxcar in the background. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and HARBOR lettering, numbered 9214, stands in a gravel yard beside a gray switcher numbered 1505, under an overcast sky with bare trees and utility poles. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9214 alongside Indiana Harbor Belt 1505 in a yard at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1998 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL A grey end-cab diesel switcher lettered IHB 1505 on its cab, with BOARD SYSTEM still on its hood, stands on a gravel yard track under utility poles, with covered hoppers behind it. Indiana Harbor Belt 1505, a switcher still in patched Seaboard System paint, in a yard reported to be in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 1998 · Fullerton and 75th, Franklin Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4103, stands on the tracks in a yard with a freight car behind it and a blue dumpster in the foreground. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4103 in its classic green and yellow livery, photographed in Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive pulling a dark brown freight car on a cloudy day in a rail yard, with one person standing near the tracks. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 3154, is seen in a rail yard with a Wisconsin Central Ltd. freight car, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue, gray, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive numbered 8137 sits on tracks in a gravel yard with a TTX freight car in the background under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8137, is photographed in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two blue and gray CSX locomotives with yellow fronts are parked on adjacent tracks in a gravel yard with weeds growing between the rails; the lead unit is numbered 8108 and the trailing unit is 8430. Two CSX SD40-2 locomotives, #8108 and #8430, are shown standing on parallel tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1999 · Lincoln/Front, Franklin Park, IL A black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 6014, coupled to two black Canadian National locomotives, on a track in a multi-track yard with trees behind it. Illinois Central 6014 with two Canadian National units in a consist, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1999 to 2006 · Midlothian, IL Side view of a dark blue diesel locomotive lettered KB&S and numbered 301 coupled to a blue caboose, on a track beside a snowy, grassy embankment under an overcast sky, with a long barn-like building behind them. Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern locomotive 301 and a blue KB&S caboose stand on snowy track, likely at Donovan, Illinois. January 1999 · Donavan and Iroquois, IL A blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5629, pulls a train of tanker cars along snow-covered tracks in a residential area, with bare trees and brick buildings in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5629, leads a freight train through a snow-covered street in Elmwood Park, Illinois. January 8, 1999 · Elmwood Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8543 pulls a long freight train on a snowy day, passing a brick building and grade crossing signals. A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 8543, leads a freight train through a snowy grade crossing in Montclare, Illinois. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive pulls a long line of freight cars on snow-covered rails beside a brick building and bare trees. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8543, leads a freight train through a snow-covered street in Montclare, Illinois. January 8, 1999 · Montclare, IL A red and black CN diesel locomotive numbered 2578 leads several more locomotives and a line of gray covered hoppers past a commuter platform and a gated grade crossing, with bare trees and brick apartment buildings behind. Canadian National 2578 leads a five-unit freight of covered hoppers through Montclare, Chicago, on a winter day. February 6, 1999 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A Metra commuter train with a red and white chevron-nosed locomotive numbered 612 is stopped at a station platform with several people waiting, under an overcast dusk sky. Metra locomotive 612, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars at Franklin Park station. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 405, on a track in a gravel yard with a brown Norfolk Southern freight car visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 405, is shown in a railroad yard with a Norfolk Southern freight car in the background. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and blue CSX diesel locomotive numbered 1500 is shown front and side, pulling tank cars under a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. A CSX Transportation GP40-2 diesel locomotive, number 1500, leads a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, during a dusky, overcast day. April 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with the number 8263 on its front is stopped at a platform in a rail yard, with multiple tracks and industrial buildings in the background. A CP Rail GP38-2 locomotive, number 8263, leads a freight train through a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 8562 is parked on the tracks next to a yellow freight car, with a person standing on the locomotive's platform. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 8562, is shown in a yard with a TTX freight car. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1539 on railroad tracks, with a water tower and freight cars in the background. SOO Line EMD SD24 locomotive number 1539 in white and red livery, photographed in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A moving freight train led by a red-orange and black locomotive numbered 5546, coupled to the rear of locomotive 2537 with the CN logo, on a weedy track under power line towers. Canadian National 5546 and 2537 lead a freight past Mannheim and Estes. May 1999 · Mannheim and Estes A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 5948, sits on railroad tracks in a yard with other freight cars under a clear sky. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 5948, is shown in a rail yard near Melrose Park, Illinois. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 9026 stands in a rail yard next to a gray and blue freight car under a clear sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9026, is shown in side profile at a rail yard. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8564 and a white and red Santa Fe locomotive numbered 4445 are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard with a freight car and an overpass in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 and a Santa Fe SD40-2 stand side by side in a rail yard under an overpass. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red diesel locomotive with a snowplow, a blue caboose and a blue diesel locomotive, all lettered KB&S, on a weedy track behind a field of green brush under a gray sky. Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern locomotives 309 and 301 and caboose 548 stand among tall weeds, likely at Iroquois, Illinois. June 1999 · U.S. Rte 52, Iriquois, IL An EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive painted in SOO Line maroon and white livery, numbered 4413, is traveling on a railroad main line under a concrete overpass during dusk. Several freight cars and a lone person are visible in the background. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 4413 leads a freight train under an overpass at dusk in Franklin Park, Illinois. August 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive, number 8514, is parked on a set of railroad tracks. The locomotive's side has white lettering and a yellow logo. There are freight cars behind it and grass in the foreground. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8514, in red livery with a yellow herald, is seen on a main line track with freight cars. September 1999 · Waveland / Carnation, Franklin Park, IL A maroon and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4413 is shown pulling a long line of freight cars on railroad tracks beneath a large concrete overpass during the evening. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4413 leads a freight train under a bridge at dusk. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and maroon Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4413 on its side, pulling freight cars in a rail yard at dusk with industrial buildings in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive 4413 leads a freight train in a rail yard at dusk, with Canadian Pacific and another Soo Line car in the consist. December 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A SOO Line locomotive numbered 4413 is parked on a set of tracks next to freight cars in a rail yard, with industrial buildings in the background at dusk. SOO Line diesel locomotive 4413, an EMD SD40, is shown in a rail yard at dusk with Canadian Pacific and SOO Line freight cars. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow Chicago and North Western SW1200 diesel locomotive, numbered 1302, is parked in a gravel yard alongside a blue and white GP9 locomotive, with a Union Pacific freight car in the background under an overcast sky. A yellow Chicago and North Western SW1200 switcher, number 1302, stands in a yard with a blue and white GP9 locomotive, number 1505, visible behind it. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line freight car, number 7455, parked on tracks in a rail yard during dusk. A Soo Line covered hopper car, number 7455, is shown in a rail yard. December 1999 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Soo Line freight car with the number 74553, parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard at dusk with a platform sign visible on the left. A Soo Line covered hopper car, 74553, stands on the tracks at dusk in a yard, its white paint weathered and faded. December 1999 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 4604 and "Operation Lifesaver" lettering is parked in a railroad yard next to dark freight cars under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 4604, painted in yellow and black with Operation Lifesaver lettering, is shown in a railroad yard alongside Southern Pacific freight cars. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black diesel locomotive with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering sits on railroad tracks in a yard with snow on the ground, flanked by freight cars from Southern Pacific and Southern Railway. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 4604, painted in the 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, is seen in a rail yard. December 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a weathered yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B4287 on a yard track, with a rusty covered hopper on the left and the front of a blue locomotive numbered 6002 on the right, under a clear sky. Union Pacific locomotive B4287 in a yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, between a covered hopper and a blue locomotive numbered 6002. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 1984, pulling freight cars on a cloudy day at a rail yard. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #1984 at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, pulling a freight train with tank and container cars. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black diesel locomotive with orange stripes and HARBOR lettering stands on a yard track beyond a station platform with a blue sign reading Mannhiem, Platform 1. Indiana Harbor Belt 2923 sits beside a bulkhead flatcar behind the Mannheim platform sign in Franklin Park, Illinois. January 2000 · Lincoln and Front, Franklin Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 1393 is shown in side view on railroad tracks in a yard, with a dark freight car behind it and a building in the background. A Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1393, is seen in profile in a railyard, pulling a freight car marked with the BNSF reporting mark BX. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3090 is parked on tracks in a yard, with other freight cars visible behind it and a cloudy sky above. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 3090, stands in a railroad yard with freight cars from the Chicago and North Western and CHTT in the background under an overcast sky. January 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6009 pulls a white freight car under a concrete bridge on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive numbered 6009 leads a freight train under an overpass on a cloudy day. January 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a black Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3507, in a snowy yard with freight cars and a gray, overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3507, sits in a snowy yard with freight cars. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of an orange Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5727 in a rail yard with other trains, under a gray sky at dusk. A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 5727, stands in a rail yard alongside a Norfolk Southern freight car and a Union Pacific locomotive under an overcast sky at dusk. January 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL