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A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6827, seen from the side on a yard track under a gray sky, with snow on the ground, a wooden utility pole in front and a red locomotive at the right edge. Union Pacific 6827 sits among snow-covered tracks in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with a red locomotive coupled behind it. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Illinois Central locomotive #5500 and a green CEFX locomotive #7077 stand next to each other on snow-covered tracks in a railway yard. Two diesel locomotives, Illinois Central #5500 and CEFX #7077, are parked side by side in a snowy yard. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A Southern Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9288, painted green and red, is parked in a gravel yard with bare trees and utility poles in the background under a gray sky. Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive 9288 sits in a railroad yard on an overcast winter day, displaying the classic dark green and red livery. February 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black Soo Line diesel locomotive pulls freight cars on tracks in a yard covered with snow under a clear blue sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1538 leads a freight train past Illinois Central boxcars in a snowy yard. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1538, painted in black and orange with white trim, is shown on a railroad track pulling freight cars in a yard under an overcast sky. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive #1538 leads a freight train in a yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Two HLCX diesel locomotives with numbers 6066 and 6403 are parked side by side in a snowy rail yard, with a freight car marked 978749 nearby. A pair of HLCX GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 6066 and 6403, are seen in a snow-covered yard. February 2000 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific road locomotive numbered 4153 and a yellow switcher numbered 1023 on yard tracks under a gray sky, with dry weeds in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives 4153 and 1023 in the yard at Melrose Park, Illinois. March 2000 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 3225 in a rail yard on an overcast day, with other trains and rail equipment nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive #3225 stands in a rail yard, with a Canadian National freight car and another UP locomotive visible in the background. March 2000 · Mannheim/Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Black diesel locomotive with an orange nose and orange stripes, number 3801 and the word HARBOR on its side, on a track among utility poles, with a brown boxcar covered in graffiti at the right. Indiana Harbor Belt 3801 in a yard with a Southern Railway boxcar behind it, under an overcast sky. March 2000 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad locomotive, number 3801, stands on tracks in a gravel yard next to a brown freight car with graffiti, under an overcast sky. An Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad GP38-2 locomotive, number 3801, is shown in a yard with a Soo Line freight car. March 2000 · Fullerton and 25th, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive, number 9116, stands on railroad tracks in a yard with green boxcars behind it, under a grey sky, with bare bushes in the foreground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 9116, is seen in a freight yard, pulling green boxcars under an overcast sky. March 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive, number 4618, is shown in profile on a railroad track next to a gray GATX freight car in a yard under an overcast sky. A CP Rail System SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 4618, is seen in a railroad yard, coupled to a GATX hopper car. March 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 4618 stands on multiple tracks in a rail yard next to a white freight car, under an overcast sky. A CP Rail System GP40-2 diesel locomotive, number 4618, is seen in a rail yard, coupled to a GM freight car. March 2000 · Lake / Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a red CP Rail diesel locomotive numbered 1511 coupled to a white GN freight car on a multi-track railroad yard under an overcast sky. A CP Rail SD40-2 locomotive numbered 1511 is shown on a main line, coupled to a Great Northern covered hopper car. March 2000 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 8420 is stationary on a railroad track next to freight cars, with dry brush in the foreground and an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8420, in its blue and white 'Quality' livery, is seen in a yard during winter. March 2000 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8527 travels on a railroad track under a highway overpass, with a freight car marked 'SO' visible behind it. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 8527, in red livery, passes under an overpass with a Southern Railway freight car in the background. March 2000 · Lincoln/Front, Franklin Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 1511 is parked next to a white Great Northern freight car on multiple railway tracks under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive numbered 1511 sits at a rail yard next to a Great Northern covered hopper. March 2000 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B4226 seen from the side on a yard track, with a black tank car and another yellow locomotive numbered 2987 behind it. Union Pacific B4226 sits in the yard beside unit 2987 at Melrose Park, Illinois. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 6811 and a Northwestern herald on the cab, parked on tracks in a gravel yard with freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 6811, is pictured in a rail yard, likely in the 1980s, with its distinctive yellow and green livery. April 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 4369 stands sideways in a rail yard, coupled to a second yellow locomotive, with autorack cars behind and a gravel road in front. Union Pacific 4369 with a second Union Pacific diesel in the yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive number 1535 is parked next to a brown freight car in a yard with a station sign for Mannheim Platform 2 visible in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is shown at Mannheim station in a yard setting. May 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 35, sits on tracks in a large rail yard filled with shipping containers, viewed from an elevated position under a clear blue sky. SOO Line EMD SW1200 #35 switches intermodal containers in a yard under the Mannheim Bridge in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim Bridge and Front, Franklin Park, IL A row of rusted and white Soo Line cabooses, numbered 102 and 105, sit on tracks in a busy rail yard under a concrete overpass, with multiple freight cars visible in the background. Soo Line cabooses 102 and 105 are parked in a rail yard under an overpass, surrounded by various freight cars. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A side view of two freight cars, a yellow Railbox car and a white PLCX car, on a set of railroad tracks with a clear blue sky above. A yellow Railbox boxcar and a white PLCX gondola car sit on parallel tracks in a sunny rail yard. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white TILX covered hopper car, number 620376, coupled to an FPCX car, number 70114, sitting on railroad tracks with a clear blue sky above. A white TILX covered hopper car, number 620376, is shown in a consist with an FPCX car, number 70114, on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a white PROCOR freight car with graffiti on its side, parked on railroad tracks with other cars nearby. A white PROCOR covered hopper car, numbered PX 332, sits on a railroad track in a yard under a clear sky. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A white freight car with a CGTX logo and a black tank car with PROCOR lettering are parked side by side on a railroad main line, with tracks, gravel and dry grass in the foreground. A white CGTX covered hopper and a black PROCOR tank car sit on parallel tracks under a clear sky in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Two rusted SOO Line cabooses are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy rail yard, with a boxcar behind them. A SOO Line caboose numbered 102 sits in a snowy rail yard, with another caboose and a boxcar visible in the background. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front St, Franklin Park, IL Two freight cars, one white with 'SOO LINE' lettering and the other orange-red with 'SOU' markings, are parked on adjacent tracks in a gravel yard. A Soo Line boxcar and a Southern Railway boxcar sit on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and cream PROCOR tank car numbered 60162 for molten sulfur on a railroad track, with a dark green BCIT boxcar visible behind it. A PROCOR tank car numbered PROX 60162 for molten sulfur sits on the tracks next to a BCIT boxcar in a rail yard. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a freight train carrying lumber on a railroad main line, with visible TTX reporting marks and flatcars. A freight train with TTX flatcars carrying lumber on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A photograph of a freight train with dark-colored boxcars on a track beside a road, viewed on an overcast day. A freight train with Conrail and Missouri Pacific boxcars on a private right-of-way next to a street, under an overcast sky in the late 1970s. May 2000 · Touhy and Wolf, Chicago, IL Side view of a freight train on a railroad main line under a clear sky, with a white ACF Industries gondola car and a red flatcar carrying blue and yellow shipping containers. A freight train in Franklin Park, IL, featuring an ACF Industries gondola car and a CRLE flatcar carrying intermodal containers. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a freight train with a CSX flatcar carrying containers, an ADM tank car, and a NAHX covered hopper, on a sunny day beside a chain-link fence. A CSX Transportation flatcar carrying Sea-Land containers, with an ADM tank car and a NAHX covered hopper in the background, on a railroad main line in summer. May 2000 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A blue CSX freight car with the number 180767 and 'GO COLTS' graffiti is parked on a track in a rail yard under a large concrete highway bridge on a clear day. A CSX freight car numbered 180767 sits in a rail yard beneath a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, with graffiti reading 'GO COLTS' on its side. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A red CP Rail locomotive with the number 1597 is pulling a train with several cabooses marked 'SOO' under an elevated highway, with a water tower and billboards in the background. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive, number 1597, leads a train with SOO Line cabooses under an elevated highway in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2000 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a brown Conrail freight train with white lettering, including fleet numbers like 279556 and 279595, traveling on tracks alongside a paved road with utility poles and a grassy verge. A Conrail freight train with NYC-branded boxcars passes beside a road under an overcast sky. May 2000 · Touhy and Wolf, Chicago, IL A side view of a Canadian Pacific train in a rail yard, featuring a red locomotive, a maroon sleeper car, and other passenger cars, with industrial buildings in the background under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific train, led by an FP9 locomotive and including a steel heavyweight sleeper, is seen in a yard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. June 12, 2000 · Milwaukee, WI A faded blue-gray locomotive lettered WSOR 6604 stands beside the cab of a red and silver locomotive numbered 3501, with a red boxcar behind them and a white highway trailer in the foreground at the right. Wisconsin and Southern locomotives 6604 and 3501 in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, on a wet, overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 9555 is positioned on railroad tracks next to white CSX freight cars in a gravel yard with an overcast sky and some greenery in the foreground. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive numbered 9555 is shown in a yard alongside CSX freight cars under an overcast sky. June 14, 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and a weathered green and cream locomotive numbered 6625 stand on a track with brown covered hoppers behind, next to an orange locomotive at right, under a blue sky with clouds. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotives 1848 and 6625 with covered hoppers, beside an orange locomotive lettered WISCONSIN, likely at Whitewater, Wisconsin. July 2000 · Whitewater, WI Side view of a yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive number 3805 standing in a railroad yard with other freight cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive 3805 is shown in side view at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, with freight cars from CNW and MT&W nearby. July 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2026 is pulling a freight car along railroad tracks with overhead power lines in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #2026 leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast day. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A close-up photo of a gray Canadian Pacific Railway freight car, with red lettering and the company's crest featuring a beaver and maple leaf. Close-up of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight car side, showing the company's herald and lettering. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A gray and white Amtrak locomotive numbered 791 and a white trailer car seen through the riveted truss of a railroad bridge above the river, with NO WAKE signs on the pier and on the shore. Amtrak 791 crosses a rusted steel bridge over the Chicago River near Lumber Street in Chicago, with a white trailer car in tow. July 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A train with a dark Soo Line locomotive and gray boxcars sits on tracks in a snowy yard under a clear sky. A Soo Line GP9 locomotive numbered 1538 pulls a freight train through a snowy railyard, with an Illinois Central boxcar visible in the consist. July 2000 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 4606, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, is parked on a grassy railway line next to a red tank car. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4606, in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, stands on a railroad main line with a CGLX tank car. July 2000 · Kenosha, WI A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered B4226, coupled between two other yellow locomotives on a yard track, with a rubble pile and gravel in the foreground and an overcast sky. Union Pacific B4226 sits between two other Union Pacific locomotives at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. August 2000 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL