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Side view of a black locomotive with white diagonal stripes and a red cab and nose, numbered 4034, on a yard track, with a black Illinois Central switcher to its right and a red locomotive behind at left.

Canadian National 4034 in a yard at Thornton, Illinois, with an Illinois Central switcher alongside. February 2001 · Thornton, IL

Side view of a black diesel locomotive with white diagonal stripes, a red cab and nose, numbered 4027, with a second similar locomotive behind it, on yard tracks under bare tree branches.

Canadian National 4027 and a second Canadian National unit in a yard at Thornton, Illinois, on a clear winter day. February 2001 · Thornton, IL

A black Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 1504 is parked on tracks next to a white AMCX tank car, with utility poles and wires overhead on a clear day.

An Illinois Central SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1504, is shown in a yard setting in February 2001, with an AMCX tank car visible in the background. February 2001 · Thornton, IL

Two Canadian National diesel locomotives, numbered 4027 and 4034, are parked in a snowy railroad yard under a clear blue sky.

A Canadian National GP38-2 locomotive, number 4027, is shown in a yard during winter, with a matching unit numbered 4034 behind it. February 2001 · Thornton, IL

A red and black CN diesel locomotive with snow packed on its front pilot, followed by two more CN units, beside a gravel road under bare trees.

Canadian National 2611 leads a three-unit locomotive set, its pilot caked with snow, at Homewood, Illinois. March 2001 · Homewood, IL

A red and black CN diesel locomotive numbered 2606, with snow packed on its pilot, stands on a track under bare tree branches beside a dark red freight car.

Canadian National 2606 leads a second CN unit in the yard at Homewood, Illinois, on a winter day. March 2001 · IC Yard, Homewood, IL

A red and yellow Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1436, stands on the tracks in a snowy yard next to a green freight car.

A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 1436, is pictured in a snowy yard with a CP Rail boxcar in the background. March 2001 · Carnation and Waveland, Franklin Park, IL

A red and yellow Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, numbered 1436, is parked on tracks next to a green freight car in a snowy railway yard.

A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1436, in its distinctive red and yellow livery, sits in a snow-covered yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, with a CP Rail boxcar behind it. March 2001 · Canalton/Laurel Ave, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 4232 standing on yard tracks, with a blue hopper car behind it, patches of snow and bare shrubs in the foreground.

Union Pacific 4232 in the yard near Lake Street and Mannheim Road, Melrose Park, Illinois, on an overcast winter day. March 4, 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A black and white photo of a Soo Line locomotive numbered 6005, a large diesel engine, parked beside a freight car on railroad tracks in a yard with a cloudy sky.

Soo Line diesel locomotive 6005, an EMD SD40-2, stands on the tracks next to a freight car in a yard. April 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 120, with "City of Woodstock" lettering, is shown pulling a silver commuter car on a cloudy, snowy day.

Metra F40PH diesel locomotive 120, named "City of Woodstock," leads a gallery car on a winter day in Franklin Park, Illinois. April 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Chicago and North Western freight car on multiple tracks in a yard, with a grain silo visible behind it and a white Burlington Northern car next to it.

A yellow Chicago and North Western two-bay covered hopper, number 169295, sits on the tracks in a yard alongside a white Burlington Northern car, with a grain elevator in the background. April 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 4077, seen from the side in low sunlight on a yard track, with another yellow locomotive coupled at left and a red boxcar with graffiti at right.

Union Pacific 4077 at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois, with a red boxcar behind it. May 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Soo Line diesel locomotive 2026, an EMD SW1200, is shown pulling a freight train with an EMP intermodal container on a flatcar. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 4077 is stationary on railroad tracks in a yard, with a clear blue sky above.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4077, is shown in a side profile view at a railroad yard. May 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A black and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1553, is stopped at a station with several freight cars in the background. A person in a safety vest walks alongside the tracks. A blue station sign reads 'Mannheim To Chicago Platform 2'.

A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is pictured at Mannheim station in Illinois, with Milwaukee Road and HI freight cars nearby. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A Canadian Pacific SD40-2 locomotive numbered 5680 stands in a yard under an overcast sky. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8508 is on a set of tracks with a freight car behind it, a worker nearby, and a concrete overpass overhead.

A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 8508, leads a freight train through a yard under an overpass. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red Canadian Pacific locomotive, number 8508, sits on railroad tracks in a yard under a bridge, with a worker nearby and another locomotive in the background.

A Canadian Pacific EMD GP9 locomotive, number 8508, is parked in a rail yard under an overpass, with a second locomotive and freight car visible behind it. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 712, at a rail yard with a freight car behind it under a clear sky.

Union Pacific GP9 locomotive number 712 is shown in side profile at a rail yard, pulling a freight car. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow and red Union Pacific locomotive numbered 712 is parked in a gravel rail yard next to a freight car under a clear sky.

Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 712 in a rail yard with a boxcar. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a red SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4418, coupled to freight cars on a set of tracks with a tall silo in the background.

SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #4418 in red livery at a freight yard, pulling a Wabash boxcar. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

SOO Line GP38-2 #4418 in red livery, leading a freight consist in a yard. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt diesel locomotive numbered 3802 sits on tracks in a snow-covered yard, with a gray freight car behind it.

Indiana Harbor Belt GP38-2 locomotive number 3802 is shown in a snowy yard, coupled with a freight car. June 2001 · Park and Lincoln, Dolton, IL

A yellow Union Pacific locomotive, number 6282, stands on railroad tracks in a yard next to maroon Wisconsin Central boxcars under a clear blue sky with green bushes in the foreground.

A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive numbered 6282 is shown in a freight yard, pulling Wisconsin Central boxcars on a clear summer day. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6282, stands in a yard with Wisconsin Central freight cars in the background. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Side view of a yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 6282 pulling red Wisconsin Central boxcars in a gravel rail yard under a clear sky.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6282, leads a string of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a rail yard on a clear summer day. June 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive pulls freight cars under a concrete highway overpass on a clear day.

A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 4648, leads a freight train under an overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Three tank cars, one black and two white, sit on railroad tracks in a yard with industrial buildings in the background under a clear sky.

A line of tank cars, including ADMX 28172, GATX 62875, and APRX 3420, on a railroad main line in a yard setting under a clear sky. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Side view of three freight tank cars on railroad tracks with industrial buildings in the background under a blue sky.

A line of tank cars from ADMX, GATX, and APRX parked on a railroad main line in a yard under a clear sky. June 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a train composed of yellow and red autoracks with CSX and GATX lettering, on a multi-track railroad line under a clear sky.

A line of CSX and GATX autoracks on a railroad main line in Franklin Park, Illinois. June 7, 2001 · Franklin Park, IL

Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives with red stripes and gray roofs, coupled rear to rear, pass on ballasted track under an overcast sky, with weeds in the foreground and a loaded coal car at the left.

Union Pacific 6679 and a second Union Pacific locomotive, coupled back to back, run past on a freight train along Howard Street in Illinois. July 2001 · Howard between Wolf and Elmhurst, IL

A side view of two red Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotives, numbered 760 and 5757, coupled together on train tracks with a green AGPX freight car nearby, in a sunny yard setting.

Two Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotives, numbered 760 and 5757, stand coupled on a main line track next to an AGPX freight car. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of three green AGPX covered hopper railcars on parallel tracks, with industrial buildings in the background under a clear sky.

Three green AGPX covered hopper cars on a railroad main line in a yard setting. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive pulling a black tank car, with a concrete bridge overhead and a white car parked nearby.

SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive number 4427 leads a freight train under a concrete bridge on a clear summer day. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4427 is pulling freight cars on railroad tracks under a concrete bridge on a sunny day, with a white van parked nearby and a yellow truck visible on the bridge above.

SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive #4427 leads a freight train under a concrete bridge on a clear summer day. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Two red CP Rail diesel locomotives numbered 760 and 5757 are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard, with a green AGPX freight car visible to the right.

CP Rail locomotives 760 and 5757 in red livery are pictured in a yard, with a green AGPX freight car nearby. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 6679 on its side is pulling a freight car along a set of tracks next to a grassy area.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6679, leads a freight train along a railroad main line on an overcast summer day. July 2001 · Wolf and Elmhurst, Howard

A white SOO Line freight car with number 74795 is parked on tracks next to a grain elevator on a sunny day.

A SOO Line covered hopper car, number 74795, sits on a railroad main line in a yard on a clear summer day. July 2001 · Franklin Park, IL

A white Soo Line caboose with the number 133 is parked on railroad tracks next to a red Canadian Pacific flatcar with the number CP 505067, which is carrying a white XTRA trailer, with industrial buildings in the background.

A Soo Line caboose numbered 133 is coupled to a Canadian Pacific flatcar carrying an XTRA trailer in a rail yard. July 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of two diesel locomotives on parallel tracks: a gray and blue CSX locomotive numbered 5912 next to a red Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive numbered 5731, with a clear sky and a utility pole in the background.

A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 5912, is parked next to a Pennsylvania Railroad SW1200 switcher, numbered 5731, in a railroad yard under a clear sky. July 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A yellow Chicago and North Western freight car numbered 490073 is shown in a rail yard alongside a white NAHX car and a dark Norfolk Southern car under a clear sky.

A side view of a Chicago and North Western covered hopper car, number 490073, coupled to other freight cars in a yard. August 2001 · Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, IL

A side view of a dark green Staley tank car with the reporting mark STSX 1980, parked on tracks in an industrial yard under an overcast sky.

A dark green Staley tank car, STSX 1980, sits on a railroad track in a yard, with a covered hopper car visible behind it. August 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a blue and gray CSX diesel locomotive with the number 7622, coupled to another locomotive and a freight car in a gravel yard.

A CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive numbered 7622 sits in a yard, coupled to other locomotives and freight cars, under a clear sky. August 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

A red and yellow Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 1434 is coupled to a black tank car in a rail yard with industrial tanks in the background.

A Canadian Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1434, stands in a rail yard with a PRGX tank car. August 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A red and yellow Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 1434 is parked on railroad tracks next to a black tank car marked PRGX 10792, viewed from under a bridge on an overcast day.

A Canadian Pacific EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 1434, is seen in a yard alongside a PRGX tank car in Franklin Park, Illinois. August 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #9751 leads a train of Wisconsin Central freight cars in a yard. September 2001 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL

Two black Illinois Central diesel locomotives pulling black tank cars behind a chain-link fence and a lawn, passing under a concrete highway viaduct with high-rise apartments and brick townhouses in the background.

Illinois Central 6120 and 6006 haul tank cars under a curved concrete viaduct beside new brick townhouses. September 2001 · 18th and Chicago River, Chicago, IL