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A side view of a dark gray Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway freight car, number 1049, parked on a track next to a field of yellow sunflowers under a clear sky.

A Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway freight car numbered 1049 sits on a private right-of-way in summer, surrounded by wild sunflowers. September 2001

A side view of a cream-colored Chicago and North Western freight car, numbered MS TL 70421, in a grassy yard under a clear sky.

A Chicago and North Western freight car, MS TL 70421, sits in a yard on a sunny day, its cream livery showing signs of wear. September 2001

A black and white photograph of a SOO Line locomotive numbered 4438, parked beside a dark freight car with partial lettering, in a gravel yard with industrial buildings in the background.

SOO Line diesel locomotive 4438, an EMD SD40, stands in a yard next to a Tricon Forest Products freight car under an overcast sky. November 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

Black-and-white photo taken from above of a striped diesel locomotive numbered 516 on a broad spread of tracks, with bilevel passenger cars in the foreground and office buildings beyond a vacant lot.

Amtrak 516 moves through the tracks south of Chicago Union Station near Canal Street and Roosevelt Road, beside a train with bilevel coaches and an ExpressTrak car. January 2002 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL

A rusty steel truss railroad bridge with a tall lift tower over a river, with a white Amtrak switcher numbered 794 and striped cars crossing behind the truss.

Amtrak switcher 794 moves cars across a lowered vertical-lift bridge, which the note identifies as the Lumber Street bridge in Chicago. July 2002 · Lumber St Bridge, Chicago, IL

A black diesel switcher with large white numerals 1509 on its hood and Illinois Central lettering on the cab, parked on a track beside a gravel road and grass, with a red flatcar behind it.

Illinois Central switcher 1509 stands in a yard, likely at Midlothian, Illinois, on an overcast autumn day. October 2002 · Midlothian, IL

Side view of a black Illinois Central switcher locomotive numbered 1491, with two exhaust stacks and a white stripe, on a track beside grass with white and rusty covered hoppers behind it under an overcast sky.

Illinois Central 1491, an end-cab switcher in black livery, with covered hoppers in Midlothian, Illinois. October 2002 · Midlothian, IL

Side view of a yellow TTX freight car with the number 53, carrying three stacked shipping containers, under an overpass with overhead wires.

A TTX double-stack freight car carries containers from CAI, FLO, and LYK along a railroad main line under overhead wires. October 2002 · Lincoln Ave., Dolton, IL

A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive number 8853 on an elevated track above a street with cars and a building below, featuring a person walking on the sidewalk.

A Norfolk Southern SD40-2 locomotive, number 8853, travels on an elevated structure over a street in Oak Park, Illinois, during the winter. February 2, 2003 · Marion and North, Oak Park, IL

A gray locomotive with a red nose and large white Southern Pacific lettering stands on yard tracks, coupled to an autorack, with bare trees behind and a yellow concrete barrier in the foreground.

Southern Pacific diesel locomotive 7617 in speed lettering, coupled to an autorack in a yard at Fullerton and 25th Avenue, Franklin Park, Illinois. March 22, 2003 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A dark gray diesel locomotive with a red nose and large white Southern Pacific lettering stands in a rail yard behind a safety scoreboard sign and a yellow concrete barrier, under an overcast sky.

Indiana Harbor Belt 7611, still lettered Southern Pacific, at the Norpaul Terminal in Franklin Park, Illinois. March 22, 2003 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL

A side view of a blue, gray and yellow CSX locomotive with the number 5921, parked on railroad tracks with trees in the background.

A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5921, stands on the tracks in a yard, with another locomotive and a tank car visible in the background. July 27, 2003 · 143rd and WASH, IN

A red CN diesel locomotive numbered 5739, followed by a black CN unit and a black NS unit numbered 9554, approaches a street crossing beside a tall signal mast, with a white Soo Line covered hopper crossing in front and a tan car parked at left.

Canadian National 5739 leads a CN and Norfolk Southern locomotive consist past a searchlight signal at 25th Avenue and Pacific Avenue, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois, as a Soo Line covered hopper passes in front. August 24, 2003 · 25th and Pacific, Franklin Park, IL

A rusty brown freight car marked MNS 909 is parked in a weed-choked yard under a grey sky.

A weathered MNS freight car, number 909, sits idle in a yard in winter, its side marked "PLY PAK EQUIPPED". February 2004 · Green St and Wolf Rd, Bensenville, IL

A blue and yellow CSX train with locomotive number 4735 is seen in a rail yard during winter, with another CSX engine and a Union Pacific car nearby.

A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4735, leads a train through a yard in winter, with another CSX locomotive and a Union Pacific freight car visible in the background. February 2004 · Green St and Wolf Rd

Side view of a black and red Canadian National diesel locomotive numbered 6125, with I.C. under the cab number. It stands between a yellow-ended autorack at left and a rusty sanding tower at right, with tracks in the foreground.

Canadian National 6125, with I.C. sub-lettering, stands in a yard next to an autorack under an overcast sky. April 2004 · Front and George

A red CP Rail System locomotive numbered 5606 stands in a railyard beside a white CP Rail freight car and a dark Wisconsin Central boxcar under a clear blue sky.

A CP Rail System GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5606, is seen in a yard with Wisconsin Central and CP Rail freight cars on a clear winter day. May 2004 · Front and George, Franklin Park, IL

A red CP Rail System diesel locomotive numbered 5606 is shown on railroad tracks in a yard, pulling freight cars including a white covered hopper and a dark Wisconsin Central boxcar under a clear sky.

A CP Rail System GP38-2 locomotive, number 5606, leads a freight train through a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, in the late 1980s or early 1990s. May 2004 · Front and George, Franklin Park, IL

A red and white SOO Line locomotive with the number 4438 on its side pulls a line of freight containers on a railroad track next to a road, with a Canadian Pacific Railway sign visible in the background under an overcast sky.

A SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4438, leads a freight train past a Canadian Pacific Railway sign in Bensenville, Illinois. May 8, 2004 · Green and Wolf, Bensenville, IL

A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4096 is crossing a street at a railroad crossing with flashing red lights; several cars are parked nearby and a white house is visible in the background.

A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 4096, leads a freight train across a grade crossing in a residential area on an overcast summer day. July 5, 2004 · Sohl St, Hammond, IN

A yellow and black Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 4096 is moving on tracks at a grade crossing, with a railroad crossing sign in the foreground and several cars stopped on the road.

A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 4096, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Hammond, Indiana, with cars stopped and waiting. July 5, 2004 · Sohl St, Hammond, IN

A row of dark blue diesel locomotives with yellow railings and large yellow KBS lettering stand on a track behind a grassy field, with a utility pole in front and a white building behind them.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern locomotives 701, 703 and 704 in blue and yellow paint, stored in a yard on an overcast day. July 25, 2004