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Vehicles

GP38-2

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A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 112 pulls a line of stainless steel commuter cars on a track beside a road, with a raised drawbridge and Chicago skyscrapers in the background. Metra diesel locomotive #112 leads a train of gallery cars past a raised drawbridge on a sunny day in Chicago. April 1994 · Canal St. crossing north of Lake St, Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives, one from CSX and one from Union Pacific, are parked side by side in a railroad yard with brick buildings in the background. A CSX Transportation GP40 diesel locomotive numbered 8562 is parked in a yard next to a Union Pacific GP38-2 numbered B2474. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL Two diesel locomotives, one green and yellow SD24 numbered 6935 and one yellow and gray GP38-2 numbered B2474, both with Burlington Northern lettering, are coupled together on tracks at a rail yard with brick buildings in the background. A Burlington Northern SD24 locomotive numbered 6935, in green and yellow, sits on the tracks beside a yellow and gray GP38-2 numbered B2474 at a rail yard. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive, numbered 607, is on the tracks near a city street with cars and buildings in the background, under an overcast sky. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 607, painted in blue and orange livery, is seen on the tracks near a grade crossing in Chicago, with a second similar locomotive visible under an archway in the background. May 1995 · Canal, Lake and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 607 is shown in profile, coupled to a silver passenger car, on railroad tracks near a bridge. Metra diesel locomotive 607, a GP38-2, pulls a gallery car in a yard setting under a clear sky. September 27, 1995 · Kinzie and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive, number 607, with a red and white striped nose, is on tracks in a city setting with tall buildings behind it. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 607, is shown on tracks in Chicago with a city skyline in the background. September 27, 1995 · Kinzie and CANAL, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive, number 600, is stopped at the Lake Street station platform, with a small shelter and city skyscrapers visible behind it on a clear autumn day. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 600 in blue and orange livery at the Lake Street station, with Chicago skyscrapers in the background. October 1995 · Lake Street and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a silver commuter train across a street-level railroad crossing in a city. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 110, leads a train through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago on a sunny day. October 1995 · Canal / Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive, number 614, named Edward F. Brobst, is shown on tracks beside a station platform with cars parked in the background. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 614, named Edward F. Brobst, in blue and orange livery, captured at a station with a parking lot in the background. December 1995 · Lake St Along South Branch Side view of a dark green Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8560, sitting on tracks in a snow-covered yard under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8560, is shown in a snowy yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 5195 sitting on tracks in a snowy yard. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5195, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1995 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two blue and yellow BNSF GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 5111 and 6455, pull a white passenger car with red Santa Fe lettering through a field under a clear blue sky. Two BNSF Railway GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 5111 and 6455, in Santa Fe livery, lead a passenger car through a rural landscape. c. 1996 to 2000 A yellow and dark green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6851 is parked on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with snow on the ground and another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive #6851 in a yard on an overcast winter day, with another unit visible behind it. c. 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive with the number 613 on its front and side is stopped at a street crossing on an overcast winter day, with bare trees and a traffic light in the background. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 613 is shown at a grade crossing on a winter day. January 1, 1996 · Touhy and Leigh Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2526, on a set of tracks in a yard with bare winter brush in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2526, is spotted in a railroad yard alongside another locomotive, with bare winter brush in the foreground. March 8, 1996 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and white Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3996 is shown from the front three-quarter view, parked on tracks in a yard with a yellow locomotive numbered 8618 visible behind it, under an overcast sky with some snow on the ground. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 3996, is parked in Proviso Yards in Melrose Park, Illinois, alongside another locomotive numbered 8618. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards, Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A gray Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, number 3996, with white lettering and stripes, is parked on railroad tracks in a railyard with muddy ground and utility poles in the background. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3996, stands on the tracks in a railyard. March 12, 1996 · Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 8622 and C&NW logo sits on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8622, is shown in a railroad yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 1305 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering sits on railroad tracks in a yard. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1305, painted in yellow and green with Operation Lifesaver lettering, is parked in a rail yard. March 12, 1996 · Proviso Yards - Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Conrail locomotive numbered 6902 with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, standing in a yard with another blue Conrail locomotive behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 6902, is displayed in its 'Operation Lifesaver' safety livery, standing in a rail yard. March 23, 1996 · Mannheim / Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white chevron nose, number 178, pulls a bi-level train through a leafless winter landscape with a highway overpass in the background. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 178, pulls a train of gallery cars along a private right-of-way in winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a train of double-decker cars along a tree-lined track on an overcast day. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 155, pulls a train of Gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Park Ridge, Illinois, during the winter. April 16, 1996 · Rte 294 and Busse Hwy, Park Ridge, IL Two yellow and green diesel locomotives with numbers 4405 and 6809 sit on parallel tracks in a railroad yard under an overhead structure, with houses and a train in the background. Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, number 4405 and 6809, are parked side by side in Waukegan Yard under an overhead wire structure. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A row of four blue and red Metra locomotives, numbers 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with a white Amtrak passenger car partially visible behind them. Four Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 137, 144, 142, and 145, are parked in a yard, with an Amtrak passenger car visible in the background. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive numbered 137 is parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 137, is pictured in the Waukegan Yard, with its matching blue and red livery clearly visible. May 27, 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive numbered 604 is parked on railroad tracks beneath an elevated concrete structure, with red and white striped front buffers and a person visible in the cab. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive #604, painted in blue and orange livery, is stationary in a yard under an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track above a river, with brick buildings in the background. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, decorated for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels along an elevated railway in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A green Union Pacific locomotive with '1996 Olympic Torch Relay' lettering travels on an elevated track over a busy city street with cars and buildings below. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, travels on an elevated trestle over a Chicago street on an overcast summer day. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 174 is on an elevated steel bridge in an urban setting under an overcast sky. A Metra GP38-2 locomotive numbered 174 travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive, number 604, pulling a double-decker passenger car under an elevated highway in Chicago. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 604, pulls a gallery car under a concrete overpass in Chicago. June 1996 · Lake and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and white Norfolk and Western locomotive numbered 8054 pulls a long freight train on multiple tracks in a grassy, hilly area under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk and Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8054, leads a freight train on a main line in Cicero, Illinois, flanked by a second locomotive and a long line of freight cars under an overcast sky. June 8, 1996 · 31st St, Cicero, IL A green and black Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 4081 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with another locomotive and a car visible in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 4081, painted in green and black livery, photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. June 10, 1996 · 31st ST and OGDEN, Cicero, IL Side view of a blue, gray, and yellow CSX diesel locomotive, number 8217, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8217, is shown in a rail yard. June 10, 1996 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A green Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6353 is parked in a rail yard with two workers nearby, and another locomotive numbered 748 is visible behind it. A Burlington Northern EMD GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6353 is seen in a yard with crew members working nearby, with another BN locomotive numbered 748 in the background. June 10, 1996 · 31st St and Ogden, Cicero, IL Two green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives on a track with trees in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 6833, leads a consist, with another unit numbered 3647 visible behind it. June 22, 1996 · Prospect Rd near Central, Mount Prospect, IL Two blue Metra locomotives with red roofs are on multiple tracks at the Waukegan station, which has a red brick building with a blue sign. Two Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 161 and 176, are parked at the Waukegan station. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL Three blue and red Metra locomotives with white chevrons on their noses are parked side by side on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. Three Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 130, 155, and 127, are lined up in a rail yard in Waukegan, Illinois, wearing the agency's distinctive blue, red, and white livery. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL A green and white striped Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 7844 is stopped at a station platform, pulling a line of freight cars under an overcast sky. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 7844, pulls a freight train through a station platform on a summer day. July 30, 1996 · Berwyn, IL A side view of a yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8524, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with weeds and a utility pole in the background. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 8524, painted in its classic yellow and black livery, is shown in a rail yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and black Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8034, is parked on tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8034, stands in a yard in its classic yellow and black livery. August 25, 1996 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Front view of a yellow and grey Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 670, parked on tracks behind a chain-link fence with a red fire hydrant and yellow bollards in the foreground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive numbered 670 sits in a rail yard, viewed through a chain-link fence. March 17, 1997 · Downing and Jenks, North Little Rock, AR A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 8450 pulls a long line of black freight cars past a small red-roofed station building in Napanee, Indiana, under a cloudy sky. CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive 8450 leads a freight train through the Napanee, Indiana station on an overcast spring day. May 27, 1997 · Napanee, IN A blue and yellow CSX freight train with locomotive number 8450 passes a brick train station with a red roof in Nappanee, Indiana, on a cloudy day. A CSX GP38-2 locomotive, number 8450, pulls a long freight train past the Nappanee, Indiana station on an overcast spring day. May 27, 1997 · Napanee, IN A black Norfolk Southern locomotive numbered 8986 sits on tracks in a rail yard under a clear sky, with green and yellow and blue locomotives visible behind it. Norfolk Southern GP38-2 8986, with Soo Line and Conrail locomotives in the background, photographed in a yard in July 1997. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1707, with other locomotives visible in the background, all sitting on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 1707, is photographed in a rail yard alongside other UP units, including a GP9 and another GP38-2. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 8079 sits on tracks in a railyard next to another locomotive and freight cars under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 8079, is photographed in a yard alongside an SW1200 switcher, number 6412. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 5056 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with other equipment visible nearby. A blue Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5056, is shown in a rail yard. July 1997 · Mannheim and Lake St, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 3172 and 2974, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard with other freight cars in the background under a clear blue sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 3172 and 2974, are shown in a rail yard under a clear sky. September 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL