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GP38-2

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A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 553, likely a GP38-2 model, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with a white trailer nearby. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 553 is parked in a yard under overcast skies. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 523 is parked in a gravel yard on a cloudy day, with a blue dumpster and freight cars visible in the background. A Conrail EMD GP38-2 locomotive, numbered 523, stands in a yard under an overcast sky. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5541 parked in a gravel yard with another locomotive in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 5541 stands in a rail yard, with another unit visible in the background. August 1998 · Green/Wolf, Bensenville, IL A side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive with the number 565, parked in a gravel yard with trees framing the shot. A blue Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 565, is parked in a rail yard under an overcast sky. August 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 6235, parked on tracks in a railyard, with a second Union Pacific locomotive, number 9319, visible behind it. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 6235, is parked in a yard alongside another Union Pacific locomotive, number 9319, a GP38-2. August 2, 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2954 in a rail yard, with a maroon Wisconsin Central boxcar visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive numbered 2954 is shown in a railroad yard alongside a Wisconsin Central freight car. August 2, 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue Conrail diesel locomotive, number 523, is parked on a track in a rail yard with a yellow locomotive partially visible in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 523, is shown in side profile at a rail yard. August 2, 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 3824, parked in a gravel rail yard with another locomotive visible to the left. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #3824 at a rail yard. September 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black-and-white photo of a Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 6050, parked on a track in a rail yard with boxcars behind it and a BFI dumpster in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 #6050 is seen in profile at a railroad yard, with freight cars in the background under an overcast sky. September 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Black and white photo of two Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 1701 and 1689, standing on parallel tracks in a yard with some wooden equipment in the foreground. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 1701 and 1689, are parked side-by-side in a railroad yard. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4510, stands on railroad tracks in a yard with a freight car behind it. SOO Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive #4510 in a yard setting. September 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black and white photo of a CSX diesel locomotive, number 7712, on a set of tracks with a mobile crane in the background. The locomotive is shown from the side. CSX Transportation EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 7712 is shown on a railroad main line in a yard setting, likely during the 1990s. September 1998 · Green St, Bensenville, IL A black-and-white photo of a Union Pacific locomotive, number 8507, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 8507, is shown in side profile at a rail yard in winter. September 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black-and-white photo shows two gray Seaboard System diesel locomotives, numbers 4706 and 4711, side by side on tracks in a gravel yard with weeds in the foreground. A Seaboard System GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4706, is parked in a rail yard alongside another unit, number 4711, under an overcast sky. September 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A Metra diesel locomotive with number 122 on its front, painted in orange and white chevrons, moves toward the camera on a set of tracks with two people waiting on a platform to the right. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 122 approaches a station platform under an overcast sky. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave., IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, number 5401, with white diagonal stripes on the front, is pulling a long line of freight cars on a railroad track under a clear blue sky, with trees and parked cars on the left and a brick building on the right. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 locomotive, number 5401, leads a freight train along a railroad main line in a suburban setting on a clear summer day. September 10, 1998 · Elmwood Park, IL A green and white striped diesel locomotive numbered 1395 sits on the tracks beside a station platform with a 'Chicago Sun-Times' sign. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 1395, is stopped at a station platform. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 8087, pulls a long freight train of container cars past a station platform. Parked cars and green trees are visible in the background under a clear sky. A Burlington Northern freight train, led by GP38-2 locomotive 8087, passes a station platform in a suburban area on a clear summer day. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL Two locomotives, one from BNSF Railway and one from Metra, travel on adjacent tracks near a grade crossing in a suburban setting. A BNSF Railway GP38-2 locomotive and a Metra F40PH locomotive pass on parallel tracks at the Ridgeland Avenue grade crossing in Berwyn, Illinois. September 16, 1998 · Berwyn, IL Two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives numbered 1734 and 1735 sit side by side on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 1734 and 1735, are coupled together in a yard. October 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL 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 Two yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1703 and 1714, sit side-by-side on a railroad track in a gravel yard with sparse vegetation and an overcast sky. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 1703 and 1714, are coupled and parked in a rail yard on an overcast autumn day. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Three diesel locomotives are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. The lead yellow locomotive is Union Pacific #1735, followed by Union Pacific #6104, and a dark blue Chicago and North Western locomotive is visible behind them. A side view of a Union Pacific locomotive consist featuring GP38-2 #1735 and GP9 #6104, with a Chicago and North Western GP7 in the background, photographed in a yard in November 1998. November 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 2965, with another locomotive behind it, parked on railroad tracks with dry brush in the foreground. Union Pacific GP38-2 #2965 leading a consist in a yard, with a second similar locomotive behind it, under a clear sky. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 6304 and 4117, standing on tracks in a yard with snow on the ground. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, #6304 and #4117, are coupled in a yard in winter. December 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9455, with two other locomotives behind it, on a clear winter day in a rail yard. A side view of a Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9455, coupled with two other units in a rail yard on a clear winter day. 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 A yellow and black diesel locomotive with the number 8820 and 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering on its side, belonging to the Chicago and North Western Railway, is parked in a yard with patches of snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 8820, painted in the Operation Lifesaver livery, sits in a yard on an overcast winter day. December 1998 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Soo Line locomotive number 6050 is moving on a set of tracks toward a station platform, with parked cars and buildings in the background on a clear winter day. A red Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive, number 6050, approaches a station platform with a train of tank cars on a clear winter day. December 2, 1998 · Montclare, Chicago, 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 three-unit BNSF diesel locomotive consist, led by locomotive number 1076, travels along tracks bordered by dry grass and a brick building under a clear sky. A BNSF Railway three-unit diesel locomotive consist, led by GP38-2 #1076, passes on a private right-of-way in Chicago in winter. February 1999 · 62nd and Nottingham, Chicago, IL A bright orange and black BNSF freight train with two locomotives and tank cars travels on tracks beside a gravel shoulder and dry grass on a sunny, clear day. A BNSF freight train, led by GP38-2 #1076 and followed by SD40-2 #6928, travels on a private right-of-way on a clear winter day. February 1999 · 62nd and Nottingham, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive, front number 126, is shown at a station platform with its train of silver commuter cars behind it on a cloudy day. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 126 pulls a train of gallery cars into Galewood station on an overcast winter day. February 7, 1999 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive with the number 2433, parked on tracks in a rail yard with another locomotive visible behind it. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 2433 at a rail yard. April 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4433 pulls a train with trailers on flatcars under a concrete highway bridge on an overcast day. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive 4433 hauls a piggyback train under a highway overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. April 1999 · Front and Ernst, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green C&NW diesel locomotive numbered 8698 sits on tracks in a gravel yard, with other railcars visible in the background. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive #8698, in its distinctive yellow and green livery, is shown in a rail yard. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2986, with another locomotive numbered 405 in the background, in a gravel yard with a blue dumpster and a utility pole nearby. A Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 2986, is parked in a yard, with another UP locomotive, number 405, visible behind it. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose 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 yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 8818, with Operation Lifesaver text, is coupled to a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 8200, on a rail line with bare trees in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 diesel locomotive, numbered 8818, in its distinctive yellow and green livery with Operation Lifesaver markings, is coupled to a Union Pacific GP38-2, numbered 8200, on a private right-of-way in winter. April 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose 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 two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 7174 and 2247, parked side by side on tracks in a gravel yard with a clear blue sky. Union Pacific SD40-2 #7174 and GP38-2 #2247 in a yard under a clear sky. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2971, sitting on tracks in a gravel yard with freight cars nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 2971 in a rail yard, painted in yellow and gray livery. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 2247 and 6847, sit on parallel tracks in a gravel yard on a sunny day. Two Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 2247 and 6847, are parked side by side in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two blue Conrail diesel locomotives with fleet numbers 5060 and 6765 are parked side by side in a gravel rail yard under a gray sky. Two Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 5060 and 6765, stand side by side in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. May 1999 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 4445, sits on tracks in a rail yard with trees and a blue building in the background, and one person walking nearby. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 4445 is photographed in a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, under an overcast sky. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4445 is shown on railroad tracks next to a station sign reading 'Mannhiem Platform 2', with an overcast sky and industrial structures in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive 4445 at Mannhiem station, Illinois, in its white and red livery under an overcast sky. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive with the number 8702 is parked in a rail yard next to a yellow office car with Union Pacific markings. Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive 8702 in yellow and green livery is seen in a rail yard alongside a Union Pacific office car. May 1999 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8547 is parked on the tracks at Mannheim station platform under a cloudy sky. Canadian Pacific GP38-2 locomotive 8547 at Mannheim station platform. May 1999 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL