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A stainless steel bi-level Amtrak sleeping car with red, white and blue stripes stands on a yard track while a worker climbs into its side door, with switch stands and track in the foreground.

Amtrak Superliner sleeping car 3203[?] in the Amtrak yard at 19th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, 1994. 1994 · 19th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL

A silver Amtrak baggage car with red, white and blue stripes stands on a yard track under a street viaduct, with a stainless bilevel coach-dorm car at right, a steel dumpster in front and a brick building lettered Industrial Gases above.

Amtrak baggage car 1267 and coach-dorm 39916 in the Amtrak yard beneath the 18th Street viaduct in Chicago. April 27, 1994 · 18th and Lumbar Sts, Chicago, IL

A long passenger train led by a black steam locomotive with an orange band travels down a track lined with a large crowd of spectators on a cloudy day, with a 'CITY OF DES PLAINES' water tower in the background.

The Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive No. 765 pulls a passenger train through Des Plaines, Illinois, drawing a large crowd on a spring day. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Tour, Des Plaines, IL

A long train with 'BLUEWATER' written on its side is parked beside a road where many people are walking and standing, with a large tent and power lines visible in the background.

An Amtrak Bluewater train featuring Superliner I cars is stopped alongside a road with a crowd of spectators gathered near a tent, under an overcast sky. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL

A large crowd gathers on a sidewalk to watch a vintage Milwaukee Road steam train travel past a water tower marked 'City of Des Plaines' under an overcast sky.

A fan trip featuring Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 and its consist passes through Des Plaines, Illinois, drawing a large crowd on a spring day. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL

A long, silver passenger train with Bluewater lettering is stopped on a grassy track, surrounded by a large crowd of people walking and standing on the adjacent road and grass under an overcast sky.

A crowd gathers around a Bluewater passenger train on a private right-of-way. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL

Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes pull a train around a curve past rubble piles, a brick building and a tall steel lift bridge.

Amtrak 800 leads a second Amtrak locomotive and a train out on curved track near 16th Street and Canal in Chicago, with a lift bridge and a parked Amtrak locomotive behind. July 9, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL

Two green and yellow diesel locomotives numbered 6641 and 6625 on a yard track, with a red and white locomotive numbered 2052 and the red end of a passenger car at left, trees and houses behind.

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6641 and 6625, in green and yellow, sit in a yard beside red WSOR 2052. c. 1995 to 2005

A side view of a group of people boarding a bright orange passenger train with brown trim, set against a backdrop of grassy hills and trees on an overcast day.

A group of people board a bright orange New Zealand passenger car, number AB0036, on a scenic rural rail line. c. 1995 to 2000

Side view of a streamlined cream and green streetcar numbered 1030, rusted and faded, standing on track in front of a lawn and large trees, with a TO TRAINS sign at the left.

PCC streetcar 1030, weathered in cream and green, on display on a grass-lined track near Elgin, Illinois. August 14, 1995 · Highway 31, Elgin, IL

Two vintage Chicago and North Western passenger cars, one yellow and one green, sit on parallel tracks in a grassy yard on a sunny day; a 1940s car is mounted on a rail trailer nearby.

Two Chicago and North Western passenger cars, including the named car 'Philip B. Barriger', are displayed in a sunny, grassy yard, accompanied by a vintage automobile mounted on a rail carrier and a rail-mounted crane. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and North Western, North Freedom, WI

A bright yellow Chicago and North Western passenger car numbered 7409 sits on a track in a sunny yard, with a classic red and yellow car parked nearby and another dark railcar coupled behind it.

Chicago and North Western passenger car 7409, a Pullman-built heavyweight, in yellow livery, photographed in a yard on a sunny day with a classic automobile parked nearby. August 21, 1995 · Chicago and North Western, North Freedom, WI

A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 274, with red, white and blue stripes, coupled to a coach beneath a concrete street viaduct, seen through a chain-link fence.

Amtrak 274 under the Lake Street viaduct by the Chicago River in Chicago. October 1995 · Lake St / Chicago River, Chicago, 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 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

Two yellow Union Pacific passenger cars with 'Atlanta 1996' graphics are seen on an elevated track, with industrial brick buildings and a red billboard in the background under an overcast sky.

Union Pacific Superliner passenger cars in the 'Atlanta 1996' Olympic livery travel on an elevated structure in Chicago. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL

Two yellow Union Pacific passenger cars with 'Atlanta 1996' lettering are on an elevated concrete track, with large brick buildings and green trees in the background under an overcast sky.

Two Union Pacific passenger cars in a special 'Atlanta 1996' Olympic livery travel on an elevated track through an urban area. June 1996 · Canal Lake

A green and yellow Union Pacific train for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay travels on an elevated track through a city with brick buildings and green trees.

A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 1896, painted for the 1996 Olympic Torch Relay, leads a matching passenger car over an elevated structure in a Chicago industrial area. June 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL

Two Metra diesel locomotives, 127 and 136, with red-and-white striped fronts, are parked on parallel tracks in a rail yard, with an Amtrak bi-level passenger car visible behind them.

Two Metra EMD F40PH locomotives, numbered 127 and 136, are parked side by side in a rail yard with an Amtrak passenger car in the background. July 1996 · Waukegan Yard, Waukegan, IL

A side view of a Union Pacific passenger train with a distinctive dome car and another passenger car, stopped in a yard with several people around.

A Union Pacific passenger train featuring a Great Dome car and a Dome Lounge car, paused in a yard with crew and photographers nearby. August 31, 1996 · Park and Arthur, Berkeley, IL

Side view of a long, orange Union Pacific passenger car labeled 'Sunshine Special' with people standing near the open doors, on a gravel yard under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific heavyweight passenger car, painted in orange livery for the 'Sunshine Special', sits on a private right-of-way with several people standing near its doors. August 31, 1996 · Park and Arthur, Berkeley, IL

A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive with its headlights on pulls a train past a crowd of people on a station platform on an overcast day.

Union Pacific E9 electric locomotive #951 leads a passenger train past a platform crowded with photographers in Elmhurst, Illinois. September 1, 1996 · Lex and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A long, tan and red bi-level passenger train, identified as an Amtrak Superliner, moves past a grade crossing with railroad signals, while several people on the sidewalk watch and take pictures.

An Amtrak Superliner passenger train passes a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers photograph it. September 1, 1996 · 12th and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A long, two-level passenger train with a gold, red, and blue livery moves past a group of people standing near a railroad crossing signal in a suburban setting.

An Amtrak Superliner passenger car in Phase I livery passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A long passenger train with a tan, dark blue, and red livery moves past a group of people standing at a grade crossing. The train features distinctive fluted sides and rounded roofline. Cars are parked in the background under an overcast sky.

An Amtrak passenger train, featuring Amfleet I cars in Phase I livery, passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · Mt and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A side view of a Union Pacific Super Dome passenger car in yellow, grey, and red livery, sitting on railroad tracks next to a station platform under an overcast sky.

A Union Pacific Super Dome car in its yellow, grey, and red livery, photographed at a station on a cloudy day. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A yellow Union Pacific E9 locomotive numbered 951 pulls a long passenger train past a railroad crossing with people and cars nearby on a cloudy day.

A Union Pacific E9 locomotive numbered 951 leads a passenger train through a grade crossing on a summer day. September 1, 1996 · Int and Elmhurst, Elmhurst, IL

A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with electric pantographs travels on tracks beside a modern building, with passenger cars trailing behind.

A Union Pacific E9 electric locomotive, number 963, leads a passenger train along the railroad main line in Elmhurst, Illinois, under overcast skies. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A gold and red CB&Q passenger train car numbered 963 moves past a grade crossing with several people watching from the side of the road.

A CB&Q passenger train with car number 963 passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL

A side view of a brown Canadian Pacific passenger car labeled 'Track Evaluation Car 63' in a gravel rail yard, flanked by a grey CPRail boxcar and a grey CSX freight car under an overcast sky.

A Canadian Pacific Railway passenger car, numbered 63 and used for track evaluation, sits in a yard between a CPRail boxcar and a CSX freight car. March 8, 1998

A maroon Canadian Pacific Railway passenger car is parked on a railroad track in a yard next to a silver boxcar and a gray gondola car, all under a gray, overcast sky.

A Canadian Pacific Railway heavyweight passenger car, numbered 1004, is shown in a yard alongside a CPR boxcar and a CSX gondola car under an overcast sky. March 8, 1998

A red and gray Wisconsin and Southern diesel locomotive numbered 701 on a yard track, with a gray locomotive numbered 1852 behind it, a yellow and maroon locomotive numbered 3026, a gray and red passenger car lettered WISCONSIN, and a tall red tank.

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 701 in a yard among other locomotives and a passenger car, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI

A red diesel locomotive stands in front of a long white roundhouse with red-framed doors, with yard tracks and a stack of ties in the foreground under an overcast sky.

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 1648 at the roundhouse and turntable, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Roundhouse and Turntable, Janesville, WI

A red and gray diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 701 stands on a yard track under an overcast sky, with a dark car with an orange band behind it.

Wisconsin and Southern 701 in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin, with Janesville and Southeastern car 52 behind it. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI

An Amtrak train with a car wrapped in Wisconsin sesquicentennial tourism advertising passes along Lehigh Avenue north of Touhy Avenue in Niles, Illinois. August 1998 · Lehigh north of Touhy, Niles, IL

A stainless steel passenger coach with a green Milwaukee Brewers advertising wrap, coupled between another Amtrak coach and a silver unit numbered 90368, stands on a track beside a road with a lowboy trailer parked nearby.

Amtrak coach 54547 in a Milwaukee Brewers "We're taking this thing National." wrap, Lehigh Avenue north of Touhy, Niles, Illinois. August 1998 · Lehigh North of Touhy, Niles, IL

Side view of a silver Amtrak locomotive-bodied unit numbered 90368 with red and blue stripes and a roll-up side door, coupled to a coach with a green advertising wrap, on ballasted track beside a road under a partly cloudy sky.

Amtrak 90368 and coach 54547, the coach in an advertising wrap, on the track along Lehigh Avenue north of Touhy Avenue in Niles, Illinois. August 1998 · Lehigh north of Touhy, Niles, IL

A red, white and blue Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 513 coupled behind a red CP Rail System locomotive, with a silver passenger car behind it and a flatbed trailer parked beside the track.

Amtrak 513 runs coupled to a CP Rail System locomotive along Lehigh Avenue north of Touhy Avenue in Niles, Illinois. August 1998 · Lehigh north of Touhy, Niles, IL

A red truck with a tall red hydraulic crane arm and a dangling black grapple stands next to dark stacks of railroad ties; a worker sits at the crane controls, and a red water tank, a low brick building and a silver passenger car appear in the background under a gray sky.

A worker in a hard hat runs a truck-mounted knuckle-boom crane with a grapple beside stacks of crossties in a railroad yard. August 1998

Side view of a red tandem-axle dump truck with a rear-mounted knuckle-boom crane on gravel beside a track. A worker in a hard hat sits in the crane seat and lifts a stack of dark ties. Trees, a red tank and part of a silver passenger car are in the background.

A red Wisconsin & Southern crane truck unloads a bundle of ties with its grapple in a rail yard. August 1998 · Janesville, WI

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

Two blue, white and silver Amtrak diesel locomotives numbered 399 and 383 coupled back to back with a silver passenger car at the left, seen across weedy tracks with a small white shed and utility poles.

Amtrak locomotives 399 and 383 coupled back to back in the Phase V livery, with a passenger car behind them. c. 2000 to 2005 · Lincoln Ave, Dolton, IL

A silver passenger train with red, white and blue stripes crosses a rusty steel truss bridge with a small operator's house on top, beside a tall steel lift tower above a wide river.

An Amtrak train crosses a steel truss bridge over the Chicago River in Chicago, seen from the water. January 2000 · Lumber and Chicago River, Chicago, IL

A red CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 8217, is shown pulling three maroon passenger cars on a set of tracks in a rail yard. A concrete overpass is visible in the background, and a 'DANGER KEEP OFF C.P. RAIL PROPERTY' sign stands in the foreground.

A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8217, pulls a consist of maroon passenger cars through a rail yard under an overpass on an overcast day. June 12, 2000 · Milwaukee, WI

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 red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 8217 is pulling two maroon passenger cars on wet tracks under a concrete highway overpass on a rainy day.

A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8217, leads a short passenger consist through a rainy yard under an elevated highway, with a crew member visible on the front platform. June 12, 2000 · Milwaukee, WI

A black six-axle diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 2015, seen from the side on a yard track, with part of a yellow and green locomotive at the left, a silver and red passenger car at the right, and wet ground and stacked materials in front.

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive 2015 in black paint sits in a yard on a rainy summer day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI

A black locomotive with yellow stripes numbered 9032 stands beside a white engine house, next to a yellow and maroon locomotive, while a maroon cab unit and two passenger cars with orange bands sit behind a fence under an overcast sky.

Morrison Knudsen locomotive 9032 and a yellow and maroon unit stand by an engine house, with cab unit 106 and passenger cars stored behind, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI