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Vehicles

Self-Propelled Railcar

21 photographs
A grey, weathered electric railcar with 'LS' on its side and trolley poles on its roof is parked on railroad tracks next to a white building, with a red car partially visible behind it. A weathered Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Master Unit railcar marked 'LS' sits idle on tracks in a yard. c. 1926 to 1956 A single-unit, streamlined railcar with a teal, orange, and silver paint scheme is shown on railroad tracks next to a snow-covered embankment and bare trees in the winter. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Budd-built doodlebug in its distinctive teal and orange livery travels along a private right-of-way in winter. 1958 A yellow and black self-propelled railcar with 'SRS 137' on the front and 'Sperry Rail Service' on the side, sitting on tracks next to a paved road with a red brick sidewalk, under a cloudy sky. A Sperry Rail Service Budd RDC, numbered 137, is shown on a railroad main line in a three-quarter front view under overcast skies. March 1961 · Green and Kirk, Bensenville, IL A bright red electric railcar with a cream-colored roof, marked 'EAST TROY RAILROAD' and numbered 'L9', is parked on railroad tracks beside a house. A red self-propelled electric railcar, numbered L9, of the East Troy Railroad, is shown on its tracks in a yard. c. 1970 to 2000 Side view of a maroon passenger railcar with 'BUCKEYE TRAIL' on its side and the number 715 on its end, stopped on tracks in a street with several people visible in the windows. A maroon and silver Buckeye Trail RDC self-propelled railcar, numbered 715, is shown on a street running track with passengers looking out the windows. c. 1970 to 2000 A front three-quarter view of a sleek, silver, streamlined train car with a 'Burlington Route' sign, parked at a station. The Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless steel streamliner of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, is shown at a station platform. June 3, 1979 A close-up of the front and side of the Pioneer Zephyr train, showing its sleek, curved stainless steel body and 'BURLINGTON' lettering, parked beside a platform with a chain-link fence and buildings in the background. The Pioneer Zephyr, a stainless steel streamlined train built by the Budd Company for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, is pictured at a station platform. June 3, 1979 · Chicago, IL Side view of a red self-propelled railcar with 'EAST TROY RAILROAD' and 'L9' lettering on a gravel-ballasted track. A red East Troy Railroad self-propelled railcar, numbered L9, on a private right-of-way. c. 1980 to 2000 A red electric line car, number L9, for the East Troy Railroad, parked on tracks with overhead wires and a house in the background. A red East Troy Railroad Line Car L9, a self-propelled electric work car, sits on a private right-of-way under overhead wires. c. 1980 to 2000 A black, toy-like train labeled 'Smokie Shop Rapid Transit' with number 3701 is on a city street, carrying passengers, with people standing nearby and a gas station in the background. A novelty 'Smokie Shop Rapid Transit' train with fleet number 3701 operates on a Chicago street near a gas station. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak railcar with a distinctive red and white striped front end is parked on multiple tracks under a large concrete highway bridge, with utility poles and trees nearby on a sunny day. An Amtrak self-propelled railcar with a red and white striped front sits on tracks beneath a highway overpass in a gravel yard on a clear summer day. September 1997 · Mannheim Sta., Franklin Park, IL A snowy railroad yard featuring three diesel locomotives: SOO Line #414 and #9002, and Harbor Belt Railroad #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar parked on an adjacent track. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotives, including #414 and #9002, are parked in a snowy railroad yard alongside a Harbor Belt Railroad locomotive, #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar nearby. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A yellow, self-propelled railway rotary crane, marked MWM 262061, is stationary in a freight yard next to an open-top Chicago and North Western gondola car with the number 201429. An MWM 262061 railway-mounted rotary crane sits in a yard next to a Chicago and North Western gondola car. July 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A gray Budd RDC railcar with red-and-white striped front, marked with the Chicago and North Western logo, is seen from a three-quarter rear view as it travels on tracks beside a platform, with trees and a grade crossing signal in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western Budd RDC self-propelled railcar departs a station at dusk. September 1, 1998 · Oak Park Ave., Mars A photo of three diesel locomotives from BNSF and Norfolk Southern on a rail line next to a street with a silver sedan and a white semi-truck, taken in Cicero, Illinois. A BNSF and Norfolk Southern locomotive consist passes a street in Cicero, Illinois, with a yellow maintenance vehicle on an adjacent track. September 10, 1998 · Clyde Yds, Cicero, IL A yellow and black self-propelled railcar, number 137 for Speary Rail Service, is parked on tracks beside a building and a white utility truck. Speary Rail Service Budd RDC 137, painted yellow with a black stripe, rests on a private right-of-way with a utility truck and a building in the background. April 2000 · Downtown - Bensonville A yellow and black self-propelled railcar labeled 'SRS 137' and 'Sperry Rail Service' sits on tracks beside a paved walkway under a clear sky. A Sperry Rail Service self-propelled railcar, number 137, painted in its orange and black livery, is shown stationary on a private right-of-way, likely for track inspection duties. April 2000 · Bensenville, IL A yellow and black railcar labeled SRS 137 sits on railroad tracks next to a brick sidewalk, with trees and a clear sky in the background. A Sperry Rail Service Budd RDC, numbered 137, is shown in its distinctive orange and black livery on a private right-of-way in Bensenville, Illinois. April 2000 · Bensenville, IL A silver Algoma Central self-propelled railcar and two maroon Wisconsin Central diesel locomotives sit on parallel tracks in a yard with dry grass. An Algoma Central Budd RDC and two Wisconsin Central EMD GP38-2 locomotives are displayed in a rail yard under a clear autumn sky. October 2000 · Elk Street Crossing, Manistique, MI Side view of an Algoma Central self-propelled railcar numbered AC 1753 next to a Wisconsin Central locomotive numbered 587, on a private right-of-way with autumn trees in the background under a clear sky. An Algoma Central Budd RDC and a Wisconsin Central locomotive at a yard in Manistique, Michigan, in autumn. October 2000 · Elm St Crossing, Manistique, MI A yellow and black self-propelled railcar with 'SRS 137' and 'Sperry Rail Service' lettering is parked on railroad tracks under an overcast sky. A Sperry Rail Service RDC in orange and black livery parked on the tracks. August 2001 · green and york, Bensenville, IL