Past Additions -- 2000

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1 January 2000 (2 photos)

A Metra scoot at the Norwood Park station in November of 1999.

2 January 2000 (7 photos)

A UPY (Union Pacific Yard) GeeP in the Waukegan (Illinois) UP yard on Saturday.

3 January 2000 (74 photos)

Locomotives in local rail yards in December 1998, and a few cars. Union Pacific locomotives in Proviso yard. IHB and WC locomotives in Norpaul yard. IMRL locomotives at Bensenville (Illinois) yard.

4 January 2000 (120 photos)

Coal hopper cars in the Waukegan (Illinois) UP yard this past weekend.

5 January 2000 (36 photos)

UP and Metra locomotives in the Waukegan (Illinois) UP yard this past weekend.

6 January 2000 (46 photos)

Various freight cars in the Waukegan (Illinois) UP yard this past weekend. Add a detail view photo of a GTW 9645 from about a year ago.

7 January 2000 (65 photos)

Soo Line, CP Rail, and lease locomotives at the (since demolished) Bensenville (Illinois) locomotive shop in November 1998.

8 January 2000 (25 photos)

Locomotives at Proviso Yard and IHB locomotives in Norpaul Terminal in November 1998.

10 January 2000 (21 photos)

Freight trains passing Norma Junction in September 1998. Freight cars stopped near the O'Hare Transfer station in October 1999.

12 January 2000 (8 photos)

Deval Tower in Des Plaines (Illinois) early this year.

15 January 2000 (23 photos)

Extra-long four-truck Union Carbide tank cars RAIX 4304 and RAIX 4313 in Proviso North Yard in October 1998.

16 January 2000 (23 photos)

Spaulding Tower, former Metra bilevel commuter cars, repainted into C&NW colors, and former Metra F7A locomotives, all preserved and on display at the Illinois Railway Museum, in 1998 and 1999.

23 January 2000 (42 photos)

Des Plaines and Cumberland stations and a Metra scoot. Three Wisconsin Central MOW gondola cars on a siding in Des Plaines.

24 January 2000 (19 photos)

Edison Park station and Metra scoots. These photographs bring us to over 3,000, all with thumb nails and images, and over 1,850 with large images.

25 January 2000 (194 photos)

Park Ridge station and Metra scoots in April 1998. Metra 127 and scoot visiting the Illinois Railway Museum in May 1998. Metra 200 at the Galesburg Railway Days in June 1998. Metra scoots at various stations in July 1998. Metra scoot at Mannheim Road station in August 1998. Metra scoots at the O'Hare Transfer station in September 1998. Metra scoots at the O'Haire Transfer station and Chicago Passenger Terminal, and Metra MOW train at the Hanson Park station in October 1998. Metra scoots at Chicago Passenger Terminal in November 1998. Metra scoots at Chicago Passenger Terminal and Chicago Union Station in December 1998.

27 January 2000 (9 photos)

Edison Park station. Metra scoot at the Norwood Park station in January 1998.

5 February 2000 (65 photos)

Diesel locomotives in Bensenville Yard and a C&NW tri-level autorack in Galewood Yard in November 1998.

6 February 2000 (17 photos)

Harvard and Northbrook stations today, with a few passing trains for good measure.

7 February 2000 (8 photos)

Harvard station, Metra locomotives.

8 February 2000 (108 photos)

Freight cars at the O'Hare Transfer station in July 1998, mostly Wisconsin Central covered hoppers and box cars.

10 February 2000 (49 photos)

Freight cars at the Elk Grove Village and Rockford yards in April 1999.

14 February 2000 (109 photos)

Diesel locomotives and freight cars near the O'Hare Transfer station in July 1998. With this update this photo collection now has more than 3,500 photographs, and over 2,100 with large images.

20 February 2000 (49 photos)

LaGrange Road, LaGrange Stone Avenue, Brookfield, and Aurora stations on the BNSF mainline.

21 February 2000 (62 photos)

Metra equipment in the Aurora yard.

22 February 2000 (30 photos)

Metra equipment at the Chicago Passenger Terminal and Chicago Union Station on the morning after a snowfall.

27 February 2000 (69 photos)

Exterior views of Chicago Union Station and along the Metra Electric line through Grant Park.

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