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ABOVE: B urlington N orthern G P38X 2186 ( ex-CR) a nd t wo B30-7 ABs c ruise through a winter w onderland just west of Oregon , III., with a n e astbound 204 t rain o n J an. 21 , 1990. A l ight d usting o f snow has brightened t he d rab l andscape w ith a c lean c oating o f w hite. Tom D anneman LEFT: The flakes a re f lying as a s outhbound I llinois C entral g rain t rain p ulled b y SD40-2 6031 passes the Gilman, III., d epot o n Feb. 20, 1989. The l ocomotive is a bout t o p ass o ver t he Toledo, Peoria & Western d iamonds . Mel Fin ze r RIGHT: A w hite C hristmas in C alifornia as Union Pacific 3213 East struggles t oward S ummit i n C ajon Pass o n Dec. 20, 1987. A six-unit p ower s et l ed b y 3213 lifts t he m ixed-manifest f reight o ut o f t he L.A. basin. In just minutes the train will e ncounter t he b almy , snowless environs o f the Mojave Desert. Elr and G. Lawrence

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