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Trains of the Chicago & North Western and the SOO Line bang across the diamonds at McCook, Illinois and another SOO Line train hits the gas as it passes the camera at Itasca, IL. From the Green Frog Productions show "Chicago Odyssey, Volume 3, 2 Discs" https://rfd.video/ChicagoOdyssey3 | Railfan Depot

EMD HQ and Engineering EMD’s factory in McCook, Illinois, was one of the largest industrial facilities in the Chicago, employing up to 14,000 people and spanning 4 million square feet. The McCook plant was a major hub for EMD’s locomotive production, with 14,750 locomotives being produced there over its 56-year lifespan. Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) was formerly a division of General Motors. EMD has been owned by Progress Rail since 2010. The predecessor Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, fo