Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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Budd

22 photographs
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 The interior of a Budd-built electric multiple-unit car, with rows of seats, grab rails, and the car number 2302 visible above the far door. The interior of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit car 2302, showcasing its seating and layout. July 11, 1977 A maroon and silver passenger train with the numbers 716 and 715 crosses a street at a grade crossing while several people, including a child with a bicycle, watch from the side. A Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society passenger train, including car 715 named 'Buckeye Trail', at a grade crossing with spectators watching. c. 1980 to 2000 A side view of a two-level Chicago and North Western gallery passenger car, number 259, parked on tracks in a snowy rail yard under a clear blue sky. A Chicago and North Western gallery car, number 259, photographed in a rail yard on a clear winter day in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN Two trains, a silver gallery car and a red caboose, are parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard surrounded by trees under an overcast sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad silver gallery car and a red caboose on a gravel yard in Michigan City, Indiana, in autumn. October 11, 1986 · Michigan City, IN A silver Metra gallery car with the number 7284 is stopped at a grade crossing, with a Uniroyal Tires building in the background and a person standing nearby. A Metra gallery car numbered 7284 crosses a street in front of a Uniroyal Tires building. c. 1989 to 2000 A silver Metra passenger train with blue lettering is parked on tracks under overhead wires, viewed from a high angle on a cloudy day. A Metra Electric Line Budd Gallery car, number 8223, rests on a private right-of-way under overhead wires, with a classic silver and blue livery. May 24, 1991 · Metra Electric Line right-of-way, Chicago, IL A high-angle view of a double-decker Metra train car, silver with orange and white striped ends, stopped on tracks in a gravel yard on a sunny day. A Metra gallery car, numbered 9000, is shown from a high angle at a yard, with its distinctive orange and white striped ends visible. September 21, 1991 · 400 and Lake An elevated view of a silver Metra train with red and white striped cab car 398, pulled by a blue F40PH locomotive, curving through a railyard with a large Metra building and a parking lot visible. A Metra commuter train, led by an F40PH locomotive and consisting of gallery cars, is shown in a yard with the Metra maintenance facility in the background. March 26, 1994 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A silver and red Metra commuter train car, number 1536, sits on tracks with overhead wires and buildings in the background. A Metra gallery car, numbered 1536, is shown in a yard with an urban skyline in the background. May 3, 1994 · 13th St. Lake Shore Dr A silver and blue electric commuter rail car, number 1519, branded with the Metra logo, sits on a set of tracks with overhead wires, surrounded by trees and infrastructure. A Metra Gallery Car, number 1519, is shown on a private right-of-way, likely in a yard or on a sidetrack, under an overcast sky. May 3, 1994 · 11th and Michigan, Chicago, IL A gray and blue Metra Gallery commuter car numbered 1504 sits on railroad tracks with a city skyline behind it. A Metra Gallery car, number 1504, is seen on a private right-of-way in a yard setting with a city skyline in the background. May 3, 1994 · 13th St. Lakeshore Dr. A side view of a maroon and cream Metra gallery car on a gravel-track right-of-way, with a person walking alongside. A Metra gallery car on a private right-of-way in Des Plaines, Illinois. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL A blue and orange Metra locomotive numbered 112 pulls a silver double-decker passenger car on multiple train tracks next to a river; bare trees and snow are visible, with tall buildings in the background. A Metra GP40 locomotive, number 112, pulls a gallery car along tracks beside a river in winter, with city buildings in the background. April 1996 · Lake / Canal, Chicago, IL A yellow and red commuter car with double-decker windows travels on tracks next to a grassy area with people watching and a black SUV parked nearby. A yellow and red commuter car with a fleet number of 3[?]25 travels on a private right-of-way in Elmhurst, Illinois. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A silver Metra train of double-decker Gallery cars is stopped at a grade crossing in a residential area with a brick building and a white truck nearby. A Metra commuter train of Budd Gallery cars, led by car 1[?]2, stands at a grade crossing in Montclare, Chicago, under an overcast sky. September 3, 1998 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A long, double-decker stainless steel Metra commuter train is stopped at a street-level crossing, with its rear end facing the camera and showing the fleet number 802 and 302. A Metra gallery car, number 802, photographed from a three-quarter rear view on a sunny day in Berwyn, Illinois. September 10, 1998 · Berwyn, IL A silver double-decker Metra commuter train with red-and-white striped ends sits on tracks at a grade crossing, with parked cars and a brick building in the background under an overcast sky. A Metra gallery car train at a grade crossing in Chicago, likely in the 1990s. February 1, 1999 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A long, silver Metra commuter train with red and white striped cab ends is stopped at a railroad crossing. The ground is bare and patchy with snow, and a few people stand on the platform. A grade crossing sign shows three tracks. A Metra Gallery car, number 6923, is stopped at a grade crossing in a suburban setting on an overcast winter day. February 6, 1999 A blue Metra locomotive with number 151 pulls a white and blue double-decker passenger car on a sunny day along a gravel-track railroad. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 151, leads a double-decker commuter car on a main line track in Chicago. March 2000 · Bryn Mawr and Avondale, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 151 pulls a white and blue double-decker commuter car on a railroad track with a grassy foreground and a billboard in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 151 pulls a Gallery commuter car along a private right-of-way in Chicago. March 2000 · Bryn Mawr and Avondale, Chicago, IL A side view of a silver, blue and red Metra gallery commuter car, numbered 3740, on a set of tracks next to a gravel area with some grass. A Metra gallery car, number 3740, is shown parked on a private right-of-way with another gallery car behind it, likely in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL