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Equipment

Flxible New Look

135 photographs
Front view of a white Chicago Police bus, number 007, parked on a snowy Chicago street with buildings and a Pepsi truck in the background. A white Flxible New Look bus marked "CHICAGO POLICE" with fleet number 007 is parked on a snowy city street. December 29, 1978 · State and Randolph, Chicago, IL A white and orange bus, number 5044, is driving down a city street on a sunny day. Storefronts for Grodins and Macy's are visible, along with overhead wires and a few pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Flxible New Look bus, number 5044, operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, travels along a city street past the Grodins and Macy's department stores. c. 1979 to 1989 A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 825, is parked on a street with other buses visible in the background. A water tower stands in the distance under a clear sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 825, a Flxible New Look, is shown at Howard and Hermitage in Chicago during the 1960s. May 15, 1979 · Howard and Hermitage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus is parked on a snowy city street, with a storefront and a bus shelter in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 9269, on route 153 to Damen during a snowy day. March 1, 1980 · 153 and Jackson A white and dark-colored bus with the number 3679 on its front, operating on route 121, drives down a city street at dusk with string lights on the trees. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk, and another white vehicle is nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3679 on route 121, travels along a festive, light-decorated city street at dusk. November 28, 1980 · State and Randolph, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with a tan and silver livery, displaying route 93 to Los Angeles, is turning on a city street with pedestrians and storefronts including 'Whoopee's' visible in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 2346, on route 93 to Los Angeles, captured at the corner of 5th Street in downtown Los Angeles. December 9, 1980 · 5th and Hill, Los Angeles, CA A gold and silver bus with fleet number 7481 and route 813 to Marineland, operated by Los Angeles MTA, parked on a street with palm trees in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7481, on route 813 to Marineland, photographed on a sunny day. December 11, 1980 · Los Angeles, CA A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus drives down a snow-covered street next to parked cars and storefronts in Berwyn, Illinois. CTA bus number 3775, a Flxible New Look, travels along a snow-covered street in Berwyn, Illinois. December 24, 1980 · Broadway, Berwyn, IL Two Chicago Transit Authority buses, numbers 3664 and 3636, drive down a snowy city street lined with tall buildings and holiday decorations. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3664, navigates a snow-covered street in downtown Chicago, with another CTA bus, number 3636, following behind. December 24, 1980 · State and Madison, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus with the number 8499 on its front is stopped at a street intersection with houses and a traffic light in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, numbered 8499, operates on route 49 at an intersection near Lincoln Avenue. September 22, 1981 · Ainslie, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus with the number 3844 is driving down a city street with tall buildings in the background, and another bus is visible behind it. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3844, operates on route 145 along a city street lined with high-rise buildings on a clear autumn day. December 13, 1982 · 145 and Sunnyside The interior of a damaged bus with shattered windows, littered floor, and rows of red and brown seats, viewed from the rear looking forward. Interior of a vandalized Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, showing broken glass and debris on the floor. April 30, 1983 · Harvey, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 769, painted with a holiday-themed design of a cartoon knight and a menorah, is parked on a gravel lot next to a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 769, is shown in a festive holiday paint scheme featuring a cartoon knight and a menorah, parked on a street in winter. February 21, 1987 · Hillside, IL A dark green and black CTA bus with bus number 769 on the front, decorated with a colorful holiday mural featuring a cartoon knight and a menorah, parked next to a brick building on a gravel lot. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 769, is parked in winter with a holiday-themed mural painted on its front and side. February 21, 1987 · E and 8476 J Englewood A white, red, and blue trolleybus with the number 806 and destination sign reading '79 Delaware-Snyder' is driving down a city street lined with brick buildings and parked cars. A SEPTA Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 806, operates on Route 79 along a city street under overhead wires. December 12, 1988 · 11th A white Flxible New Look bus with red, peach, and maroon stripes, marked BW-58, parked on a city street with a brick building in the background. A Peoria City Lines Flxible New Look bus, fleet number BW-58, parked on a street in Peoria, Illinois. December 29, 1990 · Congress, Peoria, IL Three CTA buses, one green and two in white or dark green livery, parked in front of a brick building with garage doors. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8499, 3706, and 3305, are parked outside a brick bus garage on a cloudy day. July 14, 1991 · Kedzie Jackson Four CTA buses, one green and cream and three white with red and black stripes, are parked side-by-side in an asphalt lot with trees and a brick building in the background. Four Chicago Transit Authority buses, including a green and cream Flxible New Look and three in the white, red, and black livery, are parked in a yard. July 14, 1991 · Madison and Austin, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus from the 1970s is parked on a street, showing its front and side with a destination sign reading '82 Bell & Howell' and a 'Free Fingerprint Registry' advertisement. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8499, on route 82 Bell & Howell, parked on a sunlit street with a public service ad on its side. July 14, 1991 · Jackson and Austin, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus, fleet number 7453, driving on a multi-lane road next to a bridge structure with other cars and pedestrians visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7453, operates on route 85A North Central/South Lehigh on a city street in the 1970s. July 31, 1991 A white and green Transit Systems motor bus with the number 977 and a destination sign reading 'Hollywood Bowl Shuttle' is parked in a lot. A Transit Systems Flxible New Look bus, number 977, is parked and shows 'Hollywood Bowl Shuttle' on its front sign. December 19, 1991 A green and cream CTA motor bus, number 1451, is parked on a city street in winter, with a handwritten 'Work Bus 3' sign on its windshield and a silver car in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, number 1451, parked on a winter street with a 'Work Bus 3' sign in its windshield. February 2, 1992 A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number WB80, is parked in a yard with its front facing the viewer; other trucks are visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, fleet number WB80, parked in a work yard under an overpass. August 23, 1992 · Leavitt and Wabansia, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number BW78, is parked on a street with a small trailer attached to its rear. The bus has diamond-shaped hazard signs on its front bumper and a roof rack. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number BW78, parked on a street with a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District trailer hitched to its rear. August 23, 1992 · Wabansia and J Leavitt A worn green and white CTA motor bus, number 3722, with a mesh-covered front and an Illinois license plate, parked under a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, number 3722, parked on a city street with a rusted front bumper and a 'WORK BUS' sign. July 3, 1993 · Rogers and Marshfield Rear three-quarter view of a white and blue CTA bus, number 1324, parked in a gravel lot with rust, graffiti, and coiled wires on its roof. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1324, photographed from the rear in a gravel yard, showing signs of disuse and graffiti. October 24, 1993 · 54th Ave. A green and white bus with the number 8289 and route 41 Elston-Milwaukee displayed on its front is driving down a cracked city street, with a sign for EDI Electronic Distributors visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8289, operates on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee on a street in Chicago. November 1993 · Elston and Kentucky, Chicago, IL Side view of two white and red Flxible New Look buses from the Montreal transit system, with bus 7-800 clearly visible, parked alongside a street under a bridge on a clear day. Two Flxible New Look buses from the Société de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal, numbered 7-800 and another, are parked at a terminal under a bridge on a sunny day. September 1994 · Boul. Tascherneau and Grovencier, Brossard, Quebec A white CTA bus with the number 7906 drives on a city street with tall buildings in the background and pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7906, navigates a city street near a modern glass skyscraper. September 1994 · Franklin/Orlean @ River Front view of a vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus with 'Suggestion bus' on its sign, parked in a yard with other buses visible behind it. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus 5441, repurposed as a 'Suggestion bus' for public outreach, photographed in a yard with retired buses in the background. October 20, 1994 · East Troy, WI A stack of junked buses, mostly in dark green and white livery, in a salvage yard with overhead power lines and a steel tower visible against a gray sky. Scrapped Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses are stacked in a salvage yard, with one bus displaying fleet number 9681. November 19, 1994 · Ewing 93 CT A white CTA bus with the number 7197 is driving down a city street past tall buildings, with another CTA bus and a cyclist visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7197, operates on the 6 Jeffery Express route on a clear autumn day in downtown Chicago. December 1995 · State and Washington, Chicago, IL A green double-decker CTA bus with a Marshall Field's ad is on a city street, stopped near a bus stop sign, with a yellow taxi and a silver sedan in the foreground and a 'Chicago '96' banner on a pole in the background. A green Chicago Transit Authority double-decker bus, number 1964, with a Marshall Field's advertisement, is stopped on a Chicago street in 1996, with a Yellow Cab and other traffic nearby. September 1996 · Wacker/Franklin, Chicago, IL A white and black motor bus with 'Cowtown Bus Charters' lettering on the rear is parked on a city street next to a sidewalk where several people are standing. A Flxible New Look motor bus for Cowtown Bus Charters is seen on a brick-paved street in Fort Worth, Texas. March 26, 1997 · MAIN and 5th ST, Fort Worth, TX An elevated view of two green and cream CTA buses, numbered 8499 and 801, on a city street with people standing nearby and storefronts including a 'Siam Country' restaurant. Two green and cream Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbers 8499 and 801, on a street corner in Chicago, with storefronts and pedestrians visible in the background. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4424 and destination sign reading "22 CLARK" is stopped on a city street with tall buildings in the background. CTA motor bus 4424, a Flxible New Look, operates on Route 22 CLARK in downtown Chicago on a sunny day. July 1997 · Clark / Wacker, Chicago, IL A white bus with the number BW 55 is parked at a street corner next to a large sign that reads 'RIDE THE SKOKIE SWIFT 8 MINUTES TO HOWARD 'L''. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number BW 55, is parked at the terminal for the Skokie Swift service, with a large sign advertising the 8-minute ride to Howard 'L' station. December 6, 1997 · Golf Rd, Skokie, Skokie, IL A white Chicago Police motor bus, labeled for the 13th District and Alderman Aurelio Garcia, is parked on a wet city street in front of a building with storefronts. A white Flxible New Look bus marked for the Chicago Police 13th District and Alderman Aurelio Garcia is parked on a city street. May 7, 1998 · Clark and Madison, Chicago, IL A rusty, white, out-of-service Flxible New Look bus, numbered 717, parked on the side of a wet street with trees and a building in the background. A derelict white Flxible New Look bus with fleet number 717 is parked on a street curb, showing signs of rust and graffiti, likely from the Chicago Transit Authority. June 1999 · Milwaukee Ave and Bingham