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A white RTD bus with red and orange stripes, number 6111, is driving down a city street with modern buildings and trees in the background.

RTD bus number 6111, a GM New Look, operates on a city street in clear autumn weather. December 11, 1980 · 7 and Spring, Civic Center

A yellow and white CTA bus with the number 5192 on the front, captured at night on a city street with illuminated storefronts and a street sign for Broadway in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority GMC bus, number 5192, on route 6 at night on Broadway in Chicago. December 16, 1980 · Broadway and 7th

A green and cream Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 605, is parked on a wet street in front of a large brick building with 'CHICAGO MOTOR COACH CO.' lettered on its facade.

Chicago Motor Coach Company bus 605, a GM New Look, is parked before the company's 5201 S. Cottage Grove Avenue garage in the early 1960s. March 25, 1984 · Cottage Grove

A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 301, is parked on a snowy street corner at Elston and Kiona Streets.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 301, is parked on a snowy Elston Avenue in Chicago. February 5, 1985 · Elston, Chicago, IL

A white and orange CTA bus drives on a multi-lane highway under an overpass, with several cars from the 1970s around it, including a red station wagon and blue coupe.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1321, travels on an expressway median beneath a concrete overpass, surrounded by 1970s automobiles under an overcast sky. April 22, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL

Front view of a yellow CTA bus, number BA135, with a broken windshield and a '16 Lake | Madison Ashland' destination sign, parked next to a green CTA bus in a gravel yard with bare trees.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number BA135, is parked in a yard with a cracked windshield, displaying the route '16 Lake | Madison Ashland'. February 21, 1987 · E and 2362, Englewood, IL

A red and cream CTA bus, number 3407, is parked on a city street with a destination sign reading 'ARCHER EXPRESS ARCHER-HARLEM' and pedestrians nearby.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3407, in red and cream livery, displays 'ARCHER EXPRESS' and 'ARCHER-HARLEM' on its front sign, parked at a city street corner. October 5, 1987 · Washington and Clark, Chicago, IL

Rear three-quarter view of a white, red, and blue GMC bus with 'BW-70' on the back, parked on a paved lot with green grass and a building in the background.

A white, red, and blue GMC New Look motor bus with fleet number BW-70, parked on a street in summer, showing signs of wear and damage to its rear bumper. May 27, 1990 · Chicago, IL

A white and orange GMC bus with the number 8270 is driving down a city street lined with trees and parked cars on a sunny day.

A Southern California Rapid Transit District GMC New Look bus, number 8270, on route 40 South Bay, navigating a tree-lined street in Inglewood, California. December 11, 1990 · Kelso and Market, Ingiewood, CA

A vintage orange and grey Union Pacific bus, numbered 27, with 'Road of The Streamliners' written on its side, parked outdoors with a clear blue sky above.

A Union Pacific Motor bus, numbered 27, featuring the 'Road of The Streamliners' livery, parked on a street under a clear sky. May 1991 · Sacramento, CA

A white and green Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, marked BW 79, is parked on a city street beneath a large steel bridge, with a brick building visible in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number BW 79, sits parked at Leavitt and Wabansia under a steel railway bridge in the 1970s. August 23, 1992 · Leavitt and Wabansia, Chicago, IL

A white, blue and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, numbered 4743 and marked for route 152 to Lakeshore Drive, is stopped at a street corner with several cars and a two-story brick building in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4743, on route 152 to Lakeshore Drive, stopped at an intersection in Chicago in 1994. 1994 · Addison and Nottingham, Chicago, IL

A wide, overcast street with two white and orange buses, several cars, apartment buildings, and restaurant signs, including one for Muddy Duck and another for Pasta Pasta.

Two Mississauga Transit New Look buses on a wide, overcast road lined with apartment buildings and strip malls in the early 1980s. September 1994 · Dunda, St East, Mississauga, Ontario

A green and cream bus with the number 605 parked next to two interurban cars with the numbers 1030 and 14 on a sunny day in a grassy yard.

A Milwaukee Coach Corp bus and Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban cars are parked in a grassy yard under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Elgin, IL

A weathered green and white city bus, seen from the rear corner, stands at a curb by a brick building, beside a green lamp post with a sign for the Merchandise Mart, Apparel Center and Expocenter loading docks.

Chicago Transit Authority bus 9021 beside the Merchandise Mart Apparel Center in Chicago. October 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL

A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7166, is stopped on a city street in front of the distinctive cylindrical Marina City towers on a sunny day.

Chicago Transit Authority bus 7166, a GMC New Look, is shown on a street with the iconic Marina City towers in the background on a clear summer day. October 11, 1995 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL

A white bus with 'THE POWER BUS' and 'ComEd' lettering, featuring cartoon characters and the slogan 'TUNE IN TO ENERGY SAVINGS', is parked on a street with its doors open and orange cones placed nearby, indicating it is set up for public display.

A ComEd 'Power Bus' educational exhibit, a white GM motorcoach with colorful graphics, parked on a street with its doors open for visitors. September 1996 · Olmsted and Oshkosh, Chicago, IL

Three white GMC motorcoaches with red, green, and blue stripes are parked along a street with lush green trees and a large hotel named 'Dorado Pacifico' in the background.

Three white GMC motorcoaches with colorful stripes are parked or moving along a street in a tropical setting, with a large hotel visible in the background. December 1996 · Ixtapa, MEXICO

Two white buses with red and blue stripes, one numbered 824, are on a city street with a dark gray Volkswagen Jetta in the foreground and a few people waiting at a bus stop.

Two GM New Look buses from Fort Worth Transit, numbered 824 and [?]06, operate on city streets in the late 1980s or early 1990s. March 14, 1997 · 6th and HOUSTON, Fort Worth, TX

A white CTA bus with red and orange stripes, numbered 2844 and on route 26 Downtown, is parked on a street next to a sidewalk with two people and a large building in the background.

CTA bus 2844, a GM New Look, displays route 26 Downtown on a city street. June 4, 1997 · L8 and 4, Chicago, IL

A side view of a white and blue Marquette County Transit Authority GMC bus number 50 parked in front of the Marquette Transportation Center building under a clear sky.

A blue and white Marquette County Transit Authority GMC bus, number 50, is parked at the Marquette Transportation Center on a sunny day. August 1997 · Marquette, MI

A red and cream vintage bus, number 3407, is parked under a metal elevated train structure on a city street, with a few people on the sidewalk and another bus behind it.

A Chicago Surface Lines GMC bus, number 3407, is parked under an elevated structure on a summer day, displaying its route to State-Wacker. September 1997 · Wells and Quincy, Chicago, IL

A green Pace motor bus with a Godzilla movie ad parked under an elevated highway, showing its rear and side.

A Pace bus, number 8866, featuring a promotional advertisement for the 1998 movie 'Godzilla', is parked under an overpass in Chicago. August 6, 1998 · Harlem and Higgins, Chicago, IL

A white, red and blue motor bus numbered 1002, marked for Central U.P. Regional Transportation, is parked outside a garage with red railings under a clear sky.

A Central U.P. Regional Transportation GM New Look bus, numbered 1002, is parked outside its garage in Marquette, Michigan, displaying a 'K ROCK' radio station advertisement. September 1998 · Marquette, MI

A white Illinois Central Railroad utility truck is parked in front of the Gibson City station. A set of railroad tracks extends into the distance toward large grain silos under an overcast sky.

An Illinois Central Railroad utility truck, number 83536, is parked beside the Gibson City station building on an overcast summer day. September 1999 · Gibson City, IL

Side view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 5612, parked on a street with a clear sky and a brick building in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus numbered 5612 is parked on a street, displaying a route sign for '88' and an advertisement reading 'The End of a Millennium? Or the Beginning of Forever?' March 2000 · Armstrong and Elston, Chicago, IL