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

Insull-Era Steel Coach

14 photographs
An orange and green interurban car numbered 504 from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, viewed from a three-quarter front angle, stopped on tracks with overhead wires visible. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car 504, an Insull-era steel coach, sits on a private right-of-way under an overcast sky. c. 1926 to 1956 A vintage orange interurban car numbered 270 is parked on an elevated railway platform with a control tower in the background. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad car 270, an Insull-era steel coach, is pictured on an elevated structure with its destination sign reading 'SOUTH SHORE'. c. 1926 to 1947 · 40th, Kenwood, IN An orange interurban car numbered 233S is parked on railroad tracks in a yard, with destination signs for 'DOUGLAS PK.' and 'LOOP.' visible on its ends. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car 233S, in orange livery, at a yard with destination signs reading 'DOUGLAS PK.' and 'LOOP.' March 1948 A vintage brown interurban car numbered 2817 is parked on a private right-of-way next to a white building, with a trolley pole overhead and a 'LOOP.' destination sign. An Illinois-based interurban car, likely from the Chicago Aurora and Elgin, sits on a private right-of-way with its number 2817 and destination 'LOOP.' clearly visible. 1950 · Oak Park Ave., Garfield Park A vintage tan and cream interurban railcar with the number 268 and a 'LOCAL KENWOOD' sign, stopped on elevated tracks near a signal tower. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car, number 268, in its original tan and cream livery, stopped at an elevated station. 1951 · 40th and Indiana, Chicago, IL A line of red interurban railcars on a city street with steam rising from factory chimneys behind them, surrounded by 1950s cars. Three red South Shore Line interurban cars on street running trackage in Chicago, with factory smokestacks in the background. April 1951 · 40th and Ashland A vintage orange and white interurban train car numbered 39 is stopped on a city street next to a large brick building with a sign reading 'HOTEL LA SALLE'. Several people are boarding, and classic automobiles are parked nearby under a clear blue sky. Interurban car 39 of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad on a street in South Bend, Indiana, in 1955, with the Hotel La Salle in the background. 1955 · South Bend, IN A vintage orange and maroon interurban railcar, numbered 24 and lettered for the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, is parked on tracks in a sunny yard with a damaged roof. An orange and maroon Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car numbered 24, showing roof damage, sits on tracks in a yard on a clear day. c. 1960 to 1970 A vintage Illinois Central electric train with dark green, steel-bodied cars and pantographs, traveling along a track beside dry grass and utility poles on a summer day. An Illinois Central electric multiple-unit train featuring Insull-era steel coaches, captured on a private right-of-way on a summer day. May 20, 1970 · East Hazel Crest, IL A winter scene in a rail yard showing two South Shore interurban trains, one orange and one green, on parallel tracks with several people on the ground nearby. Two Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban cars, one in orange and one in green livery, are parked in a snowy yard with people walking nearby. April 13, 1975 · Michigan City, IN Two electric railcars, one green and white and one silver with red and blue stripes, are on a track beside a highway with a concrete barrier. A South Shore Line interurban car 25 is seen on a private right-of-way next to an Amtrak electric multiple-unit car 100 in Evanston, Illinois. August 13, 1978 · South Blvd, Evanston, IL An orange and gray interurban car numbered 1111 sits on tracks next to a street, with four people standing nearby and a utility pole with a high voltage sign. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad car 1111, an Insull-era steel coach, is shown on a street running track with spectators nearby. c. 1980 to 2000 A side view of a vintage red-orange interurban car with a green roof, sitting on tracks under overhead wires on an overcast day. An orange and green vintage interurban car, likely from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, sits on a private right-of-way under overhead wires. c. 1980 to 2000 An orange interurban railcar and a yellow electric locomotive are parked side by side on parallel tracks in a grassy yard under a blue sky with white clouds. An orange Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car stands in a yard beside a yellow North Shore Line electric locomotive under a clear sky. August 14, 1995 · Chicago South Shore and South Bend, Elgin, IL