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A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9763 is parked on a wet, snowy street under overhead wires, with apartment buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 9763, on the Belmont-Halsted route in winter, with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. February 1961 · Belmont and Octavia, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9763, on route 11 Belmont-Halsted, is parked on a snow-covered street with bare trees and apartment buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 9763 on route 11 Belmont-Halsted, is stopped on a snowy street in the 1960s. February 1961 · Belmont and Octavia, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9355 and route 85 Central-Harrison is stopped on a street, with several vintage cars around it and bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9355 on route 85 Central-Harrison, surrounded by 1950s automobiles on a winter day. March 1961 · Central and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A yellow and black self-propelled railcar with 'SRS 137' on the front and 'Sperry Rail Service' on the side, sitting on tracks next to a paved road with a red brick sidewalk, under a cloudy sky. A Sperry Rail Service Budd RDC, numbered 137, is shown on a railroad main line in a three-quarter front view under overcast skies. March 1961 · Green and Kirk, Bensenville, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9355 and destination sign reading '85 CENTRAL-HARRISON' is on a city street lined with vintage cars and bare trees, with a 'Henry's Hamburgers' sign visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9355, on route 85 to Central-Harrison, shares the street with vintage automobiles near the intersection of Central and Fullerton Avenue in the early 1960s. March 1961 · Central and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus numbered 2503 is parked on a city street, displaying a route sign for '58 25 LARAMIE' and an ad for 'Magikist' dry cleaners, with 1950s cars in the background. CTA bus 2503, a Flxible model, is shown at a street corner in Chicago with its destination sign reading '58 25 LARAMIE' and a 'Magikist' advertisement on the front. April 29, 1961 · 25th and Laramie, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3593, is turning at a downtown intersection with pedestrians and classic cars nearby, under a clear blue sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3593, on route 60 to Kenton, turns at an intersection in downtown Chicago on a sunny spring day. April 29, 1961 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A vintage city bus, number 2508, is shown driving down a city street with storefronts and parked cars on either side under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2508, operates on route 58 Ogden-Downtown at the intersection of Ogden and Cermak in the early 1960s. April 29, 1961 · Ogden and Cermak, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream bus with the number 2503 on its front is parked on a city street, with a 1950s station wagon visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 2503, on the 58 Laramie route, stopped on a city street in the early 1960s. April 29, 1961 · 25th and Laramie, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3639 is driving down a city street on an overcast day, with a vintage car parked across the street. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3639, on a street in Chicago, likely at the Cermak and Harlem intersection, in the 1960s. May 1961 · Cermak and Harlem, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a green and cream CTA bus number 3621 on a city street, with a sign for 'Par-A-Dise Klub' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3621, operates on Route 18-Prairie in May 1961, passing a 'Par-A-Dise Klub' sign. May 1961 · Halsted 81 A green and cream CTA bus with the number 129 and route 58 Ogden-Downtown on its front sign, driving down a wide street with a large building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 129, on route 58 Ogden-Downtown, captured in action on a city street. May 1961 · Ogden and Damen, Chicago, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky, with green bushes in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives, including GP38-2s 602 and 1739 and SD40-2 9343, are seen in a rail yard. June 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of several yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including number 1394, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives 1394 and 2965 are pictured in side view at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, in the distinctive Armour yellow and red livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 699, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 699, in yellow, red, and gray livery, is shown in a yard. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 2956 and 5946, are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a yard on an overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2956, is shown in side profile with another GP9, number 5946, behind it, both in the classic yellow and gray livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, in yellow and red livery, standing on tracks in a yard with a boxcar in the background. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, are shown in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a cream-colored North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, on tracks surrounded by overgrown vegetation and overhead wires. A North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, rests on a private right-of-way, flanked by other cars in a yard setting. August 31, 1961 · Highwood, IL An elevated view of a green and red electric train on a steel viaduct in a city, with 1950s cars on the street below. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee electric multiple-unit train, car 716 leading, travels on its elevated structure in Chicago on a clear day. September 5, 1961 · State and 8th, Chicago, IL An elevated black and white photograph shows two Chicago Transit Authority buses on a wide city street next to a park with a tall monument, surrounded by 1960s cars and pedestrians. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, including number 2013, navigate a busy intersection near Logan Square park in the 1960s. 1962 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A front view of a Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 137, parked at a curb with passengers boarding, with the Chicago Water Tower and city skyline behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the historic Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1962 · Chicago, IL Two vintage green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses are parked on a wet street next to a brick wall, with overhead wires visible in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 1620 and 1700, are parked on a wet street in Chicago, displaying route 16 Lake-Austin. February 4, 1962 · North and Cicero, Cicero, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with the number 4662 on its side, standing on tracks in a yard with another black locomotive partially visible nearby. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive #4662 in its yellow and gray livery, captured in a railroad yard. May 1962 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A vintage cream and green CTA bus with the number 1743 on its front is driving down a road lined with trees showing fall colors. A bus stop sign for Peterson is visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1743, on route 84 Caldwell-Central, is pictured driving on a tree-lined street in autumn. October 6, 1962 · Peterson and Oakley, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 1732 is turning a corner on a city street, with storefronts and a large billboard for Miller beer in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1732, on route 04 Caldwell - Cinkal, driving past Heine mann's store on a street corner in Chicago during the 1960s. October 6, 1962 · Ridge and Broadway, Chicago, IL A red and cream interurban railcar, numbered 420, is shown from the rear three-quarter view, sitting on tracks with a decaying caboose labeled 'CHICAGO' in the background under an overcast sky. A derelict Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car, numbered 420, sits on overgrown tracks in a yard, its windows broken and paint faded. October 19, 1962 · Wheaton, IL Two cream and green Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses with overhead wires drive down a busy city street decorated for Christmas, with Walgreens and other storefronts visible in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses, numbers 8482 and 8254, travel through a festively decorated downtown Chicago street during the winter holiday season. December 15, 1962 · State and Jackson, Chicago, IL A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus with the number 8073, running on route 36, is shown on a decorated city street lined with 1950s cars and a Walgreens store. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus #8073 on route 36 Broadway-Devon, navigating a festively decorated downtown street in the late 1950s or early 1960s. December 15, 1962 · State and Jackson, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 8073 on its front is driving down a decorated downtown street lined with tall buildings and vintage cars, with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, number 8073, runs on route 36 Broadway-Se Fer through downtown Chicago's State Street during the holiday season, circa 1957-1962. December 15, 1962 · State and Jackson, Chicago, IL A black diesel locomotive with the number 6016 hauls a train on a raised steel bridge with budding trees in the foreground. A Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive, number 6016, pulls a train past a raised bascule bridge in a springtime scene. c. 1963 to 1972 A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9326, is driving on a street with overhead wires, with a truck beside it and an overpass in the background. CTA trolleybus 9326 on route 95 to Central Harbour, driving on a city street under an overpass in winter. 1963 · Central and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a city bus with the route ELSTON-ARMSTRONG on its sign, parked on a lift inside a large garage with high ceilings and fluorescent lights. CTA bus 5240, a Flxible New Look, is elevated on a lift inside a maintenance garage. 1963 A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5240, elevated on a lift inside a large garage, with its destination sign reading 'ELSTON-ARMSTRONG' and an ad for Drewry's beer on the front. Chicago Transit Authority bus 5240, a Flxible New Look, suspended for maintenance inside the Forest Glen Garage in the 1950s. 1963 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 302, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street with the Marina City towers in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 302, on the Adams-Canal Walker Express route, with Marina City visible in the background. 1963 · Wacker and Orleans A vintage electric interurban car with a streamlined body and trolley pole is parked at a snowy station platform on an elevated railway at night in a city setting. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, #801, stands at a snow-dusted station platform at night on an elevated structure in Chicago. January 20, 1963 · 6th and Clybourn, Chicago, IL A red and black interurban train on a snowy city street, with vintage cars and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car, number 715, travels on a snow-covered street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, surrounded by 1950s automobiles. January 20, 1963 · 6th and Clybourn, Milwaukee, WI Three dark gray New York Central diesel locomotives with a shark-shaped nose and white stripes pull a long line of boxcars along the top of a brushy embankment under a blue sky. A New York Central freight led by three gray diesel units, the lead one numbered 38[?][?], climbs an embankment, likely near Avon Yard, Indiana. February 1963 · Avon Yards, IN A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus numbered 9401 is driving down a street under an elevated train track, with 1960s cars parked nearby and businesses in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9401, on route 76 Montrose-Broadway, travels under an elevated rail line on a sunny summer day. June 12, 1963 A green and white trolleybus with the number 9390 and route sign '80 IRVING PK BROADWAY' is driving down a street with visible tracks and overhead wires, passing by a large 'Edward Niemet Paint and Wallpaper Store' billboard. The scene is set on a clear, sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9390, travels down Irving Park Road on the 80 Irving Park Broadway route on a sunny day. June 12, 1963 · 80 and Irving Pk, St. Louis High-angle view of a green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9379, on a city street with overhead wires, an elevated structure, and vintage 1960s cars. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9379, operates on the 80 Irving Park route under an elevated structure on a sunny day in the 1960s. June 12, 1963 · Irving Pk A green and cream CTA trolleybus, number 9374, is turning at an intersection under overhead wires, with buildings and a vintage car in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9374, operates on the 78 Montrose-Broadway route at a street intersection under a web of overhead wires. June 12, 1963 · Montrose and Elston, Chicago, IL A snow-covered bus with 'Shuttle Service' on its roof sign and the number 5482 on its front and rear, parked on a snowy city street. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5482, covered in snow while operating a Route 67 shuttle service. August 18, 1963 A dark New York Central diesel locomotive with white striped nose and lit headlight leads two more units and a freight train under a steel signal bridge with searchlight signals on an overcast day. New York Central diesel 1828 leads a three-unit freight under a signal bridge, likely near Cleveland, Ohio. November 1963 · Cleveland, OH A red and cream streetcar with a 73-HIGHLAND sign rounds a curve on cobblestone tracks in front of a dark stone building with round towers, while a man stands beside a parked white car at right. Streetcar 1518 on route 73 Highland passes a massive rusticated stone building on a cobblestone street, likely in downtown Pittsburgh. c. 1964 to 1972 A green and white CTA bus with the number 5340 and a sign for route 70 Division-Austin is stopped on a city street lined with brick buildings and vintage cars. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5340, operates on route 70 Division-Austin on a summer day in the 1960s. c. 1964 to 1969 A dark green and maroon CTA 'L' train numbered 185 on an elevated track in a city, with tall buildings and street traffic below on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train on an elevated structure, with the front car numbered 185 and marked 'Chartered', moving through a city street scene in the 1970s. c. 1964 to 1975 A black and white photo of a CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2002, stopped at an elevated station platform with its destination sign reading 'LAKE B'. Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series car 2002 at an elevated station on the Lake Street line. 1964 · Lake B Clinton A blue and yellow New York Central GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 484, is pulling a stream of silver passenger cars along a track next to a station platform under a clear sky. A New York Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 484, pulls a passenger train through a station on a clear summer day. 1964 · Erie, PA