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A winter scene with two snow-covered Chicago Transit Authority buses on a city street, one showing destination Kedzie-Foster and number 2110, with billboards and a snow-covered car nearby. Chicago Transit Authority buses 2110 and 5081 are stranded on a snow-covered street at the corner of Western and Granville, with the Comet sign visible in the background. January 27, 1967 · Western and Granville, Chicago, IL A diesel locomotive numbered 260, painted in Chicago Burlington and Quincy livery, leads a freight train through a snow-covered scene next to a blue Ford pickup truck. A Chicago Burlington and Quincy EMD F7 locomotive, number 260, pulls a line of freight cars through a snowy yard in Mendota, Illinois, as a blue Ford pickup waits at the crossing. January 27, 1967 · Mendota, IL A black and white photo of a CTA trolleybus on a snowy street in Cicero, Illinois, with people walking nearby and storefronts lining the street. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 5201, navigates a snow-covered street in Cicero, Illinois, with pedestrians crossing in the foreground. January 30, 1967 · Cicero and Milwaukee, Chicago, IL A wrecked Frisco diesel locomotive, number 5016, with a destroyed front end and burned paint, rests on a railroad track in a yard under a clear sky. A severely damaged Frisco EMD F3A locomotive, number 5016, sits in a yard, its front end crushed and burned. March 1967 · Sp Fid A vintage green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1460, is driving down a city street with snow on the ground, with a YMCA building and other cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 1460, on route 66 in downtown Chicago during winter. March 17, 1967 · State, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9432, is shown on an elevated wooden bridge, with a line of 1950s cars behind and industrial buildings in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, fleet number 9432, on route 66 Fairbanks-Ontario, travels across an elevated wooden deck bridge on a summer day in the mid-1950s. March 23, 1967 · Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8480, is parked at a street corner in winter, with a 'Union Station via Ohio' destination sign. Classic cars are visible on the wet street, and a large stone building stands in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8480, on Route 157 via Ohio Street, likely photographed in the late 1960s on a winter day. March 24, 1967 · Fair Banks and Superior, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9427 on the front is driving on a city street, with a Shell gas station and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9427, operates on route 65 Grand-State at an intersection near a Shell gas station. March 27, 1967 · Grand and Cicero, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9427 is turning at an intersection with a Shell gas station in the background, under a network of overhead wires, with a green car and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9427, on route 65 Grand-State, navigates an intersection near a Shell gas station in the early 1960s. March 27, 1967 · Grand and Cicero, Chicago, IL A dark gray New York Central streamlined diesel and a hood-type diesel pull a long train of baggage, express and passenger cars along a grassy embankment under transmission towers on an overcast day. New York Central passenger train led by locomotive 4068 and a hood unit numbered 410, on an embankment, with the note placing it at Berea, Ohio. June 1967 · Berea, OH A dark diesel locomotive with a light stripe and an oval herald on its nose, its headlight lit, leads more units and a long line of boxcars past a pole line and a row of small frame buildings under a gray sky. New York Central 4022 leads a multi-unit diesel set and a long freight train along a multi-track main line. June 1967 · Northeast, PA Four green and cream CTA buses, numbered 5132, 5182, 5321, and 5237, are parked side by side in a yard with their reflections visible in a puddle on the ground. Four Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look buses, numbered 5132, 5182, 5321, and 5237, are parked in a row at Forest Glen Garage, reflected in a puddle on the wet pavement under an overcast sky. July 2, 1967 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5172, is parked on a wet, paved lot with another CTA bus and 1960s cars visible in the background under an overcast sky. Chicago Transit Authority bus #5172, a Flxible model, is parked in the wet lot of the Forest Glen Garage, with route 41 to Elston-Armstrong displayed on the front sign, circa the mid-1960s. July 2, 1967 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 515 travels down a city street on a sunny day, passing a Martin gas station with several 1960s cars and pedestrians nearby. CTA bus 515, a green and cream GMC model, drives past a Martin gas station on a sunny day in the 1960s. July 3, 1967 · 81A and Montrose A vintage green and white city bus drives down a wide street lined with 1960s-era buildings and parked cars, with a large red 'Martin Wonderful Service' sign visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 515, operates on a city street in the early 1960s, passing a Martin gas station under a clear summer sky. July 3, 1967 A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9408 and destination sign '78 MONTROSE-BROADWAY' is driving down a tree-lined street, sharing the road with cars and a cyclist. Overhead wires power the bus. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, numbered 9408, operates on route 78 Montrose-Broadway on a sunny day, with classic cars and a cyclist sharing the street. September 3, 1967 · Montrose Hermitage A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9408 is driving down a tree-lined city street in summer, with a cyclist and several cars nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9408, operates on route 78 Montrose-Broadway in summer, surrounded by 1960s automobiles and a cyclist. September 3, 1967 · Montrose and Hermitage, Chicago, IL A line of freight cars on a railroad track, including two red Western Pacific boxcars and a yellow TTX flatcar, with bare trees and overhead wires in the background. A Western Pacific freight train with 40-foot wood boxcars and a TTX bulkhead flatcar on a clear winter day. December 8, 1967 · Lincoln Ave, Dolton, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5533, on the 62 Archer-Harlem route, driving through a crowded city street lined with decorated trees and tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5533, on route 62 Archer-Harlem, navigates a busy downtown street at State & Van Buren, decorated for the holidays in the early 1970s. 1968 · State and Van Buren, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 5171, on route 56 Milwaukee-Downtown, parked on a city street in front of a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5171, on route 56 Milwaukee-Downtown in 1968. 1968 · Washington and Jefferson, Chicago, IL A side view of a Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5172, parked in a lot with snow on the ground, showing its dark green and cream paint and the CTA logo. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus #5172, painted in dark green and cream livery, is parked in a snow-dusted yard on a clear winter day. February 1968 · Elston and Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL Two green and cream trolleybuses from the Chicago Transit Authority drive down a city street on a sunny day, with one showing route 81 Lawrence-Broadway and a classic car parked nearby. Two Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses, numbers 9710 and 9529, operate on a sunny day, with 9710 showing its route as 81 Lawrence-Broadway. July 1968 · Central and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9529, drives down a tree-lined street with overhead wires, while vintage cars are parked along the curb. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9529 on the 81 Lawrence/Boston route, circa 1960-1973. July 1968 A green and cream trolleybus labeled 9748 and route 85 Central-Harrison is turning a corner on a sunny street in Chicago, with storefronts and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9748, on route 85 Central-Harrison, navigating a street corner on a sunny day. July 1968 · Central and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9747, is driving down a tree-lined street on a clear day, with a blue car parked on the left and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9747, is seen operating on Western Avenue on a sunny summer day, with vintage automobiles parked nearby. July 1968 · 81 and Gunnison Two green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses on a city street under a network of overhead wires, with a 1960s car parked nearby and storefronts lining the street. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9710, is shown on the 81 Lawrence-Broadway route, likely at the intersection of Central and Lawrence, with another CTA trolleybus, number 529, visible in the background. July 1968 · Central and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9529 and destination 'Lawrence' drives down a sunlit Chicago street lined with brick buildings and parked cars. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9529, operates on the Lawrence route in a summer street scene, likely in the mid-1960s. July 1968 A vintage Chicago bus, number 5137, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on a city street, with overhead wires, a Sunoco gas station sign, and several 1960s cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5137, on route 91 Austin-Roosevelt, captured on a sunny day in a Chicago street scene with a Sunoco station in the background. July 1968 · Austin and Lawrence, Chicago, IL Two burned-out CTA buses, one numbered 3153 and the other 5481, are shown front-on in a wrecked state on a street with debris around them. Two burned-out Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 3153 and 5481, sit in a pile of wreckage on a Chicago street. 1969 · Kedzie and Van Buren, Chicago, IL Two heavily damaged and burned-out buses with fleet numbers 3153 and 5481, showing signs of being in a scrapyard. Two burned-out Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, fleet numbers 3153 and 5481, sit in a scrapyard. 1969 · Kedzie Two heavily damaged buses, numbered 3153 and 5481, stand side by side in a wrecked condition in a yard, with one showing the route number 876 on its destination sign. Two burned-out Chicago Transit Authority buses, fleet numbers 3153 and 5481, sit in a scrapyard after a fire or accident. 1969 · Kedzie Jackson A black and white photo shows the heavily damaged front of a bus with the number 3150, its roof torn off and interior exposed, parked next to a brick building. The burned-out remains of Chicago Transit Authority bus 3150, a GM New Look, lie on a city street. 1969 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL A wrecked and burned bus with the number 3150 on its front, sitting on a city street next to a brick building, with another bus visible in the background. A burned-out Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3150, is photographed on a city street after a wreck. 1969 · Kedzie Van Buren A black and white photo showing the front of a severely damaged, burned-out bus with the number 3150 on its front, parked on a city street with another bus in the background. A burned-out Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3150, photographed after a wreck. 1969 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL 一辆覆盖着雪的公共汽车停在雪地街道上，车头显示编号681和目的地Damen，背景有汽车销售店的招牌。 一辆芝加哥交通管理局（CTA）681号New Look巴士在雪天行驶于街道上，背景是Berens二手车店的招牌。 January 27, 1969 · Granville, Chicago, IL A black diesel locomotive with a white nose stripe and an oval New York Central herald leads a second unit and a long line of boxcars along a main line, with brick buildings and parked cars at left and dry grass and telegraph poles at right. New York Central F-unit [?]750 leads a Penn Central-era freight train on a multiple-track main line, likely at North East, Pennsylvania. March 8, 1969 · Northeast, PA A green and white CTA bus drives down a city street under cloudy skies, with a brick building and an overpass in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, fleet number 4[?]71, travels along a street in Chicago under an overcast sky. April 14, 1969 · Archer and Wentworth, Chicago, IL A green and white motor bus with the number 4[?]71 is driving down a wide, overcast city street next to a brick building and under an elevated structure. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, fleet number 4[?]71, is seen on a city street in the 1960s or 1970s. April 14, 1969 · Archer and Wentworth, Chicago, IL Side view of a green and cream CTA bus numbered 5819, displaying a 'Say Cheeseburger' ad, on a tree-lined street under a clear blue sky. A CTA New Look bus, number 5819, in green and cream livery, runs route 67-Oglesby on a sunny day. May 1969 · 73rd and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3423, on route 91 to Austin-Roosevelt, is parked on a wet street with other buses and cars in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3423, on route 91 to Austin-Roosevelt, parked on a wet street with other buses in the background. July 2, 1969 · Forest and Glen A green CTA bus with the number 314 and destination '65 Grand-Lake Shore' is driving down a city street with several cars and tall buildings in the background on a sunny day. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 314 on route 65 to Grand-Lake Shore, navigates a city street lined with high-rise buildings in the early 1970s. July 21, 1969 · Lasalle and Schiller, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus on the 01 Lawrence route, with overhead wires and a 1960s sedan in the background, on a sunny street scene. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus #9499 on the 01 Lawrence route, captured near the Lamon street sign on a sunny day in the late 1960s. August 1969 · Lamon A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9531 on its front is driving down a city street with overhead wires, past a Heineken billboard and a restaurant, with several cars and pedestrians in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9531, operates on route 81 Lawrence-Austin on a sunny day in a mid-20th-century city street scene. August 1969 · Western and Lincoln A dark gray New York Central streamlined diesel locomotive numbered 4031, with a white band and an oval CENTRAL herald, stands with a second unit and a train of passenger cars beside a station platform on an overcast day. New York Central 4031 heads a passenger train at a station platform, likely in Erie, Pennsylvania. November 1969 · Erie, PA