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A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, is driving down a busy city street lined with storefronts and cars from the 1960s or 1970s. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, travels down a bustling street on route 36 Broadway Downtown. October 1973 · Broadway and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8253, on route 44 Racine-87, parked on a street under an elevated structure. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8253, on route 44 Racine-87, photographed under an elevated structure in the 1960s or 1970s. October 1973 · Cermak-Wentworth A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 6149 is driving on a road near a grassy median and a concrete underpass; a yellow taxi is behind it, and a street sign reads 'Lake Shore Drive'. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 6149, operates on a sunny day near Lake Shore Drive, with a yellow taxi following behind. October 1973 · Marine Dr A green and cream CTA bus, number 8336 on route 36 Broadway-Downtown, turns at a city street intersection lined with 1970s cars and tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8336, on route 36 Broadway-Downtown, is turning at an intersection on a sunny day. November 1973 · Clark and Armitage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus is turning at a street intersection with other cars and buildings in the background on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 5625, runs on route 49 Western-79 at an intersection in Chicago. November 1973 · Diversey and Elston, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus numbered 8019 is driving on a city street lined with apartment buildings and parked cars; a person walks on the sidewalk in the distance. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8019, operates on route 126 Jackson-Austin on a winter day in an urban neighborhood. December 1973 · 126 and Adams A vintage green and white CTA bus, number 952, is stopped on a city street lined with parked cars and storefronts, including an 'Evanston Snack Shops' sign, under a clear winter sky. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 952, is photographed on a city street in Evanston, Illinois, with a '201-Evanston' destination sign. December 1, 1973 · Clark and Sherman, Evanston, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4417 on a gravel track in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4417, is shown in side profile on a railroad yard track. c. 1974 to 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Black and white photo of a snow-covered street with streetcars and parked vintage cars, flanked by large buildings and leafless trees. A snowy street scene in Chicago with streetcars and vintage automobiles. 1974 · Chicago, IL Side view close-up of a blue diesel locomotive's underframe and wheels on a concrete yard surface. A close-up of the underframe and trucks of Amtrak locomotive 734, a GP38-2, in a yard on a sunny day. April 27, 1974 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A front view of three old green and cream CTA buses parked side by side in a gravel yard on a sunny day, with the rightmost bus displaying 'NOT IN SERVICE' on its destination sign. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 9268, 8346, and 9438, sit idle in a gravel yard under a clear sky, their green and cream livery showing signs of wear. July 15, 1974 Three green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses parked side-by-side in a yard on a sunny day, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign on the rightmost bus. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8268, 8346, and 8438, are parked in a yard, with one displaying a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign. July 15, 1974 A cream and red Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with a 1960s car, a gas station, and a billboard in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8753, on the 62 Archer route at the intersection of 33rd and Archer in the early 1970s. July 27, 1974 · 33rd and Archer, Chicago, IL A vintage green, yellow, and cream bus with 'MC 3' on the front is parked on an asphalt lot beside a brick building, with two other buses lined up behind it. A Model Cities Bus, fleet number MC 3, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked in front of a brick building with two other buses in a row. August 5, 1974 · Berwyn, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with cars and a phone booth in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 249, operates on route 92 to Jefferson Park on a summer day in the 1970s. August 5, 1974 · Foster and Western, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car numbered 46 is at a station on an elevated structure, with a Linden destination sign and a water tower visible in the background. CTA 4000-series rapid transit car 46 at a station on an elevated structure, showing its green and cream livery and Linden destination. August 13, 1974 · Howard St, Evanston, IL A cream and orange bus with 'London Transit' lettering, fleet number 167, displays the destination '4A Oxford East' and is stopped at a street-side bus stop in a suburban setting. A London Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 167, is shown on the 4A Oxford East route in London, Ontario, likely in the late 1980s. September 13, 1974 · London, Ontario Three green and white CTA buses parked side by side in a gravel yard under a clear sky, with fleet numbers 9268, 8346, and 9438 visible on their fronts. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 9268, 8346, and 9438, are parked in a yard, with one displaying a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign. September 15, 1974 A red and white Flxible bus, number 8, labeled 'CHARTERED', is parked on a street with two vintage cars in the background under a clear sky. A Chicago Motor Coach Company Flxible bus, number 8, with a 'CHARTERED' sign, parked on a street in the 1960s. September 15, 1974 · Wood and Cullerton, Chicago, IL A vintage green and white city bus, number 228, turns a corner on a sunny street lined with 1970s cars and billboards. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 228, operates on route 56 to Jefferson Park, captured in a summer street scene with period automobiles and storefronts. October 3, 1974 · Cullom Side view of a white, blue, and red Greyhound Scenicruiser bus, fleet number 8718, parked on pavement next to water under a cloudy sky. A Greyhound Lines Scenicruiser bus, number 8718, parked by a body of water on an overcast day. November 17, 1974 A silver and red Continental Trailways motor coach, number 27529, is parked in a paved lot next to a chain-link fence, with 'San Francisco' displayed on its front sign. A Continental Trailways GM New Look motor coach, number 27529, is photographed in a yard with a 'San Francisco' destination sign. November 17, 1974 · 18th and Clark, Chicago, IL A side-front view of a large, silver and red Continental Trailways bus parked next to a chain-link fence in an unpaved lot. A Continental Trailways Flxible Metro bus, number 27529, is parked in a yard with a chain-link fence in the background, displaying 'San Francisco' on its destination signs. November 17, 1974 · Clark and 18th St., Chicago, IL A white and green bus with the number 1224 drives down a snow-covered street in Chicago, with buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1224, navigates a snow-covered street on the 81 Lawrence-Marine Drive route. December 1, 1974 · Clarendon and Wilson, Chicago, IL A white and green motor bus with a Santa Claus decoration on its roof, labeled 'FREE...Santa Claus Bus', is stopped on a city street with a pedestrian on the sidewalk and tall buildings in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus 1302 decorated as a 'FREE...Santa Claus Bus' on a city street corner in winter. December 6, 1974 · Harrison and Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL A vintage green and white bus with 'FREE SANTA BUS' on its sign drives down a snow-dusted city street lined with shops and cars from the 1970s. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 110, runs a 'FREE SANTA BUS' route on a snowy street corner in the 1970s. December 23, 1974 · 63rd St., Rockwell A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6020 sits on a railroad track, with freight cars and utility poles in the background and wildflowers in the foreground. Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 6020 in red and white livery, photographed in a railroad yard. c. 1975 to 1980 A row of white CTA buses at a covered terminal with people standing nearby under a clear sky. Several Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses at a terminal with passengers waiting, circa late 1970s to mid-1980s. c. 1975 to 1985 Side view of a yellow and green Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 6854, standing beside freight cars in a rail yard with multiple tracks in the foreground. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6854, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. c. 1975 to 1985 A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9556, is shown driving down a street with several cars parked along the side and an elevated train structure overhead. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9556, travels along a city street under an elevated structure. c. 1975 to 1985 A yellow Chicago and North Western freight car and a brown Missouri Pacific car with blue graffiti sit on railroad tracks beside a road with grass and utility poles under a cloudy sky. A Chicago and North Western yellow boxcar and a Missouri Pacific boxcar with graffiti stand on a railroad main line beside a street under an overcast sky. c. 1975 to 1985 Two Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives cross an elevated overpass in snowy weather, with a trolleybus and cars visible below. A Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive, number 870, crosses an overpass in winter, with a second locomotive, number 3547, following behind. c. 1975 to 1985 A white and green CTA bus is stopped at a snow-covered bus stop on a wet street, with bare trees and a cloudy sky in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3766, on route 81, at a snowy bus stop on Marine Drive near Wilson Avenue. January 18, 1975 · Marine Dr and Wilson, Chicago, IL A green, white, and silver CTA bus numbered 7935, with a front sign reading '40 OHARE AIRPORT EXPRESS', parked outdoors in winter with two people walking in the background. Chicago Transit Authority motor bus 7935, a GM New Look, is parked and designated as route 40 OHARE AIRPORT EXPRESS. February 2, 1975 A silver articulated bus with red and blue stripes and red stars, labeled CTA and number 1976, parked in a paved yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN SG 220 articulated bus, number 1976, in its 1970s red, white, and blue livery, parked at a depot. February 2, 1975 · Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL A red, white, and green CTA bus, number 3183, drives on a wet, snow-covered street with bare trees and a billboard visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3183, on route 60 26-KENTON, travels down a snow-lined street in winter. February 16, 1975 · Harrison and Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3774, drives on a wet street with pedestrians and other cars, under overcast skies with rain. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3774, navigates a wet city street on route 56, likely in the early 1970s. March 7, 1975 · Ashland, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, numbered 2230, is stopped at an elevated station platform with a green roof and a 'Lake Dan Ryan' destination sign. Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car 2230 at an elevated station platform. March 16, 1975 · Lake and Clinton, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus drives across a steel truss bridge on a cloudy day, with a chocolate factory visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1220, travels across a truss bridge on route 56 to Milwaukee-Downtown. March 16, 1975 · Fulton Market, Milwaukee, WI 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 A silver and red Gray Line tour bus with the number 506, parked on a city street in front of a dark building. A Gray Line sightseeing tour bus, number 506, parked on a Chicago street. May 10, 1975 · bash and KINZIE A green and white motor bus with the number 5592 travels on a city street, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and vintage signs for 'DINETTE CENTER' and 'CARLPT' visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5592 on route 85 to Jefferson Park, travels down a city street lined with vintage signs and 1970s automobiles. May 13, 1975 A maroon and white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 3760 moves down a sunny city street, surrounded by 1960s cars and storefronts. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 3760, travels down a city street in the late 1960s. May 16, 1975 A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1240, is driving down a residential street with houses and trees on both sides under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1240, travels down a residential street on route 85 Central-Harrison on a clear spring day. May 16, 1975 · Gale and Higgins, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus numbered 1368, on route 149 Stateliner, is parked on a city street next to a building labeled Merchandise Mart Plaza. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1368, on route 149 Stateliner, is pictured in front of the Merchandise Mart Plaza on a clear summer day. May 24, 1975 A green and cream CTA motor bus, number 1144, is stopped on a wet city street with rain reflecting off the pavement; pedestrians and cars are visible in the background. CTA bus 1144, a New Look TDH-5303, navigates a wet street on the Jeffery Express route in Chicago during a summer rain shower. May 30, 1975 · Balbo, Chicago, IL Front view of two Chicago Transit Authority buses, number 8302 and MC 8, parked in a yard with other buses lined up behind them. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, 8302 and MC 8, parked side-by-side in a yard. June 1, 1975 · E and 8481 Frontal view of three vintage Chicago Transit Authority buses in a yard, displaying fleet numbers 8313, 8268, and 8817, with a 'Model City' sign visible in the background. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8313, 8268, and 8817, are parked side by side in a gravel lot. June 1, 1975