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A green and white CTA bus drives down a city street with vintage cars and pedestrians, with a street sign for Halsted Street visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3424, operates on route 31 Archer-Ashland at the intersection of Halsted Street on a sunny summer day. July 7, 1975 · Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus is being towed by a red tow truck on a city street, with a billboard and gas station in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus being towed on a city street in the 1970s. July 7, 1975 · 79th and Wentworth, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 1147, displaying route 43 to Stock Yards, is stopped at a street intersection with several cars and a stop sign visible. CTA bus 1147 on route 43 to Stock Yards, stopped at an intersection in Chicago on a sunny day. July 25, 1975 · Root and Wallace, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus, number 1401, driving over a black metal bridge in Chicago. The Hancock Building is visible in the skyline. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1401, travels over a decorated truss bridge with the city skyline, including the Hancock Building, in the background in 1975. August 25, 1975 A green and cream CTA bus with the number 1422 is driving on a street next to train tracks, with a street sign for Jefferson and Kinzie Streets visible and a bridge in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1422, operating on route 65 to Grand-Harlem Center, navigating a grade crossing at the intersection of Jefferson and Kinzie Streets. September 2, 1975 · Kinzie and Jefferson, Chicago, IL Side view of a red and white GM&O diesel locomotive numbered 908 on a track in a railyard, with a railroad bridge and city skyline in the background. A red and white Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 908 sits on a track in a railyard. September 6, 1975 · 18th St., Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 9163, is parked on a street, with a sign showing route 43 to Lake Park and an advertisement for WDHF Rocks 95½ FM. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 9163, is parked on a street corner, displaying a destination sign for route 43 to Lake Park. November 8, 1975 · 43 and Halsted Two green and white CTA buses, numbered 5321 and 5054, are parked side by side in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky. Two retired Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 5321 and 5054, sit idle in an overgrown storage yard. November 22, 1975 · Storage yard, Chicago, IL Two green and white CTA buses, numbered 5054 and 5321, are parked in a field of tall, dry grass, suggesting they are out of service and awaiting disposal. Two retired Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbered 5054 and 5321, sit abandoned in an overgrown lot under a clear sky. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL Two green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses parked side by side in a field of tall, dry grass with industrial buildings in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, fleet numbers 4089 and 4098, parked in a grassy yard. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL A line of green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses, including numbers 5969 and 5972, are parked in a field of dry, brown grass under a clear blue sky. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, 5969 and 5972, parked in a weedy yard during autumn, with fares of 15¢ and 25¢ displayed. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL Two vintage green and cream CTA buses, numbered 5946 and 5969, sit in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky, with a large ship in the distance. Two Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look buses, numbers 5946 and 5969, are parked in a weedy yard with a cargo ship visible in the background. November 22, 1975 · 136th St, Chicago, IL Two abandoned green and white buses are parked side by side in an overgrown, grassy lot with industrial buildings and a large ship visible in the background under a clear sky. Two abandoned green and white buses sit in an overgrown lot near a port. November 22, 1975 · Port of Chicago, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1490, drives down a city street on a clear day, with a storefront for 'American Rentals' visible in the background. CTA bus 1490, a GM New Look TDH-5303, operates on route 76 Diversey-Harlem on a sunny day in the early 1970s. November 22, 1975 · Diversey and Lamon, Chicago, IL Three green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses sit idle in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky. A row of three Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 5922, 5063, and 532[?], parked in an overgrown yard on a clear autumn day. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number 3724, on route 76 Diversy, is parked on a city street next to a red and blue taxi and a green car, with storefronts in the background. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3724, on route 76 Diversy, is shown on a city street alongside a taxi and a sedan on a clear autumn day. November 22, 1975 · Diversey, Chicago, IL A green and cream transit bus with the number 3094 on its front is turning at a city street corner next to a building with a sign for M. Becker Furs. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3094, turns a corner on a sunny day in Chicago, passing by a fur storage shop and other local businesses. November 22, 1975 · Diversey and Larrabee, Chicago, IL A green and white bus with the number 3352 and destination 'HARRISON-CENTRAL' drives on a wet, snow-lined road under an overpass. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3352, travels down a snowy street in winter. December 16, 1975 · Harrison and Morgan, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive with the number 6842 is pulling a line of freight cars along a snow-covered track with a large building in the background. A Conrail train led by SD40-2 locomotive 6842, with 812 in tow, pulls a line of tank cars on a snowy day. c. 1976 to 1980 Two diesel locomotives, one blue Conrail and one yellow Union Pacific, on parallel tracks in a snowy industrial yard. A Conrail GP38-2 and a Union Pacific GP9 locomotive in a snowy yard. c. 1976 to 1980 A white and green CTA bus labeled '9207' is stopped on a wet city street, surrounded by 1970s cars and pedestrians in winter coats, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9207, on a wet winter day at the intersection of Wacker Drive and LaSalle Street in Chicago. January 2, 1976 · Wacker and Lasalle, Chicago, IL A night scene of a white rapid transit train on an elevated track, with a station platform and moving cars visible below. A CTA 2000-Series rapid transit car on an elevated structure at night, with a single person on the platform and cars streaking past below. January 9, 1976 · Addison Two diesel locomotives in Rock Island livery, numbered 271 and 253, are pictured on multiple tracks in a rail yard with a hazy background. Two Rock Island GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbered 271 and 253, lead a freight train through a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 24, 1976 · Clark and Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL A grey three-section articulated tram with a red front bumper and route number 2 runs on tracks beside a railed canal, with gabled canal houses, trees and a dark church behind it. An articulated Amsterdam tram on route 2 runs beside a canal under overcast skies. May 2, 1976 · Route #2 on Koninasplar, Amsterdam A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 30, is parked on a city street with a pink advertisement for The Evanston Bank on its side. Chicago Transit Authority bus 30, a GM New Look model, on route 204 Dodge to Howard station, in a green and white livery on a sunny day. June 12, 1976 · Sherman and Davis A red and cream streetcar numbered 4558 stands outside a brick carhouse with open bays, with a second streetcar behind it on the left under overhead wires. Toronto Transit Commission PCC streetcar 4558 signed WYCHWOOD and EARLSCOURT outside a brick carhouse dated 1921, likely the St. Clair carhouse in Toronto. September 14, 1976 · St. Clair, Toronto, Ontario A yellow streamlined streetcar with RAIL GRINDING CAR on its destination sign and W-30 on its front stands on yard track, with a second yellow streetcar behind it and stacks of rail and ties to the right. Toronto Transit Commission PCC rail grinding car W-30 in yellow work livery, likely at the Hillcrest yard in Toronto. September 14, 1976 · Hillcrest, Toronto, Ontario A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6020 pulls a freight train of boxcars and hoppers along a railroad track, with telephone poles and green bushes in the foreground. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6020 leads a freight train past a grade crossing, surrounded by overhead utility lines and green summer vegetation. c. 1977 to 1985 A blue Metra locomotive with a red roof and red-and-white chevron front, number 198, sits on tracks in a gravel yard with a building and maintenance equipment in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH diesel locomotive, numbered 198, in its early blue and red livery, captured in a railroad yard during winter. c. 1977 to 1980 A blue and white diesel locomotive with the number 48 and 'Illinois Central' lettering pulls a train on tracks in a city, with an elevated train and tall buildings in the background. An Illinois Central EMD F40PH #48 pulls a passenger train on the railroad main line in Chicago in 1977, with a Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series train on an elevated structure in the background. 1977 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A red-nosed, silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with its headlights on pulls a short train of stainless steel passenger cars around a snow-covered curve between wooded banks. Amtrak 594 leads a passenger train through falling snow on a curving double-track line, likely at Webster Groves, Missouri. January 6, 1977 · Webster Groves, MO A green and cream streetcar with destination sign N JUDAH TO 48th runs along a city street lined with older buildings and vertical hotel and shop signs while pedestrians cross behind it. San Francisco Municipal Railway PCC 1138, signed N JUDAH TO 48th, on Market Street, likely at 6th Street, San Francisco. April 22, 1977 · 6th and Market, San Francisco, CA A side view of a silver CTA 2400 series rapid transit car with red, white and blue stripes, numbered 2446, sitting on a flatcar marked MTTX 92177. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400 series rapid transit car, number 2446, is being transported on an MTTX flatcar at a yard. June 1977 · Conrisly, PA An empty vintage passenger car interior with rows of reddish-brown seats, chrome poles, and large windows, viewed from the aisle looking toward the far door. The empty interior of a vintage passenger car, showing rows of wooden seats and chrome poles. June 17, 1977 A black and orange diesel locomotive numbered 806 pulls two gray passenger cars on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with buildings and an elevated highway bridge in the background. A Milwaukee Road EMD F7 locomotive, number 806, pulling a consist of heavyweight passenger cars in a railroad yard. June 24, 1977 · Milw. Road Canal and Lake The interior of a Budd-built electric multiple-unit car, with rows of seats, grab rails, and the car number 2302 visible above the far door. The interior of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit car 2302, showcasing its seating and layout. July 11, 1977 A side-view of a light brown and black diesel locomotive with 'NORTHWESTERN' on the front and number 5030B on the side, stopped at a station platform with two people walking nearby. A Chicago and North Western EMD F7 diesel locomotive, number 5030B, stands at a station platform in Evanston, Illinois, with passenger cars coupled behind it. August 21, 1977 · Main St., Evanston, IL The burned-out shell of a CTA 2000-series rapid transit car sits on tracks in a scrap yard, with another similar car behind it, under an overcast sky. A stripped CTA 2000-series rapid transit car in a scrap yard, likely from the 1970s. August 28, 1977 A dark green CTA bus, number BW134, parked on a street in front of a brick building, viewed from a three-quarter front angle. A green Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, fleet number BW134, parked on a city street with a 'WORK P' destination sign. August 28, 1977 · Winona and Winthrop, Chicago, IL Three different types of electric railcars, one a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car and two former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban cars, are shown in a rail yard, with the front car stripped of its interior and equipment. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car and two former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban cars sit in a scrapping yard in Skokie, Illinois, in the 1970s. August 28, 1977 · Skokie, IL Looking down the aisle of an empty rapid transit car with wood paneling, rows of seats, and metal poles, with the number 420 visible above the far door. Interior view of a Chicago 'L' rapid transit car showing wood-paneled walls and vintage seating. September 5, 1977 A green and white CTA bus, model Flxible New Look, number BW-51, is parked on a street with a 'STATE-CERMAK' street sign visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number BW-51, is parked on a city street at the State and Cermak intersection on an overcast autumn day. September 18, 1977 · Cermak and State, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with a green and silver livery and the number BW-51 on its front, parked on an urban street with a sign reading 'STATE-CERMAK' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, fleet number BW-51, is parked on a city street. September 18, 1977 · CERMak and STATE, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific SD24 locomotive, number 409, is parked on tracks at a train station with a red brick building and a mountain in the background. A Union Pacific SD24 locomotive numbered 409 stands at a terminal with freight and passenger cars in the background. October 4, 1977 · Salt Lake City A green and white CTA motor bus, number 3418, on route 23, with a Cutty Sark ad on its side, parked on a city street. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3418, on route 23, photographed on a sunny day in the 1970s. October 21, 1977 · 38th Pl and Morgan, Chicago, IL Front view of a white and black Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 9310, driven by a man dressed as Santa Claus, on a city street lined with cars and decorated for Christmas. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 9310, operates a 'Free State Street Ride' during a snowy winter day, with the driver dressed as Santa Claus. November 25, 1977 · State and Adams, Chicago, IL A white, red and blue SEPTA bus numbered 6568 is parked on a street with bare trees and buildings in the background under a grey sky. A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority New Look bus, number 6568, in its red, white and blue livery, parked on a city street on an overcast winter day. c. 1978 to 1982 A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive with the number 4443, pulling a freight car and an Amtrak passenger car, parked on tracks next to a grassy roadside on an overcast day. A Soo Line SD40-2 locomotive, number 4443, stands with a mix of freight and Amtrak passenger cars on a private right-of-way on an overcast summer day. c. 1978 to 1984