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Side view of a Soo Line freight train with two locomotives, numbers 6027 and 737, on a railroad track beside a road with bare trees in the background. A Soo Line freight train with SD40-2 #6027 leading GP38-2 #737 on a winter day. c. 1978 to 1985 A red Soo Line locomotive with the number 2410 is in a rail yard with a blue Mack truck, a white rental truck, and a front-end loader nearby, under a cloudy sky. A red Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2410, is parked in a rail yard surrounded by trucks and construction equipment on an overcast day. c. 1978 to 1980 A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus with the number 7161 on the front is stopped at a street intersection with a cyclist and a pedestrian nearby. The background shows a building with a Lakeside Bank sign and a traffic signal. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible articulated bus, number 7161, is stopped at an intersection on Wacker Drive, with a cyclist and pedestrians nearby. c. 1978 to 1983 A dark blue and white diesel locomotive, number 7000, is shown at a three-quarter front angle, parked on tracks in a railroad yard with grass and buildings in the background. Illinois Central Gulf SD40-2 locomotive number 7000 is parked in a yard on a clear summer day in 1978. 1978 · McCook, IL A silver and orange double-decker commuter train car with the number 1548 on its side, parked in a rail yard next to another identical car with number 345, under an overcast sky. The logo on the side is a red 'I'. An Illinois Central Highliner electric multiple-unit car, numbered 1548, is shown in a yard in 1978, with another Highliner, number 345, visible on an adjacent track. 1978 · 83rd St. Yard A silver and orange double-decker commuter train with the number 810 is on a set of tracks, with bare trees and overcast sky in the background. An Illinois Central Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 810, on a winter day in 1978. 1978 · 64th Street A silver and orange electric train car, number 317, is stopped at a station platform next to a white building with a 'For Sale' sign, under an overcast sky in 1978. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit car, number 317, at a station platform in Chicago in 1978. 1978 · Exchange and 77th St., Chicago, IL A front view of a cream-colored Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 9633, driving down a snowy residential street with parked cars on both sides and bare, snow-laden trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9633, travels down a snow-covered street on route 82 Kimball-Ravenswood. January 1, 1978 · Argyle and Kimball, Chicago, IL A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 384, is shown on route 153 at night, traveling down a street past storefronts and a parked car. CTA New Look bus #384 on route 153 to Wilson and Ravenswood, captured at night on a Chicago street. January 6, 1978 · State and Lake, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a red, white, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3444, on a city street at night with its headlights on and a driver visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3444, operating route 157 to Streeterville at night in downtown Chicago. January 6, 1978 · Randolph and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A snow-covered CTA 4000-series rapid transit car, number 23, labeled 'Skokie Swift,' is stopped at a station platform with a water tower visible in the background. A CTA 4000-series electric multiple-unit car, number 23, in Skokie Swift livery, stands at the Howard Street station platform on a snowy day in the 1960s. February 13, 1978 · Howard St., Skokie, IL A Southern Pacific GP35 diesel locomotive, number 6564, pulls a freight train on a sunny day with snow-capped mountains in the background. Southern Pacific GP35 #6564 leads a freight train through a yard in Colton, California, with snow-capped mountains in the background. February 19, 1978 · Colton, CA A vintage dark green and orange electric train with the words ILLINOIS CENTRAL on its side, running on tracks next to a street in a winter scene. An Illinois Central Electric multiple-unit train, numbered 1802, moves along a street-level track in Chicago under overhead wires. March 12, 1978 · 76th and Exchange, Chicago, IL An interior view showing a panel of dials, wires, and a mounted radio unit inside a vehicle. A close-up of vintage electrical equipment and a radio inside a vehicle cab. March 12, 1978 An elevated train car with red, white and blue stripes, labeled CTA 2460, stopped at a station platform in an urban setting with office buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2460, at an elevated station platform, with a destination sign reading 'Douglas Milwaukee'. April 16, 1978 · Milwaukee Polk St., Milwaukee, WI A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car with gray body and red and blue stripes is stopped at an elevated station with wooden platforms and metal canopies on an overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car stands at an elevated station platform under an overcast sky. April 16, 1978 · Milwaukee 18th St., Chicago, IL A silver CTA rapid transit train with red, white, and blue stripes, numbered 305, is stopped at an elevated station platform under a clear sky. A CTA 2600 series rapid transit car, numbered 305, is shown at a station platform with its destination sign reading 'Douglas Milwaukee B'. April 22, 1978 · 18th and Paulina, Chicago, IL A blue, red and silver CTA train car marked 203 on elevated tracks next to brick buildings under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 203, travels on an elevated structure in Chicago. April 22, 1978 · Congress and North Av., Milwaukee, WI A Rock Island diesel locomotive, number 4901, painted in orange and yellow, is coupled to a matching caboose on a set of tracks in a rail yard with other trains visible in the background. Rock Island SW1200 diesel locomotive #4901 leads a caboose through a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 23, 1978 · Blue Island, IL A red and yellow Rock Island freight locomotive numbered 4901 is parked on a set of tracks next to a matching caboose, with other trains visible in the background under a gray sky. Rock Island diesel locomotive 4901, an EMD SW1200, sits coupled to a caboose in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. April 23, 1978 · Blue Island, IL An orange and dark brown interurban train on elevated tracks with snow on the ground and a city skyline in the background. A South Shore Line interurban train, led by car 103, sits on the elevated tracks in downtown Chicago during winter. April 23, 1978 · Randolph and Michigan, Chicago, IL A blue and white diesel locomotive with the Rock Island 'R' logo on the front is crossing a wet street, with several cars parked nearby and a signal tower in the background. A Rock Island F7 diesel locomotive, number 652, leads a passenger train across a wet street crossing in Blue Island, Illinois, likely in the early 1970s. April 23, 1978 · Blue Island, IL A silver rapid transit train with red and blue stripes, numbered 121, is stopped at an elevated station platform on a wet, overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 121, at an elevated station on a rainy winter day. May 5, 1978 · Milwaukee and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A cream and green three-section tram with a pantograph on a fenced track down the middle of a wide street, with modern office buildings and parked cars at left, the Wicküler brewery sign on a hill in the distance, and a line of bollards in the foreground. A Wuppertaler Stadtwerke articulated tram runs on its reserved track in the middle of a wide street in Wuppertal, likely in the late 1970s. May 11, 1978 · Bemberestrabe-Bumgallee, Wuppertal A green and cream South Shore Line train car, number 80, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign, is moving along tracks beside a street lined with buildings and parked cars under a clear sky. A South Shore Line electric multiple-unit car, #80, in its green and cream livery, is shown on a street running section in Evanston, Illinois, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign displayed. May 13, 1978 · 27 South Blvd, Evanston, IL A silver CTA train with red underframe, led by car 207, on an elevated track next to a brick building. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit train, led by car 207, on an elevated track in Chicago. May 29, 1978 · Lake and Clinton, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car, number 2177, is stopped at an elevated station platform on a clear day, with city buildings in the background. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2177, is shown at an elevated station platform in Chicago. May 29, 1978 · Lake and Clark, Chicago, IL A side-view of a Chicago Transit Authority train, marked cta 2486, running on an elevated concrete structure above a highway, with construction equipment visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2486, travels along an elevated expressway median on a sunny summer day. May 29, 1978 · Jefferson Park Yds., Chicago, IL A silver rapid transit train with black front and red underframe is stopped at an elevated station; the lead car displays number 907 and destination 9 - LAKESHORE. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train, led by car 907, is shown at an elevated station platform, likely on the Lakeshore route. May 29, 1978 · Lake Dahr-Yan A green and cream CTA bus with route 6 Jeffery Exp is on a city street, with other buses and the Marina City towers visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9200, a New Look TDH-5303, runs on a city street with the distinctive Marina City towers in the background. June 2, 1978 · State and Lake, Chicago, IL A yellow, unpainted diesel locomotive with a high short hood and covered windows sits inside a large industrial building, with workshop equipment in the background. An unpainted EMD GP9 diesel locomotive under construction in a GM Electro-Motive Division shop. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A large, unpainted diesel locomotive under construction inside a factory, resting on wooden blocks with its engine block and exhaust stacks visible. An unpainted EMD diesel locomotive, likely an SW1200, sits on wooden blocks inside a factory shop. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A large, tan-colored, partially assembled piece of rail equipment on a flatbed is being built inside a factory with high windows and steel beams, with another piece of machinery labeled 'D7' visible in the background. An unidentified piece of heavy rail equipment under assembly inside a large industrial shop, likely at the Electro-Motive Division facility in McCook, Illinois. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL Front view of a yellow SW1200 diesel locomotive inside a large industrial maintenance shop with exposed steel beams and overhead lighting. A yellow SW1200 diesel locomotive is shown inside a large maintenance shop, likely at a GM-EMD facility in McCook, Illinois. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A side view of a tan diesel locomotive with a long hood, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under a clear sky. A tan EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, likely operated by GM, is shown in a yard with a GN freight car in the background. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A rail yard scene with several flatcars carrying large beige equipment boxes, numbered 653, 655, 656, and 657, under a bright sky with a power line in the background. A row of large, beige-colored generators or equipment units, numbered 653 through 657, are loaded on flatcars in a rail yard under a clear sky. June 10, 1978 · McCook, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority training bus, number BT2, is parked under a concrete underpass. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look training bus, numbered BT2, is pictured under an underpass. June 23, 1978 · Cermak and Ogden, Chicago, IL A vintage red streetcar with the number 460 on its rear is being carried on a flatbed tow truck outside a brick building, with a few people standing nearby and a car parked in the background. A red Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 460, is loaded onto a flatbed tow truck in a yard at dusk. July 16, 1978 · Cermak, Chicago, IL A blurry nighttime photo of a multi-lane highway in Chicago, with a red-fronted bus and several cars, lights streaking across the dark scene. A nighttime view of a busy Chicago expressway with buses and cars in traffic, illuminated by streetlights and headlights. July 16, 1978 · Adams and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A red, white and blue CTA bus is driving on an elevated highway at dusk, with a person walking on the sidewalk and city lights in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus travels along an elevated highway at dusk, with a pedestrian walking on the overpass. July 16, 1978 · Pulaski A vintage red and cream streetcar numbered 460 is stopped on a city street at night, with people standing nearby and a car parked on the right. A Chicago Transit Authority Master Unit streetcar, number 460, on the 21 Cedar Prairie route at night, with people gathered on the sidewalk. July 16, 1978 · Lincoln and Wrightwood, Chicago, IL A red and cream vintage streetcar labeled '460' and 'CHICAGO' is being hauled on a flatbed truck down a city street at night, with an orange tow truck and a 'LOUNGE & CATERING' sign visible in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 460, is being transported on a flatbed truck at night. July 16, 1978 · Orieans, OH Two silver Amtrak Metroliner trains with red and blue stripes sit on a gravel track under wires, with a yellow construction vehicle and two people on the rear platform. Two Amtrak Metroliner electric multiple-unit cars, numbered 414 and 407, are parked on a gravel yard track under overhead wires, with a front-end loader nearby and two people standing on the rear platform. August 13, 1978 · 42 South Blvd, Evanston, IL A green and white electric multiple-unit train, number 406, marked 'NOT IN SERVICE', is stopped on an elevated track beside a station platform, with overhead power lines and a brick building in the background. South Shore Line Master Unit 406, marked 'NOT IN SERVICE', sits on an elevated track at a station platform in Evanston, Illinois. August 13, 1978 · 4/1 and 28, Evanston, IL 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 A silver electric train with a red and blue stripe, marked 'Not in service,' is stopped at a station platform with a wooden work car and two workers behind it. A sign reads 'EVANSTON.' A South Shore Line Highliner train, number 587, is shown at a station platform with a 'Not in service' sign in the front window, accompanied by a work car with two workers on board. August 13, 1978 · Howard St., Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus drives on a snow-covered street, with storefronts in the background and another bus partially visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3542, drives through falling snow on a city street. September 6, 1978 · State and Randolph, Chicago, IL A long, one-story brown brick building with many closed roll-up doors and one boarded-up bay, graffiti on the doors, a wet street in the foreground and an overcast sky. A shuttered brick building with a long row of overhead doors, likely a former streetcar carbarn, near Lincoln and Wrightwood in Chicago. September 17, 1978 · Lincoln and Wrightwood, Chicago, IL