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Two Soo Line locomotives, numbered 2010 and 2405, stand side by side on an elevated track behind a striped barrier, with a water tower in the background. Two Soo Line diesel locomotives, an SD40 and a GP7, on an elevated structure under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A blue Bangor and Aroostook locomotive #56 and an orange and black Wisconsin & Calumet locomotive #52 are parked on parallel tracks in a grassy railroad yard under an overcast sky. Two diesel locomotives, Bangor and Aroostook #56 and Wisconsin & Calumet #52, sit idle in a weed-choked railroad yard. c. 1970 to 1980 Three CTA buses parked in a yard with stop signs and a building in the background. Three Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 9638, 5634 and 5471, are parked in a bus yard on a sunny day. c. 1970 to 1980 A single electric multiple-unit train car, number 42, with a red, white and blue stripe, sits on elevated tracks under a clear sky, with a 'Linden Howard' sign in its front window and a Holiday Inn in the background. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Master Unit 42, painted in its 1970s livery, is shown on the elevated tracks in Chicago with a 'Linden Howard' destination sign. c. 1970 to 1982 A yellow and dark green diesel locomotive with the number 8618 and 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering on the front, parked on tracks in a yard. Chicago and North Western SD24 locomotive 8618 at a yard, with another locomotive visible in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A yellow Chicago and North Western caboose numbered 11035 sits on tracks in a rail yard, with a clock tower and buildings in the background under a clear sky. Chicago and North Western caboose 11035 in its yellow 'Safety First' livery, parked in a rail yard with a clock tower visible in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 Two green Burlington Northern SD40-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 7105 and 3149, pull a freight train across a grade crossing on a cloudy day. Burlington Northern SD40-2 locomotives 7105 and 3149 lead a freight train through a grade crossing in the 1970s. c. 1970 to 1980 A side view of a Santa Fe freight train moving across a rocky, arid landscape under a clear blue sky. A Santa Fe freight train travels through a desert landscape with mountains in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and tan diesel locomotive with "PRECISION" and number 3634 on its side, parked on a railway track next to other railcars. A Precision SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 3634, is parked in a yard, with other railcars visible nearby. c. 1970 to 1985 Side view of several Soo Line locomotives on a track in a gravel yard, under a grey, overcast sky. The engines are painted in red, white, and black livery with 'SOO' branding. A lineup of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including GP9s 2032 and 763, sits idle in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A side view of an orange caboose with the number 01512 and 'Rio Grande' lettering, parked on snowy tracks, with a billboard reading 'CHICAGO' and a red locomotive visible in the background. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad caboose numbered 01512 sits on a snow-covered track in a yard, with a red locomotive in the background. c. 1970 to 1988 A green and white CTA bus, numbered 9101, drives on a steel bridge in a city with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9101, travels across a steel truss bridge in downtown Chicago under an overcast sky. c. 1970 to 1980 A white, red, and blue CTA bus numbered 4066 is parked on a street corner next to a bakery with a pedestrian crossing the road in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4066, is parked on a city street near a bakery on an overcast winter day. c. 1970 to 1985 A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3706 is parked under a large steel elevated train structure. A person walks in front of the bus, and a black steam locomotive is visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3706, marked 'Not in Service', is parked under an elevated structure, with a person walking nearby and a historic steam locomotive on display in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 · Wells and Quincy, Chicago, IL Side view of a blue CTA bus with passengers inside, framed by pillars in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 25, in two-tone blue livery, is seen on a city street. c. 1970 to 1985 A black Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 6016 is seen on a raised railroad bridge, with the Sears Tower and Chicago skyline visible behind trees in the distance on an overcast spring day. A Burlington Northern SD40 diesel locomotive numbered 6016 passes a raised bascule bridge with the Chicago skyline, including the Sears Tower, in the background. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and yellow Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 4120, on an elevated track next to a building with a yellow 'HAND CAR WASH' sign. A Burlington Northern GP9 diesel locomotive, number 4120, travels on an elevated structure past a hand car wash sign. c. 1970 to 1980 A green and yellow Burlington Northern caboose numbered 12581 is parked on train tracks beside a brick building, with a grassy slope in the foreground under an overcast sky. A Burlington Northern bay window caboose, number 12581, in green and yellow livery, sits on a railroad main line on an overcast winter day. c. 1970 to 1980 A side view of a bright blue passenger train car with 'BLUEWATER' and 'BMC 5302' written on its side, parked on tracks with a maroon car behind it and people visible in the doorways. A blue 'BLUEWATER' passenger car, BMC 5302, stands on the tracks in a yard with another car behind it. c. 1970 to 1985 Side view of an Amtrak Blue Water passenger train with a gray heavyweight car numbered 325, stopped at a grade crossing with a red and white striped crossing gate. An Amtrak Blue Water passenger train with a heavyweight coach numbered 325 at a grade crossing. c. 1971 to 1982 A blue Wisconsin Calumet Railroad locomotive numbered 617 is parked in a grassy yard next to an Amtrak passenger car and a gray boxcar under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Calumet Railroad GP9 locomotive numbered 617 sits on a track next to an Amtrak passenger car at a yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1971 to 1987 A side view of a Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive with red and black paint, numbered 6096, pulling a gray freight car with DM&E lettering, in a grassy rail yard with utility poles and overcast skies. A Canadian Pacific EMD SD40 locomotive, number 6096, leads a freight car in a rail yard under an overcast sky. c. 1971 to 1980 A white, orange, and blue bus with the number 869 and 'Freeport' on its sign is parked at a street-level station. Behind it, a yellow taxi and a tan car are visible. Above, people stand on an elevated train platform marked 'LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FREEPORT'. A Long Island Rail Road Flxible New Look bus, number 869, is shown at the Freeport station with a yellow taxi and a passenger car nearby. c. 1973 to 1980 A front three-quarter view of a green and silver CTA bus numbered 301 on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under a metal elevated structure with a person walking beside it. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 301, on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under an elevated structure with a passenger boarding. c. 1973 to 1980 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A red and white CTA bus with number 4419 is driving on a city street with buildings and a flag in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4419, heads down a city street on the C route to Broad & Geary. c. 1973 to 1986 A green and white CTA bus with the route sign reading '51 Sheridan / Foster' drives on a wet, snow-covered street with Christmas decorations visible on a storefront in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7531, travels down a snowy city street during the holiday season. c. 1973 to 1987 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 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 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 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 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 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 white and orange bus, number 5044, is driving down a city street on a sunny day. Storefronts for Grodins and Macy's are visible, along with overhead wires and a few pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Flxible New Look bus, number 5044, operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, travels along a city street past the Grodins and Macy's department stores. c. 1979 to 1989 Side view of a maroon and red-orange cab-unit diesel locomotive, number 901, lettered Wisconsin & Calumet, with tarps, lumber, pipes and an old red cabinet on the gravel in front of it and trees behind. Wisconsin & Calumet diesel locomotive 901, named Rock County, stands in a gravel yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1980 to 1997 · Wisconsin and Calumet, Janesville, WI A green and white CTA bus, number 7861, is shown from the front, with another CTA bus, number 731, partially visible to the left. A red Volvo 740 Turbo is in the foreground. The scene is under a large, rusty elevated train structure on a snowy street. Two CTA buses, numbers 7861 and 731, operate under an elevated train structure on a city street in winter. c. 1980 to 1990 A diesel locomotive painted yellow and blue, numbered 7773 and lettered LRCX, sits on a track in front of a metal building with a person visible in the doorway. LRCX 7773, a yellow and blue EMD B39-7 diesel locomotive, is parked on a private right-of-way in front of a maintenance building on a clear summer day. c. 1980 to 1999 A view down a cracked concrete platform at a commuter rail station, with two sets of tracks, a small station building, and a few people and cars visible. An empty commuter rail station platform with a few people waiting, surrounded by parked cars and utility poles under an overcast sky. c. 1980 to 1995 A white and blue articulated bus drives down a street beside a Mobil gas station, with a brown Volkswagen hatchback and a red motorcycle nearby. An articulated bus navigates a city street in the 1980s, passing a Mobil gas station and vintage cars. c. 1980 to 1990