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A white Neoplan bus on a city street with bare trees and snow, showing its destination as '22 TO HARRISON' and route as '22 CLARK HOWARD'. A Regional Transportation Authority Neoplan AN440 bus, number 005, on route 22 to Harrison and Clark Howard, captured on a winter day in Chicago. December 19, 1984 · Clark, South Port A white and orange CTA bus with '22 TO HARRISON' on its sign is driving on a city street with a water tower and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Neoplan bus on route 22 Clark Howard, heading to Harrison, at a street corner on an overcast winter day. December 19, 1984 · Clark and Halsted, Chicago, IL A nighttime scene of several Pace motor buses stopped at a terminal located in an expressway median, with people waiting, under a lighted shelter with route numbers 90 and 209 visible, and a car and bicycle parked nearby. Pace buses at a terminal in the median of an expressway at night, under a shelter marked with route numbers 90 and 209. c. 1985 to 1995 A yellow articulated tram with red doors and route number 4 on its roof comes along a city street lined with cafés and bare trees, while a pedestrian walks toward the camera on the sidewalk. Amsterdam tram 638 on route 4 runs past outdoor cafés, likely near Rembrandtplein. c. 1985 to 1995 A white Lemay Flxible Metro bus, number 065, drives down a snow-dusted residential street under a gray sky, with bare trees and houses in the background. A white Lemay Flxible Metro bus, number 065, travels down a residential street on an overcast winter day, displaying a destination of '2. KEGEDOCF'ANLL' and a large side advertisement for 'GO VEDNIKS'. c. 1985 to 1994 · Hwy 31, Milwaukee, WI Side view of a white and blue Sydney Buses motor bus with number 2760, parked under a steel railway bridge with a red anti-smoking ad on its side. A Sydney Buses GM New Look motor bus, number 2760, is parked on a street under an elevated railway structure, featuring a prominent anti-smoking public health advertisement. c. 1985 to 1995 A white, red, and blue RFTA bus, number 254, is parked at a street stop with mountains in the background. A Roaring Fork Transportation Authority bus, number 254, is parked at a stop in a mountain town on a sunny summer day. c. 1985 to 1995 A blue and red Metra locomotive pulling silver bi-level passenger cars along a railroad track with a water tower and smokestack in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 601, pulls a train of gallery cars on a winter day. c. 1985 to 1998 A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, number 9134, is stopped at a street intersection with traffic lights and pedestrians nearby. The street signs read N Austin Ave and W Montrose Ave. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9134, is seen at the intersection of N Austin Ave and W Montrose Ave on an overcast winter day. c. 1985 to 1995 A green and cream CTA bus drives down a city street lined with glass buildings and taxis, with a street sign for W Lake St visible in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7602, travels along West Lake Street in downtown Chicago in the late 1980s. c. 1985 to 1990 Two orange South Shore Line diesel locomotives, numbered 2001 and 2000, parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard. Two South Shore Line EMD F7 locomotives, numbered 2001 and 2000, in orange livery, posed in a yard in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN A side view of a two-level Chicago and North Western gallery passenger car, number 259, parked on tracks in a snowy rail yard under a clear blue sky. A Chicago and North Western gallery car, number 259, photographed in a rail yard on a clear winter day in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN A white and red Regional Transportation Authority bus, fleet number 1211, drives on a snow-covered expressway, with a yellow car in an adjacent lane. An RTA MAN bus, number 1211, travels on a snowy highway in Cicero, Illinois. January 16, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Cicero, IL A white and orange RTA bus with the number 1211 is driving on a snow-covered highway, with a yellow hatchback car nearby. A Regional Transportation Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 1211, travels on a snowy expressway in the Chicago area, alongside a yellow Volkswagen Rabbit. January 16, 1985 · Kennedy and Cicero, Cicero, IL A white Metro Transit bus with a red stripe and the number 1211 is driving on a snowy highway, with a yellow car and another vehicle visible in adjacent lanes. A Metro Transit bus, number 1211, travels along a snow-covered expressway, sharing the road with passenger cars. January 16, 1985 · 1211 and Cicero, Mpls, MN A white and blue Gray Line bus with the number 240 is driving on a snowy highway alongside other cars. A Gray Line - Chicago Flxible Metro bus, number 240, travels on a snow-covered expressway in the 1980s. January 16, 1985 · Kennedy and Cicero, Chicago, IL A silver and orange MCI motor coach with 'Continental Golden Charter' lettering drives on a snow-covered highway next to a dark car. A Continental Golden Charter MCI MC-9 bus travels on a snowy expressway alongside a dark coupe, circa 1980s. January 16, 1985 · 25 and Cicero A white and dark green CTA bus, number 9613, is parked on a snowy city street at night, with signs for a check cashing service and a pizza place visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9613, is stopped on a city street at night in winter, with snow along the curb and illuminated storefronts in the background. January 16, 1985 · Lawrence and Lelston A green and cream CTA bus with the number 9613 drives on a snowy, curving road under a bridge with a 'USED CARS JAMES AMC' sign. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9613, navigates a snow-covered curve under a bridge with a used car advertisement, likely on the Kennedy Expressway in the 1970s. January 16, 1985 · 54 and Kennedy A night scene showing a CTA bus on a snowy street with a pedestrian walking past a brightly lit snack shop and check-cashing store. A Chicago Transit Authority bus on route 51 Lawrence navigates a snowy street at night near a snack shop and a check-cashing store. January 16, 1985 · Lawrence and Elston, Chicago, IL A blue Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6543 moves across an elevated track above a snow-covered embankment and a building with a sign for AMC Jeep-Renault. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6543, travels over an elevated concrete structure on a snowy day. January 16, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 301, is parked on a snowy street corner at Elston and Kiona Streets. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 301, is parked on a snowy Elston Avenue in Chicago. February 5, 1985 · Elston, Chicago, IL A tan and gray Chicago Transit Authority train with the number 3203 and destination 'O'Hare' is on an elevated snowy track, with a highway and a Pan Am billboard nearby. Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car 3203, bound for O'Hare, on an elevated track in winter, with a Pan Am billboard in the background. February 9, 1985 A four-car train of stainless steel rapid transit cars with a tan front, numbered 2203, runs on elevated tracks next to a snowy highway under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit train, number 2203, travels on an elevated structure alongside a snow-covered highway. February 9, 1985 Two white Chicago 'L' cars travel on snow-dusted tracks next to a highway with cars driving on it; the lead car's number 2226 and route 22 are visible. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2226, operates on tracks in an expressway median during winter. February 9, 1985 An elevated view of a two-car train of silver Chicago 'L' cars, number 2226 leading, marked for O'Hare, traveling on snow-dusted tracks in the median of a multi-lane highway. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2226, heads toward O'Hare Airport along the Kennedy Expressway median on a winter day. February 9, 1985 A cream and green Chicago Transit Authority train labeled 8971 is on elevated tracks next to a snowy highway with cars. A CTA 2000-series electric multiple-unit car numbered 8971 travels on elevated tracks during a snowy day in Chicago. February 11, 1985 · Douglas and Kennedy, Cicero, IL The empty interior of a CTA 'L' car, looking down the aisle toward the far end, with seats on both sides and vertical poles for standing passengers. Interior view of a Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, showing its characteristic wood-grain paneling and seating. March 10, 1985 A silver CTA rapid transit train with the number 2260 travels on tracks next to a multi-lane highway, with cars and a truck on an overpass above. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2260, travels on a private right-of-way beside a highway, with an elevated overpass carrying traffic overhead. April 19, 1985 · Kennedy and Cicero, Chicago, IL A destroyed and overturned bus or trolleybus in a yard, surrounded by rubble and barrels under an overcast sky. The charred and overturned wreckage of a bus or trolleybus lies in a debris-strewn industrial yard. April 21, 1985 A green and cream CTA bus, number 1155, parked in a gravel yard with visible damage to its rear and side, showing a route 62 sign and advertisements. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 1155, sits in a yard with its side door open and rear bodywork heavily damaged. April 21, 1985 · South Shops, IL A white and orange CTA bus drives on a multi-lane highway under an overpass, with several cars from the 1970s around it, including a red station wagon and blue coupe. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1321, travels on an expressway median beneath a concrete overpass, surrounded by 1970s automobiles under an overcast sky. April 22, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with an orange stripe and a sign reading 'WHO'S IN FIRST?' drives on a multi-lane highway. Other cars are on the road and on an overpass above. Train tracks run parallel to the highway on the right. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40 bus, route 'WHO'S IN FIRST?', travels in the expressway median near the intersection of Cicero and Kennedy, alongside several cars in the 1980s. April 22, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL Two silver South Shore Line trains in a yard, one with a crumpled front end, beside a large dark building under a clear sky. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner train after a collision in a yard, with the lead car unscathed and the trailing car heavily damaged. April 28, 1985 · Michigan City, IN Two silver Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner cars, one with the number 1120, are coupled on a track in a yard under a clear sky with bare trees. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner electric multiple-unit train, number 1120, is shown in a rail yard. April 28, 1985 · Michigan City, IN A vintage orange and white bus with a 'CC' emblem on the back is parked in a lot next to a rusted white pickup truck, with houses and a fence in the background. A retired Chicago Coach Company Brill Brilliance bus, painted white and brown, sits in a paved lot with a rusty pickup truck nearby. May 11, 1985 · Berteau / Milwaukee, Chicago, IL A vintage brown and cream bus with a plastic-covered windshield is parked on an asphalt surface next to a brick building. A brown and cream GMC New Look bus, its windshield covered in plastic, sits idle on a city street. May 11, 1985 · 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI A Greyhound bus with number 7824 drives on a highway next to train tracks, surrounded by other vehicles and residential houses in the background. A Greyhound MC-8 motor bus, number 7824, travels on a busy expressway median alongside a semi-truck and other automobiles. May 17, 1985 · Hamlin and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue CTA bus with the number 6002 on its front, driving down a street with trees and a brick wall in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Scania bus, number 6002, is seen in action on a city street on a clear summer day. May 24, 1985 · Clark and Southport, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 6002, is driving down a city street on a sunny day with green trees and a brick wall in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 6002, in action on a sunny summer day. May 24, 1985 · Clark and Southport, Chicago, IL A red and cream CTA bus from the 1970s, number 3407, is parked on a street, its front roll sign reading Vincennes-77. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 3407, displays its destination as Vincennes-77 on a street in Chicago. June 7, 1985 · Racine and Washington, Chicago, IL A large Greyhound bus with a blue, white, and red livery is driving on a multi-lane highway, viewed from above with railroad tracks visible below. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 4918, travels on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, passing over railroad tracks. June 18, 1985 · Cicero Kennedy A silver CTA train car on an elevated track above a busy highway, with trees and houses in the background on a cloudy day. A CTA 2000-series electric multiple-unit car, number 64, travels on an elevated concrete viaduct over a highway, likely the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago. June 18, 1985 · Kennedy Expwy, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 7934, with route 82 to Kimball Homan, is stopped on a street next to pedestrians and buildings, with an Amoco sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority motor bus 7934 on route 82, at the corner of Foster Avenue, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. June 21, 1985 A white and green CTA bus with the number 9515 and route 81 Lawrence is driving down a city street lined with storefronts and trees on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9515, runs on route 81 Lawrence in a sunny summer street scene. July 6, 1985 · 81 and Kedvale Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes lead a long passenger train on one of several tracks under a clear blue sky, with a pale moon and a pole line overhead. Amtrak 223 and a second locomotive lead a passenger train past a station platform, likely at Oceanside, California. August 25, 1985 · Oceanside, CA A green single-unit streetcar with a pantograph runs on street track toward the camera on a wide boulevard, with apartment buildings, trees, a filling station and a red traffic light. Rome streetcar 2151 in green livery runs along a tree-lined boulevard past an IP filling station. September 2, 1985 · Rome An orange single-ended streetcar with a pantograph rounds a curve on double track in a tree-lined avenue, with traffic lights, parked cars and a CAPOLINEA sign in the foreground. Orange streetcar 2071 on a tree-lined avenue, likely in Rome, near a terminal stop for line 30. September 2, 1985 · Rome