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A line of diesel locomotives from CP Rail and the Soo Line are parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with a beige station wagon in the foreground. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive and a consist of Soo Line locomotives are lined up in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with a beige station wagon parked nearby. c. 1987 to 1990 A light blue double-decker bus with a Continental Lite plane advertisement drives down a Chicago street, with a tall skyscraper and a red brick building in the background on an overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority double-decker bus, likely a New Look TDH-5303, is seen on a city street with a full-wrap Continental Lite advertisement in the late 1980s. c. 1987 to 1991 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 4118, is driving down a street on a clear day with a "Leon's" restaurant sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 4118, a New Flyer D40LF, operates on route 63 to Stony Island on a sunny day in 1987. 1987 · 63rd and Harper, Chicago, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4012 on its front bumper is driving on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN bus, number 4012, operating in downtown Chicago in 1987. 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4148 on the front bumper and 'NOT IN SERVICE' on the destination sign, driving on a city street with a sedan alongside it. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 313 bus, number 4148, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading 'NOT IN SERVICE' in 1987. 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL Front view of a green, yellow and white T.A.B.E.C. bus with the number DC 1 and a GM 'Schoolbus' emblem on its grille, parked in a gritty urban lot. Front view of a T.A.B.E.C. GM New Look bus numbered DC 1, parked on a winter day. February 21, 1987 · Englewood, Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a dark green, weathered bus with the number BW 35 on its front and side, parked on a snowy, muddy lot next to a chain-link fence and bare trees. A weathered green Chicago Motor Coach Company GM TDH-3612 bus, number BW 35, parked in a snowy yard. February 21, 1987 · 162nd and State Front view of a dark green CTA work bus labeled 'BW 47' parked next to a yellow bus in a yard. A green CTA work bus, BW 47, is parked in a yard, with a yellow bus partially visible beside it. February 21, 1987 · L Englewood Front view of a green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3177, with its route sign reading 7699, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees in the background. A front view of Chicago Transit Authority bus number 3177, a Flxible New Look model, parked in a yard during winter. February 21, 1987 · Warren and Englewood Front view of a yellow CTA bus, number BA135, with a broken windshield and a '16 Lake | Madison Ashland' destination sign, parked next to a green CTA bus in a gravel yard with bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number BA135, is parked in a yard with a cracked windshield, displaying the route '16 Lake | Madison Ashland'. February 21, 1987 · E and 2362, Englewood, IL Front view of a blue and white CTA bus with 'Mobile Voter Registration Unit' lettered on its front, parked in a yard with a truck behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8573, repurposed as a Mobile Voter Registration Unit, photographed in a yard during winter. February 21, 1987 · Warren and Englewood A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 769, painted with a holiday-themed design of a cartoon knight and a menorah, is parked on a gravel lot next to a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 769, is shown in a festive holiday paint scheme featuring a cartoon knight and a menorah, parked on a street in winter. February 21, 1987 · Hillside, IL A dark green and black CTA bus with bus number 769 on the front, decorated with a colorful holiday mural featuring a cartoon knight and a menorah, parked next to a brick building on a gravel lot. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 769, is parked in winter with a holiday-themed mural painted on its front and side. February 21, 1987 · E and 8476 J Englewood A three-quarter front view of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1975, with 'cta Information bus' signs on the front and side, parked on a gravel lot with bare trees and utility poles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 1975, painted in a special 'Information bus' livery, is parked on a gravel lot in winter. February 21, 1987 · Hillside, IL A silver CTA train with red and blue stripes, car number 2081, stopped at an elevated station platform with a sign that reads Addison; the background shows city buildings under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2081, at the Addison station on an elevated structure. April 19, 1987 · Howard/Addison, Chicago, IL A white and silver CTA bus number 312 is parked on a city street beside railroad tracks under a clear blue sky, with its destination sign reading "84 Peterson". A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 312, is parked on a street next to a railroad crossing, showing its destination as "84 Peterson" with a via to "Bryn Mawr Sheridan". May 8, 1987 A red, white, and blue Chicago 'L' train marked '2585' travels on an elevated track between buildings, with a platform visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, numbered 2585, heads toward the Lake-Dan Ryan line on an elevated structure in Chicago. May 17, 1987 · Lake and Dan Ryan, Chicago, IL A high-angle view of a Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit train, car number 2594, stopped at an elevated station with a rusty roof. The destination sign reads 'LAKE + DAN RYAN'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 2594, is shown at an elevated station platform. May 17, 1987 · Lake and Dan Ryan, Chicago, IL An elevated train with the number 2468 on its front, stopped at a station with a rusty roof, in a city setting. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2468, at an elevated station platform in Chicago. May 17, 1987 · Wabash and Adams, Chicago, IL A silver articulated city bus with blue and red stripes drives on a multi-lane road; trees and buildings are in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7100, on a 'Culture Bus North' route, driving on a city street in summer. June 7, 1987 · Fullerton Commonwealth CTA articulated bus number 7100 on a clear day, displaying route 147 Outer Dr Exp, parked on a street near a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7100, is shown on a sunny day with its destination sign reading 147 Outer Dr Exp to Michigan Congress. June 9, 1987 · Foster and Albany, Chicago, IL Rear three-quarter view of a decayed white and teal bus with rusted body panels and a damaged roof, parked in a yard. A heavily rusted and stripped Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, likely at the South Shops, undergoing scrapping. June 13, 1987 · South Shops, IL A green, yellow, and silver Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1226, parked on a street with trees and a lake visible behind it. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus 1226 in green and silver livery, shown in a three-quarter front view on a paved street with trees and a lake in the background. June 27, 1987 · 69th and Ashland, Chicago, IL A long, blue, white, and red Greyhound bus numbered 1181 drives on a highway, viewed from above; cars and trucks are in adjacent lanes, and railroad tracks run along the right edge. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, numbered 1181, travels on a multi-lane highway next to railroad tracks, with a mix of cars and trucks in surrounding lanes. July 27, 1987 · Hamlin and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A light blue and dark blue trolleybus with the number 240 and destination 'Höhenmatt' is driving on a tree-lined street, powered by overhead wires. A light blue Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich trolleybus, number 240, heads towards Höhenmatt on a sunny summer day. September 1987 · Zurich, Switzerland A green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, numbered 9631, is parked on a city street with its destination sign reading '77 BELMONT-CENTRAL'. In the background, a red and cream CTA diesel bus is visible along with a few pedestrians. Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus 9631 on route 77 Belmont-Central, parked at a downtown terminal with a CTA diesel bus in the background. October 5, 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A red and cream CTA bus, number 3407, is parked on a city street with a destination sign reading 'ARCHER EXPRESS ARCHER-HARLEM' and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3407, in red and cream livery, displays 'ARCHER EXPRESS' and 'ARCHER-HARLEM' on its front sign, parked at a city street corner. October 5, 1987 · Washington and Clark, Chicago, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with a red stripe, numbered 4177 and displaying 'NOT IN SERVICE' on its front sign, is moving down a street with buildings and other cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN bus, number 4177, marked 'NOT IN SERVICE', drives on a city street. October 5, 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4148, with 'NOT IN SERVICE' displayed on its front sign, is driving on a city street with other cars and tall buildings nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 323 bus, number 4148, displays 'NOT IN SERVICE' on its destination sign while on a city street in the 1970s. October 5, 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 605, parked on a city street with tall buildings in the background and a yellow taxi visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible motor bus, number 605, is captured in a three-quarter front view on a city street, displaying its route to Adams-State and Outer Drive Express. October 5, 1987 · Clark and Washington, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 605, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street with a yellow taxi and a police car in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 605, on a city street with its destination sign reading 'Outer Drive Express' and 'Adams-State'. October 5, 1987 · Washington Clark A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus is on a flatbed truck on a multi-lane highway, surrounded by 1980s cars and a motor coach, with railroad tracks visible on the right. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9923, is transported on a flatbed truck along a busy expressway in Chicago during the 1980s. October 5, 1987 · Ainslie and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A white, yellow and green bus labeled 9886 is on a flatbed truck on a highway surrounded by cars, with autumn trees and railroad tracks nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9886, is transported on a flatbed truck along a multi-lane highway in autumn. October 5, 1987 · Ainslie and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A silver and orange double-decker electric train car with the number 119 on its front moves along curved tracks in a sunlit rail yard with multiple overhead wires and a city skyline in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, numbered 119, navigates a curved track in a rail yard under overhead wires. November 14, 1987 · 18th Street, Chicago, IL A yellow and white CTA motor bus numbered 7177 drives on a wide highway with several cars, including a taxi, under a clear sky with bare trees alongside the road. A CTA bus numbered 7177 travels along a multi-lane highway in Chicago, surrounded by cars and under a clear sky in the early 1980s. November 14, 1987 · Southshore Dr. A silver and blue Greyhound motorcoach, fleet number 6428, with a 'Scranton' destination sign, is driving on a city street past a multi-story parking garage while a cyclist rides on the sidewalk. A Greyhound New Look bus, number 6428, on a city street with a Scranton destination sign, passing a parking garage in what appears to be Philadelphia. December 17, 1987 · 10th and Filbett, Philadelphia, PA A white and red CTA bus with the number 8117 on the front, displaying route 76 to Chestnut on its sign, driving on a city street at dusk with Christmas lights on the buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF, fleet number 8117, operating on route 76 to Chestnut in the evening with holiday decorations in the background. December 17, 1987 · 76 and Chestnut A white, red, and blue articulated bus with 'cta' lettering and the number 7109 on a city street with a building displaying 'METROPOLIS' and holiday lights in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 384 articulated bus, number 7109, on a winter day, displaying route 147 Outer Dr Exp, parked on a city street in front of a store with holiday lights. December 30, 1987 · State and Madison, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue articulated bus from the Chicago Transit Authority, numbered 7109, is parked on a city street during the winter holidays, with storefronts and pedestrians visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7109, is parked on a city street in front of a building with holiday lights. December 30, 1987 · State and Madison, Chicago, IL Two black Illinois Central diesel locomotives, numbered 6014 and 6252, with Operation Lifesaver logos stand on a yard track beside a covered hopper and orange containers, with several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6014 and 6252 in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1988 to 1999 · Midlothian, IL A black diesel switcher numbered 1495 with Illinois Central lettering stands on yard track beside a gravel road, framed by trees with yellowing leaves. Illinois Central 1495, a black switcher, in a yard under autumn trees. c. 1988 to 1999 · Midlothian, IL A white Pace bus with the number 33 drives on a city street at an intersection, with a white taxi cab and a white delivery van also present. A modern building with large windows is in the background. A Pace Flxible Metro bus, number 33, navigates a Chicago street corner in the 1990s, with a taxi and a delivery van nearby. c. 1988 to 1996 A cream and black articulated bus with 'Stadtwerke Gütersloh SWG 29' on its side and 'Deutscher Herold' advertising, parked under a blue metal canopy. An articulated Mercedes-Benz O 305G bus, number 29, of Stadtwerke Gütersloh, is parked at a terminal under an overhead structure in the late 1980s. 1988 A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4347 is stopped on a city street in front of a two-story house, with a green street sign for East 87th Street visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4347, is shown in service on the 87 Western route at the intersection of East 87th Street and Escanaba Avenue in Chicago in 1988. 1988 · E 87th St and Escanaba Ave, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red articulated bus with the number 7014 on a snow-lined street, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN SG 220 articulated bus, number 7014, navigates a snowy street in Chicago during winter. January 3, 1988 · Stockton and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 5031 is seen from a three-quarter front view, pulling two other locomotives on a set of tracks, with a white building and bare trees in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5031, leads a three-unit consist on a railroad main line in a winter scene, with industrial buildings in the background. February 28, 1988 · Archer and Western, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 5031 and two matching locomotives are on a set of tracks next to a road with a car, with bare trees and a large brick building in the background under an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5031, leads a consist through an industrial area in winter. February 28, 1988 A green and cream CTA bus numbered 1192 drives down a sunny street, with bare trees and a red car in the background. The destination sign reads '27 So. Deering'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 1192, travels down a tree-lined street in the spring, displaying route 27 to South Deering and Torrence. April 30, 1988 · 104th and Mainstee