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An elevated view of a green, yellow, and white Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7178, driving on a multi-lane street with a sidewalk and business signs visible nearby.

A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7178, is shown in service on a city street. May 27, 1988 · State and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL

An articulated CTA bus drives on a multi-lane highway with several cars, under an elevated overpass on a sunny day.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D60 articulated bus, number 7126, operates on route 164 along an expressway median on a clear summer day. June 1, 1988 · Stevens0N and J Damen

An elevated, angled view of a green and white articulated bus driving on a highway with several cars, with an overpass and city buildings in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 333 articulated bus, number A070, travels on a highway median in Chicago, surrounded by 1980s automobiles. June 6, 1988 · Damen and Stevenson, Chicago, IL

A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls silver passenger cars on tracks beside a grassy slope with graffiti, with city buildings and an elevated train in the background.

A Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 109, pulls a consist of silver Gallery cars along a private right-of-way, with the Chicago skyline and an elevated CTA train in the background. June 7, 1988 · Clark and 19th St., Chicago, IL

A silver train with red and blue stripes travels on an elevated track with the Chicago skyline behind it on a clear day.

A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit train approaches on an elevated structure with the Chicago skyline in the background. June 7, 1988 · Lake and Dan Ryan, Chicago, IL

A white and blue CTA bus with the number 7936 is turning onto a city street, with a red car and a Fairplay store sign visible in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7936, operates on route 51 to Drexel Square at a city intersection on a sunny summer day. June 11, 1988 · 51st, Chicago, IL

A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1226, turning on a city street with a destination sign reading '5151 | Drexel Square'.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1226, on route 51 to Drexel Square, captured on a city street in the 1970s. June 11, 1988 · 51st, Chicago, IL

Side view of a red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1201, standing on tracks next to a flatcar carrying a semi-trailer, with industrial buildings and utility poles in the background under an overcast sky.

Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive #1201 at a rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. July 1988 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL

A white articulated bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 7187, is on a city street under a green traffic light with trees and parked cars in the background.

An articulated CTA bus numbered 7187, bound for Mich-Wrgr, travels down a street on a sunny day. July 1, 1988 · State and Cullerton, Chicago, IL

A white CTA bus with green and orange stripes, number 9524, turns a corner on a sunny day, with storefronts and cars in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9524, operates on the 81 Lawrence route in a sunny urban street scene. July 23, 1988 · Lawrence and Keeler, Chicago, IL

A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1101, is driving on a street under a concrete overpass on a clear day.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1101, operates on route 85 Central/Harrison under an overpass on a sunny day. September 23, 1988 · Milwaukee, WI

A front three-quarter view of a white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 1389, parked on a street under a bridge, next to a white van and near a food stand sign.

A weathered Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1389, parked on a city street under an overpass, with a white Ford van and a 'Demon Dogs' storefront in the background. October 4, 1988 · Fullerton and Sheffield, Chicago, IL

Greyhound Flxible Metro bus 1405 in 'Americruiser' livery, operating on the Milwaukee-O'Hare Express route, parked at a terminal. November 25, 1988 · Kennedy Cumberland

A white and blue Greyhound bus with the number 8434 is driving down a city street lined with cars and tall buildings, with a street sign reading 'Bach Place' visible on the left.

A Greyhound Flxible Metro bus, number 8434, marked 'SPECIAL', travels down a street in Philadelphia near Bach Place on a sunny day. December 11, 1988 · Broad and Bach Pl., Philadelphia, PA

A light gray streetcar with a red front band, number 2163, signed 23 TO-BIGLER, runs on street track past a brick building and a construction site with scaffolding.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority streetcar 2163 on route 23 to Bigler, likely at 12th and Locust Streets in Philadelphia. December 12, 1988 · 12th and Locust, Philadelphia, PA

A white, red, and blue trolleybus with the number 806 and destination sign reading '79 Delaware-Snyder' is driving down a city street lined with brick buildings and parked cars.

A SEPTA Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 806, operates on Route 79 along a city street under overhead wires. December 12, 1988 · 11th

A white NJ Transit bus with a tri-color stripe crosses a blue bridge, with city buildings and other cars in the background.

An NJ Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 7448, on route 7, crossing a blue steel bridge under an overcast sky. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA

A white NJ Transit bus with the number 7446 is driving on an elevated highway under a large blue billboard that reads 'Trump Castle: Where Better Is Not Enough!', with a blue metal bridge structure overhead and cars in the background.

An NJ Transit bus on an elevated highway with a Trump Castle billboard in the background. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA

A blue, red and silver Greyhound bus is driving across a bridge under an overcast sky.

A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 5122, is captured in motion on the Ben Franklin Bridge. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA

A white and red articulated bus with the number 7023 is driving on a city street, next to a white delivery truck with 'Bell Beverage' lettering, with bare trees and a building in the background.

A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7023, operates on the 27th-ALLEGHENY route on a winter day. December 13, 1988

A white streetcar with a red and blue stripe and a 23 10-BIGLER sign passes under a dark steel railroad bridge, with parked cars on the left and a second streetcar in the distance.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2788 on Route 23 to 10th and Bigler passes under a railroad bridge, likely at 12th and Noble in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 12th and Noble, Philadelphia, PA

A gray and white streetcar with a red band, signed 23 Germantown Ave Bethlehem Pike, rolls along a street beneath a dark steel viaduct with cars parked beside it.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2168 on route 23 to Germantown Ave and Bethlehem Pike passes under a railroad viaduct. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA

A white streetcar with a red front stripe and a 23 Germantown Ave Bethlehem Pike sign comes toward the camera under a dark steel viaduct, with parked cars on the left and traffic behind.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2104 on Route 23 Germantown Ave–Bethlehem Pike, passing under a steel railroad viaduct, likely at 11th and Callowhill in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA

A cobblestone street lined with parked 1980s cars and brick industrial buildings. Two rail tracks run down its center and cross other tracks in the paved foreground, and a dark steel overpass spans the street.

Embedded rail tracks in a cobblestone street at 11th and Noble, with a crossing in the foreground and a steel railroad overpass beyond. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Noble

An NJ Transit bus number 7643 with a Philadelphia destination sign, parked on a street with a brick wall and tow-away signs in the background.

An NJ Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 7643, is parked on a city street with 'PHILADELPHIA' displayed on its destination sign. December 14, 1988 · Broad and Commerce

Front view of a white and orange SEPTA bus driving on a city street under a dark elevated structure, with parked cars and a red building in the background.

A SEPTA bus numbered 8253 travels under an elevated structure on a city street in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA

A black, orange, and yellow Southern Pacific steam locomotive numbered 4449 travels on a track through a wintery, wooded landscape with bare trees and dry grass.

Southern Pacific steam locomotive 4449, a GS-4, pulls a passenger train through a rural, wooded area in winter, emitting a large plume of smoke. December 17, 1988 · Gold Hill, OR

Black Illinois Central diesel locomotives numbered 8750 and 8709 parked on a yard track beside piles of ties, with a gravel lot, bare trees and a water tower under an overcast sky.

Illinois Central locomotives 8750 and 8709 in a yard beside stacks of railroad ties. c. 1989 to 1999

An articulated tram with a grey front and red doors, wrapped in yellow and blue advertising and showing route 24 Stationsplein, moves along a city street in front of shops and pedestrians, with bollards along the sidewalk.

Amsterdam tram 840, in an all-over advertising wrap, runs on route 24 to Stationsplein past shops that appear to be on the Damrak. c. 1989 to 1999

A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5958 stands on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, under a gray sky.

A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5958 is photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL

A red and black Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5958 sits stationary in a rail yard with a gravel foreground and a light pole in the background.

A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5958, is parked in a yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL

A white bus with red and yellow stripes, marked CAT and number 1206, is driving on a city street with a United States Post Office building in the background.

A CAT bus number 1206, a Flxible Metro model, operates on route 16 to Oberlin on a sunny day. May 2, 1989 · Raleigh, NC

A Metra train, led by a blue and red F40PH locomotive numbered 100, travels along a set of tracks bordered by trees and utility poles on a clear day.

Metra F40PH locomotive #100 leads a consist of Highliner commuter cars through a suburban area on a sunny summer day. May 16, 1989 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL

A green and cream CTA bus numbered 1226 is turning at a street intersection with traffic lights and other cars visible, under a clear sky.

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 1226, runs on route 74 Fullerton in the mid-1970s, captured at an intersection with a Goodyear sign in the background. July 23, 1989 · Kedzie

A photograph of three blue Conrail diesel locomotives, numbers 5070 and 5087 visible, moving along tracks in a rail yard with industrial buildings in the background.

Three Conrail SD40-2 locomotives, led by #5070, run through a Chicago rail yard in the late 1970s. September 3, 1989 · 18th St., Chicago, IL

A red and blue Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 6205, is positioned at the front of a train in a railroad yard with a large crane visible in the background.

A Soo Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive, number 6205, leads a consist including another SD40-2, number 6215, on a main line track in a yard setting. September 30, 1989 · 56th St.

A red and gray Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5814, leads a train on tracks running through a paved street, with a brick building and smokestack in the background.

A Chicago and North Western locomotive consist, led by SD40-2 5814, travels along a street-level track in a Chicago neighborhood. September 30, 1989 · J Archer

A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, route 156 to LaSalle, drives down a city street with other cars, including taxis, and pedestrians nearby.

A Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 9318, on the 156 LaSalle route, is seen on a downtown street in summer, with a 'YAHOOO!' ad on its side and other vehicles in the background. October 5, 1989 · LaSalle and Randolph, Chicago, IL

A white and black CTA 2200-series rapid transit car, numbered 2203, is parked indoors in a dimly lit shop with its destination sign reading 'O'Hare Doubles'.

CTA 2203, a 2200-series rapid transit car, is shown in a maintenance shop at night. October 7, 1989 · Brooklyn, NY

A silver, orange, and red electric train with pantographs, labeled 'Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad', is at an elevated station platform. Parked cars are visible alongside the tracks.

Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Pullman-Standard electric multiple-unit cars at a station platform. October 27, 1989 · New Randolph St. Station, Chicago, IL

A green Metra diesel locomotive numbered 9019 moves through a snow-dusted rail yard with multiple tracks and Amtrak passenger cars in the background.

Metra locomotive 9019, an EMD F40PH, pulls a passenger train through a snowy rail yard in Chicago, with Amtrak cars visible in the background. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Canal St., Chicago, IL

A Metra train with locomotive number 115, painted in blue with red and white stripes on the front, travels along a set of tracks next to a road with some snow on the ground and bare trees.

Metra locomotive 115, an EMD F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars through a snowy, suburban right-of-way in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Cicero (Montrose), Chicago, IL

A blue and red diesel locomotive with a white and red chevron front, numbered 161, pulls a line of silver passenger cars along snow-covered tracks in winter.

Metra F40PH locomotive 161, in red, white, and blue chevron livery, leads a train of gallery cars on a snowy winter day along the Rock Island District. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd. and Clark St., Chicago, IL

An Amtrak freight train with two locomotives and several passenger cars on a snowy day in a rail yard with city buildings in the background.

An Amtrak train led by locomotive 361, followed by 330, travels through a snowy rail yard near downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd. and Canal St., Chicago, IL

A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with a red, white and blue stripe leads stainless steel passenger cars along double track, past a brick interlocking tower, a signal bridge and a tall brick smokestack, with dry winter grass and patches of snow in the foreground.

An Amtrak passenger train, led by a diesel locomotive whose number appears to end in 7, passes an interlocking tower at what the note identifies as Mayfair Junction, Chicago, in winter. November 24, 1989 · Mayfair Jct, Chicago, IL

A high-angle view of an Amtrak passenger train at a snow-dusted station, showing the rear of a silver coach with a red and blue stripe.

An Amtrak Amfleet I coach, number 34073, sits at a snowy station platform, with another Amtrak car visible on an adjacent track. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt Rd and Wells St., Chicago, IL

Elevated view of two grey Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes pulling express cars and passenger cars through a snowy multi-track throat, with a highway viaduct and office buildings behind.

Amtrak locomotives 361 and 330 lead a train past snowy ground near Canal Street and Roosevelt Road in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL

A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 333, with red, white and blue stripes, leads a second locomotive, a baggage car and passenger cars along snow-dusted tracks, with an elevated roadway and large buildings behind.

Amtrak 333 leads a second locomotive and a passenger train over the snowy tracks near Canal and Roosevelt in Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL