Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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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 A white and red motor bus labeled 'Art Miller Tours' and numbered 1380 is parked on a city street beside a green and white Checker taxi. A large Art Deco-style building stands behind them. An Art Miller Tours bus numbered 1380 is parked on a Chicago street next to a green and white Checker taxi, with an Art Deco building in the background. c. 1980 to 1990 Three silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes stand on yard tracks in front of a long tan building, and a car's side mirror shows in the lower right corner. Amtrak locomotives 321, 218 and 406 in a yard, photographed from a car. c. 1980 to 1995 A yellow trolleybus with passengers drives down a city street past a Panasonic store and other buildings; a white van and a motorcycle are also on the road. A yellow trolleybus with a KARELIA ad, likely from Athens, is captured on a street with a Panasonic store in the background. c. 1980 to 1995 A white bus with 'Pirate's Cove Free Shuttle Bus' lettering and the number 287 on the front drives down a street lined with trees and power lines on a clear, sunny day. A white Flxible Metro bus, number 287, operated by Pirate's Cove as a free shuttle, is seen driving down a tree-lined street on a sunny day. c. 1980 to 1995 A white CTA bus chassis, numbered 217, is parked on a city street with cars and a gas station in the background. A white CTA Motor bus, fleet number 217, chassis only, parked on a street corner in Chicago during the 1980s. c. 1980 to 1990 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 2465 is parked in a yard, with a pile of old train wheels and trucks in the foreground and another locomotive visible behind it. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2465, sits in a rail yard with another locomotive behind it and discarded truck assemblies in the foreground. c. 1980 to 1995 A red and black Soo Line diesel locomotive sits on tracks in a yard under a bridge, with a yellow school bus driving above and freight cars nearby. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is seen in a railyard under a concrete overpass with freight cars and a school bus passing overhead. c. 1980 to 1990 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A snow-covered train station platform with signs for Track 2 and Track 0 at the Hammond-Whiting, Indiana station, with multiple tracks and a distant train visible. A snow-covered train station platform with signs for Track 2 and Track 0 at the Hammond-Whiting, Indiana station. c. 1980 to 1990 · 105 ST. NEAR 103rd A white, red, and blue SEPTA bus with the number 402 on its front, driving down a city street with buildings and parked cars in the background. A SEPTA New Look bus, number 402, operates on a city street. c. 1980 to 1990 A long freight train with yellow and blue locomotives moves across a barren, rocky desert under a clear blue sky with distant mountains. A Santa Fe freight train travels across a desert landscape with mountains in the distance. c. 1980 to 1995 Several articulated buses from the Chicago Transit Authority are parked side-by-side in an asphalt lot in front of a brick building on an overcast autumn day. A row of Chicago Transit Authority articulated buses, including a yellow-and-white 2[?]544, parked in a yard in the 1980s. c. 1980 to 1990 A blue, white, and silver Keeshin motor bus is turning a corner on a city street, with a street sign reading 'W CLARK ST' in the background and other cars nearby. A Keeshin Flxible Metro motor bus turns a corner on a sunny day in a Chicago street, with W Clark Street signage visible. c. 1980 to 1997 A green and cream CTA bus numbered 3706 with a 'Kedzie/Jackson' sign is on a city street, with background cars from the 1990s. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3706, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading 'Kedzie/Jackson' in a likely 1997 scene. c. 1980 to 1997 An articulated bus painted in pink, white, and green with a TOCA logo drives on a paved road with grass on the side and a few pedestrians nearby. A Flxible Metro articulated bus labeled 'M1' for TOCA travels down a suburban road. c. 1980 to 1990 A white CTA bus with the number 9665 and route 41 is driving on a city street, with tall glass buildings and construction barriers in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 9665, is shown on a city street with a backdrop of modern skyscrapers. c. 1980 to 1995 A white, red, and blue CTA bus with the number 9938 and route 41 sign is driving on a city street near a bridge with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9938, operates on route 41 near a downtown bridge in winter. c. 1980 to 1996 · Franklin/Orleans Bridge, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, number 9860, drives across a grey steel bridge with tall city buildings in the background under a cloudy sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9860, crosses a steel truss bridge in downtown Chicago on an overcast day. c. 1980 to 1990 A white and red CTA bus with the number 9194 is stopped on a city street with tall buildings in the background and a green and white taxi nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 9194, on a winter day at the intersection of Clark Street. c. 1980 to 1990 A row of Chicago Transit Authority buses, including an articulated model, parked on a paved lot with a red car in the foreground and autumn foliage in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 763, is parked in a line with other buses in an urban lot during autumn. c. 1980 to 1995 A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6826, with 'Operation Lifesaver' lettering, leads a short train of freight cars on a snowy day. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive numbered 6826, painted in Operation Lifesaver livery, leads a short freight consist in a winter yard setting. c. 1980 to 1995 Side view of a long blue and yellow passenger train with 'BLUEWATER' lettering crossing a street; people stand nearby with a bicycle, and a sign reads 'RAILROAD CROSSING 2 TRACKS'. A Bluewater passenger car, number C 9466, passes a grade crossing on a cloudy day, with spectators watching. c. 1980 to 1999 Side view of two yellow and green diesel locomotives coupled on a track with a white signal house labeled 'BRYN MAWR' to the right, in a winter landscape. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotives, 6851 and 6826, one in standard livery and the other in Operation Lifesaver special livery, are coupled together on a railroad right-of-way at Bryn Mawr. c. 1982 to 1995 Two yellow and green Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbered 6826 and 6851, are coupled together on a set of railroad tracks in a yard, with freight cars behind them and snow on the ground. Two Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 6826 and 6851, are shown in a yard with a string of freight cars, the lead unit displaying an 'Operation Lifesaver' safety decal. c. 1982 to 1995 A silver and blue electric railcar with the number 50 on the front, stopped at a station platform under a clear sky, with city buildings in the background. South Shore Line Silverliner car 50 at an elevated station on a summer day, with a destination sign reading 'Linden Howard'. c. 1982 to 1990 A black steam locomotive with its headlight on approaches a grade crossing on a cloudy day, surrounded by spectators and parked cars along the roadside. Norfolk and Western steam locomotive No. 611 approaches a grade crossing, with onlookers gathered on the side of the road as it emits a plume of dark smoke. c. 1982 to 1995 A red Soo Line locomotive with the number 6054 is in the foreground, leading a train, while a black Norfolk Southern locomotive with the number 4146 is visible behind it on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SD40 locomotive numbered 6054 leads a train past a Norfolk Southern EMD SD40-2 numbered 4146 on a cloudy day. c. 1982 to 1990 A dark blue Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive numbered 4011 is parked in a yard, with a yellow Union Pacific locomotive behind it, under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 locomotive, number 4011, stands in a rail yard beside a Union Pacific locomotive. c. 1982 to 1990 A black Norfolk Southern locomotive, number 9239, is traveling on a railroad track beside a bare tree and a grassy embankment under an overcast sky. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9239, is seen on a private right-of-way during winter. c. 1982 to 1990 A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes drives down a city street next to a light blue minivan, with a building and a Merlin's Muffler & Brake sign in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus on a city street, passing a vintage minivan and a Merlin's Muffler & Brake sign. c. 1982 to 1990 A yellow articulated tram, numbered 638 and signed 4 station rai, comes down a busy shopping street with tram tracks, lined with brick buildings and shop signs, and a clock tower in the distance. Amsterdam tram 638 on route 4 to station RAI, with the Munttoren tower behind it. c. 1983 to 1996 A side view of a blue and white Sydney Buses motor bus, number 2383, with a Toyota Corolla ad, parked beside a road under leafy trees. A Sydney Buses New Look motor bus, number 2383, is parked on a city street with a 'Really Roomy New Corolla' advertisement on its side. c. 1983 to 1990 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with blue and red stripes, numbered 4741, is turning a corner on a snow-lined residential street, with brick houses and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4741, operates on route 152 Addison in a snowy residential street during the late 1980s. c. 1983 to 1991 A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4283, drives down a snow-covered street with tall buildings and a modern church in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4283, is seen on a snowy city street in front of the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist. c. 1983 to 1995 A white and red CTA bus drives on a wet, snow-dusted street in downtown Chicago, with glass skyscrapers and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4062, navigates a wet, snowy city street in front of modern skyscrapers. c. 1983 to 1995 A green and cream CTA motor bus with the number 9150 on its front is driving on a city street with tall skyscrapers in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 9150, travels on a city street in front of a modern glass skyscraper. c. 1983 to 1995 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7110, not in service, on a summer city street with taxis and a traffic cop directing traffic. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 7110, marked 'Not in Service,' is seen on a city street in summer, surrounded by taxis and other vehicles. c. 1983 to 1993 A white and red CTA Flxible Metro bus, number 478X, is driving down a city street under an elevated train structure, with several cars nearby and a red building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 478X, travels under an elevated structure on a street in Chicago, likely during the 1980s. c. 1983 to 1990 A white, red, and blue CTA bus, number 4690, is turning on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4690, operates on Route 156 toward Union St. on a city street. c. 1983 to 1998 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4017, is driving on a wet street in front of tall glass buildings on a rainy day. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4017, drives on a wet city street in the 1980s with a backdrop of modern skyscrapers. c. 1983 to 1995 Interior view of a bus showing the driver in uniform, seated at the wheel, with a farebox displaying the number 5367 and operator CTA. A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver seated at the wheel of a Flxible Metro bus, number 5367, with the farebox and interior features visible. c. 1983 to 1998 A red, white, and blue CTA rapid transit train on elevated tracks with buildings and a utility pole in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, fleet number 3[?]6, travels along an elevated track under overcast skies. c. 1983 to 1990 Two white Pace buses with blue and yellow stripes are parked at a bus terminal under a concrete overpass, with bare trees and a clear sky in the background. Two Pace motor buses parked at a terminal under an overpass in winter. c. 1984 to 1990 Side view of a blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive number 162 on a track next to a sidewalk and utility pole, with a commuter car partially visible behind it. Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive number 162, painted in blue and orange livery, is shown on a private right-of-way in a suburban setting. c. 1984 to 1995