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A white and maroon AATA bus with the number 323 is turning a corner on a street, with cars and a "Do Not Enter" sign in the background. An Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 323, on a street corner at dusk in the late 1980s. September 12, 1994 · State St Near Airport Drive, Ann Arbor, MICHIGAN A white and red AATA bus with the number 308 is driving down a street, with trees and a shopping center sign in the background during dusk. An Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 308, operates on a street in Ann Arbor, Michigan, during autumn dusk. September 12, 1994 · State St Near Airport Drive, Ann Arbor, MI A red double-decker tour bus with 'Deluxe Sightseeing Tours of Niagara Falls Ontario' on its side is parked on a street, with passengers boarding and people nearby. A red AEC Routemaster double-decker bus, number 35, operated by Double Deck Tours Limited, is parked on a street in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for sightseeing tours. September 13, 1994 · Niagara Falls, Ontario A white and green motor bus with 'The Niagara Parks Commission Peoplemover' lettering is parked on a street under a curved canopy. A driver is visible inside. A second bus with 'PACIFIC' on its side is in the background. A Niagara Parks Commission Peoplemover bus, a New Flyer D40, parked at a terminal in Niagara Falls, Ontario, under an arched canopy. September 13, 1994 · Niagara Falls, Ontario A red and white city bus numbered 145 drives down a paved street with a yellow school bus in the background and storefronts for Bondi's Pizza and Shaker Auto Body on the right. A London Transit Commission bus, number 145, on route 12 to Wharncliffe South, travels down a street in London, Ontario, passing a yellow school bus and local businesses. September 13, 1994 · London, Ontario A white and orange London Transit bus, number 236, is stopped on a city street with a passenger stepping aboard; the route sign reads '1A Kipps/Thompson' and the scene is set against a backdrop of residential houses and traffic lights. A London Transit bus number 236 on the 1A Kipps/Thompson route, with a passenger boarding on a street corner in London, Ontario. September 13, 1994 · London, Ontario A silver CTA rapid transit train with the number 2225 on its front is stopped at a station platform under a covered structure; signs above the platform indicate directions to O'Hare and the Loop. Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car 2225 at the O'Hare station platform. October 1994 A bright blue Metra locomotive, number 7, is stopped on railroad tracks near a street with a brick building and a tall apartment building in the background. A Metra SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 7, in solid blue livery, is shown at a grade crossing in Chicago. October 1994 · Canal Near Kinzie A white and green CTA bus, number 7503, is shown on a sunny day in a city setting with tall buildings behind it, while pedestrians walk nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7503, operates on route 44 in downtown Chicago with a backdrop of modern skyscrapers. October 1994 · Orleans at Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL A white and blue Pace motor bus with the number 2354 on the front is parked on a street lined with autumn trees. The side of the bus features a large advertisement for the 1994 World Cup sponsored by MasterCard. Pace bus 2354, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked on a street in Niles, Illinois, in 1994, displaying a wrap for the MasterCard-sponsored World Cup. October 16, 1994 · Golf Mill Shopping Center, Niles, IL A blue and white Pace motor bus, number 2354, with a soccer player wrap for the 1994 World Cup, is parked on a street with autumn leaves on the trees. Pace bus 2354, a GM New Look TDH-5303, displays a MasterCard 1994 World Cup wrap while parked on a street in Niles, Illinois, in autumn. October 16, 1994 · Golf Mill Shopping Center, Niles, IL A blue and white Pace bus with the number 2357 and a large Biography channel ad on its side, parked on a street with trees and other cars in the background. A Pace motor bus, number 2357, with a full-wrap advertisement for A&E's Biography channel, is pictured on a suburban street, likely near the Golf Mill Shopping Center Station. October 16, 1994 · Golf Mill Shopping Center Station A white and blue Pace bus, numbered 2354, is parked on a street with autumn trees and a clear sky, featuring a large MasterCard World Cup ad on its side. A Pace Motor bus with a MasterCard 1994 World Cup advertisement, photographed on a street in autumn. October 16, 1994 · Golf Mill Shopping Center, Niles, IL A white Pace bus is parked at a curb-side stop with people nearby, surrounded by parked cars and trees showing autumn colors under a clear sky. A Pace Flxible Metro bus, number 2346, displaying route 240, is seen at a suburban bus stop with autumn trees and a parking lot in the background. October 16, 1994 A white and yellow Pace bus with the number 1902 parked on a street with autumn-colored trees and other cars in the background. A Pace bus numbered 1902, operated as a Niles free bus, is parked on a street lined with trees in autumn. October 16, 1994 · Golf Mill Shopping Center, Niles, IL A white and blue CTA bus with the number 9812 is driving down a city street, with a blue taxi and pedestrians nearby; a building with a 'Lakeside Bank' sign is in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9812, operates on the 24 Wentworth route along a city street with modern buildings. October 17, 1994 · Wacker and Clark, Chicago, IL Front view of a vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus with 'Suggestion bus' on its sign, parked in a yard with other buses visible behind it. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus 5441, repurposed as a 'Suggestion bus' for public outreach, photographed in a yard with retired buses in the background. October 20, 1994 · East Troy, WI A white and yellow Pace bus, number 8853, is parked at a bus stop on a street with autumn trees in the background. A Pace Orion V bus, number 8853, is parked at a bus stop on an overcast autumn day, displaying route 30 to Humboldt Park. November 1994 · Touhy and Overhill, Chicago, IL A stack of junked buses, mostly in dark green and white livery, in a salvage yard with overhead power lines and a steel tower visible against a gray sky. Scrapped Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses are stacked in a salvage yard, with one bus displaying fleet number 9681. November 19, 1994 · Ewing 93 CT A lineup of decommissioned white Pace buses with blue and yellow stripes, parked behind a dark fence with overhead power lines in the background under a gray sky. A row of retired Pace motor buses, including numbers 9613, 7623, 146, 411, and 8040, are lined up for scrapping behind a corrugated metal fence on an overcast winter day. November 19, 1994 · Ewing Rear view of several decommissioned buses in a scrap yard, with the closest one showing fleet number 9681, under a gray, overcast sky with power lines overhead. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9681, in a scrap yard with other decommissioned buses, under an overcast sky. November 19, 1994 · Ewing A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4054 and destination 125 LAKE is driving on a city street with tall buildings in the background. CTA bus 4054, a GM New Look model, runs route 125 LaKE on a bridge in downtown Chicago on an overcast day. December 1994 · Franklin St Bridge/Chicago River, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus numbered 9054 is driving on a wide city street, with tall glass and steel skyscrapers behind it and other cars nearby. Chicago Transit Authority motor bus 9054, a New Look TDH-5303, travels on a city street with downtown skyscrapers in the background. December 1994 · Orleans at Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL A white and red CTA bus numbered 1620 is turning on an urban street, with tall glass buildings in the background and a few pedestrians on the sidewalk. Chicago Transit Authority bus 1620 on route 37 to Fullerton station, crossing a bridge in downtown Chicago against a backdrop of 1970s skyscrapers. December 1994 · Franklin Bridge/Chicago River, Chicago, IL A white and blue charter bus with the number 91 on the front, labeled 'Dale's Charter Service,' is driving on a city street with tall glass buildings behind it and a yellow taxi nearby. A Dale's Charter Service Flxible Metro bus, number 91, is seen on a city street in Chicago, with the Merchandise Mart and downtown skyscrapers in the background. December 1994 · Orleans at Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 9114 is stopped at a street corner, with a destination sign reading 44 Wallace/Harline/67th and a white building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 9114, on route 44 Wallace/Harline/67th, stopped at a street corner under a clear sky. December 1994 · Hubbard and Wells, Chicago, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4736, is shown from the front three-quarters view driving down a street next to a tan brick apartment building on a cloudy day. Other cars are parked and driving nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4736, on route 152 to Cumberland, navigates a street corner on an overcast winter day. December 3, 1994 · Addison and Nottingham, Chicago, IL A yellow and white DART bus drives down a city street with brick buildings and parked cars in the background. A yellow and white DART Flxible Metro bus, number 1212, is shown driving on a city street in Dallas under an overcast sky. December 6, 1994 · San Jacinto and Akard, Dallas, TX A yellow and white motor bus with the number 3323 on the front is driving down a city street lined with brick buildings. A tan car is blurred in the foreground, and a church with a sign reading 'FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH' is visible in the background. A yellow and white Dallas Transit System Flxible Metro bus, number 3323, travels down a city street past a brick church. December 6, 1994 · Ervay and San Jacinto, Dallas, TX A yellow and white articulated bus with DART lettering is parked on a city street next to a building with a YMCA banner and a street sign for Akard Street. A DART Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 1019, is parked on the street in downtown Dallas, Texas, near a YMCA sign and a street sign for Akard Street. December 6, 1994 · A Kard and San Jacinto, Dallas, TX A yellow and white DART bus drives down a wet city street, passing a large brick church with orange string lights and parked cars along the curb. A Dallas Area Rapid Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 0205, travels down a city street past a church adorned with festive lights. December 6, 1994 · Ervay and San Jacinto, Dallas, TX Two green and yellow diesel locomotives numbered 6641 and 6625 on a yard track, with a red and white locomotive numbered 2052 and the red end of a passenger car at left, trees and houses behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6641 and 6625, in green and yellow, sit in a yard beside red WSOR 2052. c. 1995 to 2005 Two tour buses, one white with red stripes and the other beige with orange stripes, both marked 'Hop in', are parked in a city square. Several pedestrians are walking around, and modern buildings line the background under a cloudy sky. Two 'Hop in' tour buses are parked in a large paved square in front of modern buildings under an overcast sky. c. 1995 to 2005 A side view of a group of people boarding a bright orange passenger train with brown trim, set against a backdrop of grassy hills and trees on an overcast day. A group of people board a bright orange New Zealand passenger car, number AB0036, on a scenic rural rail line. c. 1995 to 2000 Three diesel locomotives, one silver with LMX lettering, one green with a Burlington Northern logo, and one yellow and red with Santa Fe lettering, are seen traveling on a railroad main line through a grassy field. A consist of three diesel locomotives from LMX, Burlington Northern, and Santa Fe travels along a main line through a dry, grassy landscape under a clear blue sky. c. 1995 to 2000 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4006 and route 156 LaSALLE on its sign is driving down a city street lined with tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 4006, operates on route 156 LaSALLE in downtown Chicago during the day. c. 1995 to 2005 · La Salle and Wacker, Chicago, IL A long freight train with BNSF and Santa Fe locomotives runs on a railroad main line through an open, dry grassland under a blue sky with scattered clouds. A BNSF Railway consist led by locomotives 4411 and 4475, followed by a line of former Santa Fe locomotives, travels across a dry, grassy plain under a clear blue sky. c. 1995 to 2000 A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, route 125, is turning on a city street with tall buildings in the background on a summer day. A white Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 9854, on route 125, turns on a city street in summer 1995. 1995 · Eans and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4723, is driving down a city street with commercial buildings and signs in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 4723, on route 56 Milwaukee, captured in an action shot on a city street in 1995. 1995 · Milwaukee and Polaski A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4814 is driving down a city street with parked cars and storefronts in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4814, on the 3 King Drive route, travels down a city street in clear summer weather. 1995 · Michigan and 23rd, Chicago, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4730 is driving on a city street, with a destination sign reading '41 Elston/Clybourn' and a street sign for Franklin visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4730, on route 41 to Elston/Clybourn, captured in 1995 at the Wacker and Franklin intersection. 1995 · Wacker/Franklin, Chicago, IL A white, red, and gray CTA bus, number 4489, on route 44 Wallace/Racine, drives across a bridge in a city setting. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4489, on route 44 Wallace/Racine, is shown crossing a bridge in Chicago. 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus is driving down a city street with brick buildings and other cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4117, on route 38 to 63rd/Stony in Chicago on a sunny day in 1995. 1995 · 38 and 17th St, Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4039, is driving on a multi-lane bridge in the city, with modern buildings and traffic in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4039, travels on a city bridge in 1995, with its destination sign reading '125 to RR SINS'. 1995 · Wacker West of Franklin A white CTA bus, number 4030, is shown from a three-quarter front view driving on a street bridge in a city. A pedestrian walks on the bridge's walkway alongside the bus, with large buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4030, on route 125 Express, is captured crossing a steel truss bridge in downtown Chicago on an overcast autumn day in 1995. 1995 · Franklin /Orleans Bridge, Chicago, IL A red double-decker bus is parked on a wet, snowy street in front of a brick building with a large Michael Jordan mural and a sign for Michael Jordan's Restaurant. A red Pace double-decker tour bus is parked on a snowy Chicago street in front of Michael Jordan's Restaurant. January 1995 · La Salle Between Grand and Illinois, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue CTA bus marked with the number 9893 and route 125 is driving across a steel truss bridge with tall city buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9893, crosses the Franklin Street Bridge in downtown Chicago during the 1980s. January 1995 · Franklin St Bridge, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA bus numbered 1608 drives on a wet city street with snow on the ground, surrounded by tall buildings and other vehicles, including a yellow taxi. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1608, navigates a wet, snowy street in downtown Chicago, with tall glass buildings reflected in the puddles. January 1995 · Orleans and Chicago River, Chicago, IL