Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
Eras

1990s

2191 photographs
A white and red Egged bus is stopped at a red light on a busy urban street in Israel, with people on the sidewalk and other vehicles around it. An Egged Mercedes-Benz O405 bus, number 68940, is stopped at a traffic light on a city street in Israel, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and other buses and cars nearby. c. 1984 to 1995 A roadside view of a Pace and CTA bus terminal on a winter day, showing several buses parked under a covered structure, with people waiting and a line of 1980s cars parked nearby. A Pace and CTA bus terminal in the 1980s, with leafless trees and vintage cars in the foreground. c. 1984 to 1990 Two white transit buses, one with Pace livery and number 8876 and the other with CTA livery, are parked under a covered structure with overhead signs, with bare trees visible in the background. A Pace and a Chicago Transit Authority bus are parked side-by-side at a terminal in winter, circa 1980s. c. 1984 to 1990 A red and white Metra locomotive numbered 607 pulls a line of silver passenger cars along snow-covered tracks beside a street and buildings. A Metra GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 607, leads a commuter train through a snow-covered street crossing in Chicago. c. 1984 to 1990 A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 187 pulls a silver passenger car on multiple tracks in a railyard with an industrial building and orange construction equipment in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 187 pulls a gallery car through a railyard on an overcast winter day. c. 1984 to 1995 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 6043, labeled 'INSTRUCTION BUS' and 'TRAINING BUS,' is on a city street with pedestrians and taxis in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 6043, marked as an instruction and training bus, is stopped at a city intersection under a 'ONE WAY' sign. c. 1984 to 1996 A white and red articulated city bus drives down a street lined with parked cars and modern buildings, with people on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7025, operates on a city street with its destination sign reading '27th-ALLEGHENY'. c. 1984 to 1990 A white SUV tows a long, brown flatbed trailer with 'cta' and 'Skokie Shop' lettering down a street lined with storefronts, including a liquor store and a Zenith sign, under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority flatbed trailer, marked 'Skokie Shop Rail Service Delivery Miniature Train,' is being towed through a street intersection by a white SUV on an overcast day. c. 1984 to 1990 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 Several CTA buses parked at a covered terminal at night, with people boarding and a car parked nearby. CTA New Look buses at a terminal at night, with passengers boarding and a sedan parked nearby. c. 1986 to 1995 A white and blue CSX locomotive with the number 1123 is coupled to a bright orange Amtrak boxcar in a railway yard. A person in a blue hard hat walks on the tracks nearby, with industrial buildings and a clear sky in the background. A CSX EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 1123, coupled to an Amtrak boxcar, number 17121, in a rail yard with a man walking nearby. c. 1986 to 1992 A photograph showing multiple railroad tracks in the foreground and a building in the background with signs for CSX Transportation's Chicago Division Barr Yard and safety messages, under an overcast sky with light snow on the ground. A winter scene at CSX Transportation's Chicago Division Barr Yard, featuring a building with safety slogans and a nearby billboard. c. 1987 to 1999 A winter scene in a railroad yard with several locomotives parked on snow-covered tracks, including Canadian Pacific red engines and a yellow GATX engine, with a sign reading 'ENGINES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON SCALE WEIGH-RAILS'. A snowy railroad yard scene featuring Canadian Pacific locomotives 5067 and 4248 next to a GATX GP38-2 and another CP engine. c. 1987 to 1996 A red double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' and 'Luxury Service with a Smile!' lettering is driving on a city street with skyscrapers in the background. A red double-decker bus from the Chicago Motor Coach Company, number 555, drives on a city street under an overcast sky. c. 1987 to 1995 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 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 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 and grey diesel locomotive numbered 4490, coupled to a blue bulkhead flatcar and a red-orange flatcar, beside a railroad crossing with signals and a waiting car. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 4490 shoves flatcars past a grade crossing on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 Side view of a red and white diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern, number 2052, parked in a yard between a green locomotive numbered 7204 and a faded green and cream locomotive numbered 6622, under an overcast sky. Wisconsin & Southern 2052 in a rail yard between Wisconsin & Southern 6622 and Burlington Northern 7204. c. 1990 to 2002 A quiet, overcast day at the Northbrook train station with no trains, two people on a bench, and a modern brick building in the background. The Northbrook train station on an overcast winter day, with two people waiting on a bench and no train present. c. 1990 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels along tracks beside a grassy area, with spectators nearby and utility poles in the background. The Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, runs through a suburban grade crossing on an overcast spring day, drawing a small crowd of spectators. c. 1990 to 2005 A fluted stainless steel passenger car lettered NEW HAVEN and PINE TREE STATE, seen from the rear corner, coupled to a white car with a red stripe, in front of a brick building under a cloudy sky. Stainless steel sleeping car PINE TREE STATE, lettered NEW HAVEN, coupled to a white and red passenger car on a yard track. c. 1990 to 2005 Side view of two black diesel locomotives coupled together with white Operation Lifesaver logos and Illinois Central lettering on the cab of the lead unit, a red boxcar behind, and several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6252 and a second black locomotive, both carrying Operation Lifesaver logos, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1990 to 2001 · Midlothian, IL Side view of a white and yellow CTA bus, number 1745, parked on a street in front of a building labeled Ferry Building, with a driver and passenger visible. CTA bus 1745, a New Flyer D40LF, is parked on a city street near the Ferry Building. c. 1990 to 2000 A yellow and blue electric train, led by locomotive 1732, travels on an elevated bridge over water, with a building labeled 'SQUASH' and parked cars nearby. An NS Class 1700 electric locomotive, number 1732, pulls a consist of DD-AR electric multiple-unit cars across an elevated bridge over a canal, with a building marked 'SQUASH' in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 A yellow articulated tram showing route 9 travels along tracks in a wide city street lined with tall old buildings and hotel signs, as cars drive in the adjacent lane and crowds walk on the sidewalk. A yellow articulated tram on route 9 runs along a busy street in what appears to be Amsterdam, with Centraal Station likely in the distance. c. 1990 to 2000 A side view of a weathered Wisconsin Central Ltd. diesel locomotive, number 21, painted in light blue with yellow and red accents, sitting on a set of tracks in a grassy yard with trees in the background. A Wisconsin Central Ltd. SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 21, is pictured in a yard, showing signs of weathering and wear. c. 1990 to 1997 A yellow and red Santa Fe Southern diesel locomotive, number 93, is coupled to a silver stainless steel passenger car, number 1370, in a gravel railroad yard on a cloudy day. A Santa Fe Southern GP9 locomotive numbered 93 stands in a gravel yard next to a stainless steel passenger car numbered 1370 under an overcast sky. c. 1990 to 2005 A white Pace bus with a yellow and purple stripe, number 8869, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a sunny street next to a CTA sign. A Pace bus, number 8869, drives past a CTA rapid transit sign in a Chicago neighborhood, featuring a fashion advertisement on its side. c. 1990 to 2005 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4901 is turning on a city street, with tall buildings, yellow taxis, and a street sign for South LaSalle Street visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 4901, turns at an intersection in downtown Chicago in the 1990s, with tall buildings and yellow cabs in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 A green and cream CTA bus is stopped at an intersection in front of a building with a Lakeside Bank sign, with pedestrians crossing the street. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7746, operates on route 24 Wentworth in front of a Lakeside Bank building in the 1990s. c. 1990 to 1999 A white CTA bus numbered 9878, with a blue and red stripe, is turning on a city street with tall glass buildings behind it on an overcast winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer bus, number 9878, operates on route 125 in downtown Chicago against a backdrop of modern glass skyscrapers. c. 1990 to 2000 An orange CTA bus with a Wards ad on its side and rear, showing fleet number 8863 and route 280, parked at a curb next to a bus stop with a Walgreens sign in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 8863, with a Wards advertising wrap, is parked on a city street. c. 1990 to 1999 Interior view of a CTA bus driver at the wheel, wearing a dark blue uniform with patch and fleet number 5232, driving through a snowy city street. A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver in uniform at the wheel of a New Flyer D40LF, with fleet number 5232 visible on his sleeve. c. 1990 to 2000 A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8514 is shown on a railroad track with freight cars, under an overcast sky, with grass in the foreground. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 8514, in red livery, photographed on a mainline track on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 A dark caboose with a yellow stripe, marked CN and CM 98, moves along tracks past a railroad crossing where people stand watching; a white car is parked in the foreground and a red barn is in the background. A Canadian National caboose numbered CM 98, with passengers on its rear platform, travels past a railroad crossing on a cloudy spring day, as spectators and a white sedan wait nearby. c. 1990 to 1999 Three-quarter front view of a red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6013, pulling freight cars on a snow-dusted track. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 6013 leads a freight train on a winter day. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL