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A silver Metra passenger train with blue lettering is parked on tracks under overhead wires, viewed from a high angle on a cloudy day. A Metra Electric Line Budd Gallery car, number 8223, rests on a private right-of-way under overhead wires, with a classic silver and blue livery. May 24, 1991 · Metra Electric Line right-of-way, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a white and red CTA bus numbered 130, parked next to a brick building with the letters 'UTHOR' visible on it. CTA motor bus 130, a GM New Look TDH-5303, parked on a street with a brick building in the background. June 15, 1991 A green, cream, and silver CTA bus with the number P9999 on its windshield is parked in a bus garage on an overcast winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, numbered P9999 and lettered 'FONDAIDE-ZAIRE', is parked at the South Shops in winter livery. June 15, 1991 · South Shops, IL A green, cream, and silver CTA bus with the number P999 parked in a lot, with other buses and a brick building behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number P999, in green, cream, and silver livery, parked in a bus yard. June 15, 1991 Side view of a green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 5424, parked in a yard with trees and a clear sky in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible motor bus, number 5424, is parked in a yard, displaying the Elston-Armstrong route. July 1991 · Forest Glen Garage, Chicago, IL Three yellow-and-gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives stand on a track beyond a grassy embankment, with a container car at the left. Union Pacific diesel locomotives 5028 and 5025 lead a third Union Pacific unit at Dolton, Illinois. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Three yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, sit side by side on multiple tracks in a railroad yard under a blue sky. Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including an SD40 and a GP9, are seen in a yard under a clear sky. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 5036, 105, and 5003, side by side in a yard under a clear sky. A consist of Union Pacific locomotives, including an SD40, a GP9, and another SD40, photographed in a yard. July 6, 1991 · Dolton, IL Three CTA buses, one green and two in white or dark green livery, parked in front of a brick building with garage doors. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8499, 3706, and 3305, are parked outside a brick bus garage on a cloudy day. July 14, 1991 · Kedzie Jackson Four CTA buses, one green and cream and three white with red and black stripes, are parked side-by-side in an asphalt lot with trees and a brick building in the background. Four Chicago Transit Authority buses, including a green and cream Flxible New Look and three in the white, red, and black livery, are parked in a yard. July 14, 1991 · Madison and Austin, Chicago, IL A green, silver, and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8499, is parked on a street with a 'Lawrence-Broadway' route sign and a fingerprint registry advertisement on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look TDH-5303 motor bus, number 8499, is shown in its green, silver, and cream livery at the Kedzie and Jackson location. July 14, 1991 · Kedzie and Jackson, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus from the 1970s is parked on a street, showing its front and side with a destination sign reading '82 Bell & Howell' and a 'Free Fingerprint Registry' advertisement. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8499, on route 82 Bell & Howell, parked on a sunlit street with a public service ad on its side. July 14, 1991 · Jackson and Austin, Chicago, IL A green and cream motor bus with the number 7453 on its front bumper is driving down a multi-lane city street under a clear sky, with other cars and buildings visible in the background. A Milwaukee County Transit System New Look bus, number 7453, operates on route 85A along a sunlit city street. July 31, 1991 · Milwaukee, WI A green and cream CTA bus, fleet number 7453, driving on a multi-lane road next to a bridge structure with other cars and pedestrians visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 7453, operates on route 85A North Central/South Lehigh on a city street in the 1970s. July 31, 1991 Side view of two blue and red Grand Trunk Western locomotives, numbers 6401 and 5703, parked on tracks with puddles reflecting their colors. Two Grand Trunk Western GP38-2 diesel locomotives, #6401 and #5703, are coupled together in a yard under a clear sky. August 31, 1991 · Dolton, IL A white light rail train with a red and orange band, made up of two articulated cars, comes down a sunny street with rails in the pavement. Cars are parked along the left curb in front of a white stucco building with a tile roof, and hillside houses and a church spire are in the distance. A two-car San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail train signed for the K route runs along a city street under overhead wire. August 31, 1991 · San Francisco, CA A green and white Metra diesel locomotive, number 9407, pulls a line of silver double-decker passenger cars along a set of railroad tracks next to a street with trees and a brick wall. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 9407, leads a train of stainless steel gallery cars on a multi-track corridor in Berwyn, Illinois. August 31, 1991 · Berwyn, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3091, with a Bud Billiken Parade ad on its side, parked outdoors on an overcast summer day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3091, advertises the Bud Billiken Parade on its side while parked on a summer day. August 31, 1991 A white and red OC Transpo bus, number 8776, labeled 'Out of Service,' drives on a highway median with a concrete barrier and green trees in the background. An OC Transpo Flxible Metro bus, number 8776, is shown out of service on a highway in Ottawa, Canada, during the summer. September 9, 1991 · St. Laurent Near Queens Way, Ottawa, Canada A high-angle view of a double-decker Metra train car, silver with orange and white striped ends, stopped on tracks in a gravel yard on a sunny day. A Metra gallery car, numbered 9000, is shown from a high angle at a yard, with its distinctive orange and white striped ends visible. September 21, 1991 · 400 and Lake A high-angle view of a Metra commuter train with double-deck gallery cars, showing orange and white chevron markings on the ends, parked in a gravel yard with multiple tracks. A Metra gallery car in a yard with its distinctive blue and gray livery and orange-and-white chevron ends, likely from the 1980s to 1990s. September 21, 1991 · 400 and Lake A white and blue Santa Monica bus, number 5192, is shown from the side on a sunny day, with a 'Star Trek' ad on its side and a terminal in the background. A Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines New Flyer D40LF, number 5192, operates on route 3 to Lincoln Boulevard, featuring a 'Star Trek' advertisement on its side. December 12, 1991 · Vicksburg A white, red, and gold motor bus with the number 9053 on its front travels down a palm-lined street on a sunny day. A Los Angeles Metro bus, number 9053, runs route 03 BEV DR-PICO on a sunny street lined with palm trees. December 12, 1991 · Canon and Carmelita, Beverly Hills, CA A white, red, and orange bus with number 2124 and a destination sign reading 'BEVERLY HILLS' is driving down a street lined with trees and other vehicles. A Beverly Hills Bus Lines Flxible Metro bus, number 2124, en route to Beverly Hills on a tree-lined street. December 12, 1991 · Sun Set and Beverly, Beverly Hills, CA A side view of a red and white K.C. Express bus number 802 driving on a multi-lane city street with office buildings and other cars in the background. A red and white K.C. Express motor coach, number 802, operates on a city street in front of modern office buildings. December 13, 1991 · Century Blvd and Lacienga A white and blue Rumbo bus with the number 110 on its front, showing 'B PINE SOUTH' as its destination, is parked on a street lined with palm trees. A Rumbo Flxible Metro bus, numbered 110, is parked on a street with a 'B PINE SOUTH' destination sign displayed. December 16, 1991 · Shoreline and Pine A white and blue Metro bus with the number 102 and destination 'A OCEAN EAST' is driving down a city street lined with palm trees and a modern building in the background. A Metro bus numbered 102, running route A OCEAN EAST, is captured on a city street in front of a building with palm trees. December 16, 1991 · Ocean Blvd and Magnolia A white and blue transit bus with the number 4444 is stopped on a city street. The side of the bus has a large yellow advertisement for Walt Disney's World on Ice. Palm trees and buildings are visible in the background. A Long Beach Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 4444, is photographed on a street in Long Beach, California, with a Walt Disney's World on Ice advertisement on its side. December 16, 1991 · 6th, Long Beach, CA A white and blue motor bus is driving on a city street with modern buildings in the background and several cars around it. A Long Beach Transit bus, number 3513, is seen on a city street with a destination sign for route 181 Downtown. December 16, 1991 · 181 and Pine A white Long Beach Transit bus with blue stripes, marked 4468 and route 42 to Anaheim St, drives down a city street past a van and a building with a 'NOW SELLING' sign. A Long Beach Transit bus number 4468 is shown on a street, displaying route 42 to Anaheim Street, with a 'Walt Disney's World on Ice' ad on its side. December 16, 1991 · 42 and Pacific A white, orange, and red Southern California Rapid Transit District bus, number 2148, is driving down a city street with other cars and a 'Beverly Dr' street sign visible. An SCRTD New Flyer D40LF bus numbered 2148 travels down Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills on an overcast day in the early 1990s. December 17, 1991 · Beverly and Wilshire, Beverly Hills, CA A white and orange bus with the number 9046 and 'INTROSPECT' advertisement on its side drives down a palm-lined street with a white car in the background. A Southern California Rapid Transit District New Flyer D40 bus, number 9046, operates on a city street under an overcast sky. December 17, 1991 · Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, CA A black and red Southern Pacific locomotive numbered 8013 pulls a freight train on one set of tracks, while a white and red rapid transit car runs on electrified tracks nearby, under an overcast sky. A Southern Pacific GP9 locomotive pulls a freight train past an electrified rapid transit line in Los Angeles, with a Blue Line car visible on the adjacent track. December 18, 1991 · Nr Florence, L.A. A white and green Transit Systems motor bus with the number 977 and a destination sign reading 'Hollywood Bowl Shuttle' is parked in a lot. A Transit Systems Flxible New Look bus, number 977, is parked and shows 'Hollywood Bowl Shuttle' on its front sign. December 19, 1991 A white and orange motor bus with the number 8591 on its front drives down a city street with other cars and buildings in the background. A GMC New Look motor bus, number 8591, with a '25' anniversary emblem, is shown on a Hollywood street in the 1980s. December 19, 1991 · Highland and Hawthorn, Hollywood, FL A blue and white motor bus labeled 'Sunrise Plaza' and numbered 67 is stopped at a street intersection during the day, with cars and a highway sign visible in the background. A Sunrise Plaza motor bus, number 67, stops at an intersection under a clear sky, with a highway sign for Lincoln Blvd and Sepulveda Blvd in the background. December 20, 1991 · 96th and Sepulveda A white and green airport shuttle bus with the number 56 on its side and front, labeled 'Free LAX Shuttle' and 'Shuttle', is turning in a paved area near an airport terminal building with an elevated walkway in the background. A Los Angeles International Airport shuttle bus, number 56, in its 'Free LAX Shuttle' livery, operates in the terminal area on a sunny day. December 20, 1991 · Los Angeles, CA A brick building with a large sign reading 'CTA Forest Glen Garage, Home of Michael Matas, 1992 Bus Roadeo Champion', featuring the CTA logo and a view into the garage through large windows. The exterior of the Chicago Transit Authority's Forest Glen Garage in 1992, celebrating Michael Matas as the Bus Roadeo Champion. c. 1992 A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, fleet number 5603, is parked on a wet street with trees and a brick building in the background. The bus has a Calvin Klein Jeans advertisement on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 5603, with a Calvin Klein Jeans ad, is shown on a street on an overcast day. c. 1992 to 1998 A white and blue MTA bus with the number 1588 drives on a city street, passing by storefronts and parked cars under an overcast sky. A white and blue MTA New York City Transit motor bus, number 1588, is seen making a turn on a city street, with storefronts and parked cars in the background. 1992 · New York City A red and white GMC bus with 'Chicago Fire Dept. Training Division' lettering and fleet number 290, parked in a lot next to a brick building. A GMC New Look bus, fleet number 290, in Chicago Fire Department Training Division livery, parked on a winter day. January 6, 1992 · Taylor and Clinton, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA motor bus, number 1451, is parked on a city street in winter, with a handwritten 'Work Bus 3' sign on its windshield and a silver car in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, number 1451, parked on a winter street with a 'Work Bus 3' sign in its windshield. February 2, 1992 A silver and blue CTA train with the number 2926 on its front is moving along elevated tracks next to a station platform under a clear sky in winter. A CTA 2600 series rapid transit train, number 2926, marked for the Englewood-Howard route, travels on an elevated structure in winter. February 29, 1992 · Englewood Howard A silver CTA 2000-series rapid transit train with the number 3203 is stopped at an elevated station platform, with the destination sign reading 'Ravenswood' and the route number 408 displayed. CTA 2000-series rapid transit car 3203 at an elevated station on the Ravenswood line, likely Montrose Avenue, in the winter. March 28, 1992 · Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train with red and blue stripes is stopped at an elevated station, with the front showing the number 2702 and destination sign reading 'HARWOOD All stops'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 2702, on an elevated line, showing its distinctive silver livery with red, white, and blue stripes. March 28, 1992 A silver rapid transit train with the number 3204 is stopped at an elevated station platform with a sign reading 'Rush hour stop'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 3204, at the Ravenswood stop on an elevated line in winter. March 29, 1992 · Addison and Lincoln, Ravenswood, IL A green and white articulated bus with the number 7198 and 'cta' lettering is driving on a wet street in Chicago, with a large building and a traffic light in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN SG 220 articulated bus, number 7198, operates on a wet city street. April 19, 1992 · Ashland, Chicago, IL Interior view of a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car, number 3204, showing rows of seats, poles, and a door at the far end; through the windows, a station platform and a sign reading QUINC are visible. The interior of Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car 3204, showing its olive green and beige livery and longitudinal seating, photographed from inside the car looking toward the front door. June 6, 1992