Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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A silver, red, and blue rapid transit train with the number 2552 is stopped at an elevated station platform. The station has wooden decking and steel trusses, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 2552, at the Adams/Wabash station on a sunny day. June 6, 1992 · Adams Wabash Sta A dark brown and cream Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train, number 1892, is stopped at a station on an elevated track in a city, with a conductor visible in the front window and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 1892, is shown on an elevated structure, likely at the Wabash-Madison station, with a 'Chartered' destination sign. June 6, 1992 · Wabash Madison Sta A diesel locomotive painted in Burlington Northern's green and white livery leads a freight train on a sunny day, with a city skyline in the background and power lines running alongside the tracks. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives 6825 and 6814 leading a freight train through a yard in Cicero, Illinois, with the Chicago skyline visible in the distance. June 21, 1992 · Clyde Yards, Cicero, IL A green and white Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive, number 6197, sits on tracks in a rail yard, with trucks and shipping containers nearby. A Milwaukee Road GP9 locomotive, number 6197, is seen at a rail yard in Cicero, Illinois, in the 1970s. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL Four green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives are lined up on parallel tracks in a large railroad yard with industrial buildings and cranes visible in the background on a clear day. A consist of Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, including numbers 6920, 4109, 6840, and 6810, idle in a Chicago railroad yard. June 21, 1992 · 26th and Laramie, Chicago, IL An overhead view of a busy railroad yard with multiple tracks, several Burlington Northern freight trains, and industrial buildings in the background. A Burlington Northern yard scene featuring GP38-2 locomotives and freight cars in Cicero, Illinois. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL A white and green Pace bus numbered 4882, route 56 to Jefferson Park Station, is parked on a sunny street with trees and another bus in the background. A Pace New Flyer D40LF bus, number 4882, is shown on route 56 to Jefferson Park Station, likely from the late 1990s to early 2000s. July 11, 1992 · Jefferson Park, IL A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number CA 43438 is parked at a terminal, with people nearby and a Beefeater billboard in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF low-floor bus, CA 43438, is parked at a terminal on a clear summer day. July 11, 1992 · Chicago, IL A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus on route 56 to Jeff Park Station, parked on a paved lot with trees and another bus in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 43438, displays route 56 to Jeff Park Station on a sunny summer day. July 11, 1992 · Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7787, parked in a gravel lot with other buses in the background under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 7787, marked 'Not in Service' in a gravel yard. July 18, 1992 · Washington and Racine, Chicago, IL A red and cream trolleybus with the number 4009 on its front travels down a wide city street with visible trolley wires, surrounded by other cars and tall buildings on a sunny day. A San Francisco Muni trolleybus, number 4009, runs on Van Ness Avenue during a clear summer day in the late 1970s. July 23, 1992 · 4009 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA Four red and white CTA buses parked in a line at a depot on a sunny day, with an apartment building behind them and overhead wires for trolleybuses visible. Four Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses numbered 233, 200, 267, and 244 are parked in a row in a lot with overhead trolley wires and an apartment building in the background. August 7, 1992 · Long Beach Blvd and 15th St. A white and blue Flxible Metro bus with the destination 'C QUEEN MARY' is stopped at the M Transit Mall Station, with a modern building and blue railings in the background. An AUTO PORT Flxible Metro bus, number 113, is shown at the M Transit Mall Station on a sunny day. August 7, 1992 · 1st and Pine Ave. A blue and white motor bus with 'REIMBROCK' on the side and 'C DOWNTOWN' on the front sign is turning on a city street under a clear sky. A Reimbrock Flxible Metro bus, number 112, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading 'C DOWNTOWN'. August 7, 1992 · 1st and Pine Av. A white and blue Long Beach Transit bus numbered 9022 is turning on a city street with a sign for M Transit Mall Station and storefronts in the background. A Long Beach Transit New Flyer D40LF bus, number 9022, is captured mid-turn at an intersection near the M Transit Mall Station on a sunny day. August 7, 1992 · 91 and Pacific A Greyhound bus with number 1471 and destination 'Chicago' travels in the center median of a highway, with cars on either side and train tracks running parallel on its right. A Greyhound Flxible Metro bus, number 1471, travels along an expressway median in Chicago. August 23, 1992 · Milwaukee, WI A white and green Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, marked BW 79, is parked on a city street beneath a large steel bridge, with a brick building visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number BW 79, sits parked at Leavitt and Wabansia under a steel railway bridge in the 1970s. August 23, 1992 · Leavitt and Wabansia, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number WB80, is parked in a yard with its front facing the viewer; other trucks are visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, fleet number WB80, parked in a work yard under an overpass. August 23, 1992 · Leavitt and Wabansia, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number BW78, is parked on a street with a small trailer attached to its rear. The bus has diamond-shaped hazard signs on its front bumper and a roof rack. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number BW78, parked on a street with a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District trailer hitched to its rear. August 23, 1992 · Wabansia and J Leavitt A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, number 4292, is driving on a city street with tall buildings behind it, while a red pickup truck is visible nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4292, on route 44 RACINE, is captured in an action shot on a city street with a modern skyline in the background. September 11, 1992 · Orleans and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A Chicago Transit Authority bus with a 'Promote Chicago' sign drives on a multi-lane highway under an overpass on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus travels on an expressway median, promoting the city. September 12, 1992 A silver Chicago Transit Authority train with red and blue stripes, number 2204, moves on elevated tracks beside a multi-lane highway with cars, under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2204, travels on an elevated structure alongside a highway in Chicago. September 12, 1992 · Aisle Kennedy, Chicago, IL A blue and white Metrolink train with locomotive 854 travels on tracks beside a road, with buildings and trees in the background. A Metrolink F59PHI locomotive numbered 854 leads a train of bilevel commuter cars through a railroad grade crossing on a sunny day. September 18, 1992 · San Jose, CA Side view of a white city bus with red stripes and a Kentucky Lottery ad, parked on a city street with a modern building in the background. A white Transit Authority of River City bus, number 614, runs route 53 on a sunny day in Louisville, Kentucky. September 24, 1992 · Louisville, KY A white Flxible Metro bus with red stripes and a lottery ad on its side is parked on a city street, with a person waiting at a nearby bus stop. A white and red Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 200, with 'P.S.C.I.' lettering, is seen on a city street with a lottery advertisement on its side. September 24, 1992 · Louisville, KY A white and blue articulated city bus drives on a multi-lane highway with many other cars, including two yellow school buses, on a hazy day with trees and buildings in the distance. An articulated CTA bus, number 7124, rides the expressway median on a hazy summer day, surrounded by 1980s and 1990s traffic near Outer Drive & North Ave. October 3, 1992 · Outer Drive and North Ave. A green and cream streetcar numbered 2750, signed 23 Germantown Avenue & Gorgas Lane, travels on a cobbled street under overhead wires, with yellow autumn trees and cars behind it. PCC streetcar 2750, likely of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, on Route 23 to Germantown Avenue & Gorgas Lane, running on a cobbled stretch of Germantown Avenue in autumn. November 8, 1992 · Germantown Av. A green and cream streetcar with lit windows and headlight, numbered 2168, stands on track under bare trees against a purple dusk sky. PCC streetcar 2168 stands at dusk with its sign set for Route 23 GTN-GORGAS. November 8, 1992 · Germantown Av. Two red and white diesel locomotives with KCBX lettering are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with a large industrial building behind them. Two KCBX Terminals Company EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbered 1874 and 1872, stand idle in a snow-covered rail yard. c. 1993 to 2003 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 is moving on railroad tracks at a grade crossing with spectators watching. The Milwaukee Road's steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, is captured in motion at a grade crossing on a cloudy day. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels on tracks beside a street with parked 1990s cars and people watching. Steam locomotive number 261, likely a Milwaukee Road H22 class built by Alco, is seen at a grade crossing during a fan trip in the spring, with spectators watching and 1990s cars nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its cab is at a grade crossing, emitting smoke, with spectators and a minivan visible in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a class S3 4-8-4, crosses a street in a small town under an overcast sky. c. 1993 to 1999 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 moves along a track with steam billowing from its stack, surrounded by green trees and a partially visible automobile in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an S3 class built by Alco, emitting steam as it moves on a private right-of-way. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 releases smoke as it moves along tracks beside a street lined with cars and onlookers, with buildings and utility poles in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an ALCO S3, moving through a grade crossing in a suburban area on an overcast spring day, with onlookers gathered nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front is moving toward the camera on railroad tracks, with spectators and parked cars nearby under an overcast sky. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 approaches on a grade crossing during a fan trip in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2000 A side view of a large, black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its cab, a person visible in the cab window, and steam venting from the top, set against a backdrop of green trees. Milwaukee Road S3 class steam locomotive number 261, in black livery with a red cab window frame, is shown on a private right-of-way with steam rising from its stack. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front and side is moving on tracks, with a group of people watching from the grass beside the tracks. Milwaukee Road 261, a steam locomotive, moves along the tracks with spectators watching nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 and a red diamond herald for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad is moving on tracks alongside a street, with smoke rising from its stack and people watching from the side. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific steam locomotive 261, an Alco S3, runs on a street-level grade crossing, emitting steam as onlookers watch. c. 1993 to 2000 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, number 9868, is parked on a street; a sign reads 'Authorized vehicles only cta' and a newspaper box for the Chicago Tribune is nearby. Chicago Transit Authority bus 9868, a New Flyer D40LF, on route 152 Addison Lake | Shore, parked on a street near a newspaper box. c. 1993 to 2000 An elevated view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, numbered 823, leading a train through a rail yard. Several more Amtrak locomotives, service buildings, a pickup truck and a brick warehouse signed Continental Paper Grading Co. are behind it, and a city skyline r Amtrak 823 leads a second Amtrak unit through a servicing yard, likely in Chicago, with other Amtrak locomotives standing near the shop buildings. c. 1993 to 2001 Side view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 809 with red and blue stripes, coupled to a silver baggage car, standing on a yard track behind paved crossings, a switch stand and a rusty dumpster. Amtrak 809 in a passenger yard with baggage car 1267 coupled to its nose, likely in Chicago in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2001 A side view of a Metra train with bi-level Superliner passenger cars moving along tracks beside a road, with utility poles and a clear sky in the background. A Metra train of Superliner passenger cars travels on a private right-of-way in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in 1993. 1993 · Mount Prospect, IL A white and red CTA bus numbered 4571, displaying route 22 Clark, drives down a city street lined with tall buildings and other vehicles, including yellow taxis and sedans, under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 4571, on route 22 Clark, navigating a busy intersection in Chicago on a sunny day in 1993. 1993 · Clark and Wisconsin, Chicago, IL Three Chicago Transit Authority buses, one articulated and two standard, parked nose-to-nose in a snow-covered yard with 'Not in Service' signs on the front. A CTA articulated bus and two standard New Look buses, including 7003 and 7014, parked in a snowy yard with 'Not in Service' signs displayed. January 9, 1993 · Washington and Racine, Chicago, IL A white Pace motor bus with the number 8799 is parked on a city street lined with brick buildings and storefronts, including a Sugar Bowl restaurant, on a cloudy winter day. A Pace motor bus, number 8799, is seen on a street in Des Plaines, Illinois, with local storefronts in the background. February 1993 · Des Plaines, IL A white and yellow Pace bus is driving down a street in Des Plaines, Illinois, past brick storefronts and parked cars on a cloudy winter day. A Pace bus, number 8908, is shown on a winter street in Des Plaines, Illinois, with a destination of '230 Des Plaines'. February 1993 · Miner ST - Des Plaines, Des Plaines, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 145 pulls a train of passenger cars through a station with snow on the ground and bare trees in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive, number 145, leads a train of gallery cars through a snowy station in Park Ridge, Illinois. February 1993 · Park Ridge, IL A gray and yellow C&NW diesel locomotive numbered 605 travels on snow-covered tracks, with utility poles and a white building in the background. Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 605 on a snow-covered right-of-way in Elmwood Park, Illinois, during the 1980s. February 28, 1993 · 73rd Ave. and Grand, Elmwood Park, IL