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A Metra train with a blue locomotive and white passenger cars travels on railroad tracks beside a road with a white minivan, set against a backdrop of bare trees and a clear sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #169 pulls a train of gallery cars through Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear winter day. March 1993 · Mount Prospect, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a long train of white passenger cars across a street in a suburban area, with a water tower visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 162, leads a train of Highliner cars through a grade crossing in Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear spring day. March 1993 · N.W. Hwy and Rte 83, Mount Prospect, IL A white and blue CTA bus with number C84 and destination sign reading '19 Stadium Express' is shown on a city street at dusk, with its headlights on and a driver visible inside. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number C84, on the 19 Stadium Express route, photographed at dusk on a city street. March 9, 1993 · 19 Michigan, Chicago, IL Two Greyhound motor buses with blue, white, and red livery are parked under a large canopy at a bus terminal, with a brick building in the background. Two Greyhound MCI MC-8 buses parked at a terminal on an overcast day. April 1993 Two Greyhound buses, one parked under a shelter and another on the street, are seen in a drab, overcast urban scene with a brick building and a large billboard in the background. Two Greyhound Flxible 2509 motor coaches are parked in an urban terminal area on a cloudy winter day. April 1993 · Chicago, IL Several Chicago Transit Authority buses, including numbers 9293 and 5406, are parked at a gateway inside a bus garage, with bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses 9293 and 5406 are seen at a bus garage entrance, likely in the 1980s, with the fleet in the background. April 1993 · Elston Ave, Chicago, IL A large stone building with a clock above an arched tunnel entrance, with a street sign for W Jackson Blvd on a pole, and a modern high-rise building in the background. A view of a large stone archway leading into a tunnel, with a clock above it and a street sign for W Jackson Blvd on a pole to the right. April 1993 · Southeast Corner, Chicago, IL A wide shot of a bus garage with a row of CTA buses parked in an empty lot, under an overpass, with buildings and leafless trees in the background on a cloudy day. A line of Chicago Transit Authority buses parked in a lot under an overpass on an overcast day. April 1993 · Elston Ave, Chicago, IL An overcast day at a large, windowed building in Chicago with a 'SELF PARK' sign and a few parked cars nearby. A large stone building in Chicago with a 'SELF PARK' sign in front, captured on an overcast day with a few parked cars and one pedestrian. April 1993 · South Side, Chicago, IL A close-up of a railroad grade crossing signal with red flashing lights and striped gates, located on a street next to bare trees and a brick building in the background. A grade crossing signal with red warning lights and striped gates at a street intersection in Avondale, Illinois. April 1993 · Raven / Nw Highway, Avondale, IL A white and red CTA bus numbered 4566 is stopped on a wide city sidewalk next to large buildings, with a few people standing near it on a cloudy winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority bus number 4566 is stopped on a city street near Union Station, with passengers waiting nearby, under an overcast sky in winter. April 1993 · Union Station East Side, Chicago, IL An empty train station platform with a large billboard for 'Smooth Jazz' on the left and a shelter with a blue 'Edgebrook' sign on the right, under an overcast sky. The empty platforms at the Edgebrook Metra station on an overcast day in summer, with a 'Smooth Jazz' billboard towering over the left platform. May 1993 · Devon Lehigh, Edgebrook, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 9882 on route 36 Broadway, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on a city street with tall buildings and storefronts in the background on a clear, sunny day. CTA New Look bus 9882 on route 36 Broadway, likely in the 1980s or early 1990s, navigating a Chicago street with modern high-rises in the background. May 1993 · Clark and North, Chicago, IL Two white Chicago Transit Authority buses with red and blue stripes on a city street, one showing route 72 North Avenue and fleet number 4698, parked near a park with a brick building in the background on a clear day. Chicago Transit Authority bus #4698, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is shown on route 72 North Avenue, with another CTA bus parked nearby on a sunny summer day. May 1993 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A silver and blue motor coach labeled 'Scenic Hawkeye Stages' travels down a road lined with trees and urban banners, with tall buildings in the distance. A Scenic Hawkeye Stages MCI MC-8 motor coach is shown driving on a tree-lined street in Chicago with a skyline in the background. May 1993 · Lincoln and Park, Dolton, IL A white and blue Pace bus is parked in a cracked asphalt lot next to a Wendy's restaurant and a bowling alley, with two 1980s cars nearby. A Pace Flxible Metro bus, number 121, is parked in a lot near a Wendy's and a bowling alley in Chicago during the 1980s. May 1993 · Belmont and Kimball, Chicago, IL A white Mid-America motor bus drives through a city street intersection with tall buildings in the background and cars parked along the curb. A Mid-America motor bus navigates an intersection at Clark and Broadway in Chicago on a clear summer day. May 1993 · Clark and Broadway, Chicago, IL A yellow, white, and green CTA bus, number 9944, drives down a shaded street lined with trees and parked cars on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9944, operates on route 151 along a tree-lined street on a sunny day. May 1993 · Lincoln and Park, Dolton, IL A white and blue CTA bus, number 9250, is at a street corner with a red traffic light, surrounded by cars and a corner building with storefronts. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9250, on route 41 Milwaukee, navigates an intersection in Chicago on a summer day. May 1993 · Lawrence/Elston, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus with the number 1617 and route 36 Broadway is on a city street with tall buildings and several cars from the 1980s in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1617, operates on the 36 Broadway route in a city street lined with high-rise buildings and 1980s cars. May 1993 · Clark and North, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus marked 1622 is driving down a city street in Chicago, surrounded by cars and pedestrians near the Clark and Broadway intersection with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1622, operates on a city street in Chicago during the summer, with other traffic and pedestrians visible at the Clark and Broadway intersection. May 1993 · Clark and Broadway, Chicago, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 9223, pulls a long line of boxcars past a grade crossing on a cloudy spring day. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave, Riverside, IL A green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9223 pulls a long line of freight cars alongside a road with a red and white station wagon parked nearby. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train past a street in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave North, Riverside, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 414 is shown at a grade crossing in a suburban area with trees and a "MONT" sign visible. SOO Line diesel locomotive 414, an EMD SD24, crosses a street in Montclare, Chicago, in the 1970s. May 15, 1993 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA train is stopped at an outdoor elevated station with a sign that reads 'Rush hour stop'. A CTA 2000 Series rapid transit car, number 3297, on the Evanston Express, pulls into an elevated station platform marked for rush hour service. May 26, 1993 · North and Sedgwick, Evanston, IL Two dark green and yellow diesel locomotives with numbers 6635 and 6630, marked Chicago and North Western, are parked on a railroad track next to a field of tall grass under a tree. Two Chicago and North Western SD18 diesel locomotives, numbers 6635 and 6630, are seen side by side on a grassy right-of-way under a clear sky. July 1993 · C and Nw, Escanaba, MI Two diesel locomotives with green and yellow paint, numbers 6635 and 6630, on a railroad track with grass and trees nearby. Two Chicago and North Western SD18 diesel locomotives, number 6635 and 6630, in green and yellow livery, running on a private right-of-way in a grassy area. July 1993 · Escanaba, MI A brick train station named Manistique with overgrown weeds on the platform, a freight train to the right, and a white trailer parked under the roof. The Manistique station building with a freight train on the track and a trailer parked under the canopy. July 1993 · Manistique, MI A vintage photo showing a green and yellow diesel locomotive parked in an industrial yard with overgrown grass, a red barn, and several cars in the 1970s. A Wisconsin and Calumet Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive, number 18[?]0, is parked in a yard in Escanaba, Michigan, surrounded by overgrown grass and industrial buildings. July 1993 · Escanaba, MI A brick train station with a sign reading 'MANISTIQUE', a red freight car parked beside it, and several vehicles parked under the station's overhang on a cloudy summer day. A brick station building in Manistique, Michigan, with a red freight car parked alongside and several vehicles under the overhang. July 1993 · Manistique, MI A worn green and white CTA motor bus, number 3722, with a mesh-covered front and an Illinois license plate, parked under a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look motor bus, number 3722, parked on a city street with a rusted front bumper and a 'WORK BUS' sign. July 3, 1993 · Rogers and Marshfield A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car with red, white, and blue stripes, number 2425, is positioned on tracks in a yard, with another car, number 514, visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2425, is shown in a yard with its destination sign reading 'Howard Dan Ryan'. July 3, 1993 · Howard, Chicago, IL A silver and red train with the number 2691 on the front is moving on elevated tracks toward a platform with a person standing on it. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car numbered 2691 approaches a station on an elevated structure. July 4, 1993 · Dan Ryan and Addison, Chicago, IL A silver CTA 2600 series train, number 2542, is stopped at an elevated station platform under a modern canopy, with 'Howard' and 'Dan Ryan' shown on the destination sign. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 2542, at Howard station, showing its destination as Howard and Dan Ryan. July 4, 1993 · Howard and Addison, Chicago, IL A silver CTA rapid transit train with red and blue stripes travels on an elevated structure above a street with storefronts, including one for Addison Liquors. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 304, on the elevated tracks at the Howard Addison station on an overcast day. July 4, 1993 · Howard Addison, Chicago, IL Several blue Conrail locomotives are parked side-by-side on multiple tracks in a gravel yard, with residential houses and a church steeple visible in the tree-lined background under a gray sky. A line of blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotives in a rail yard with a small town and church in the background on an overcast summer day. July 5, 1993 · Creseon, PA Three green and cream CTA buses parked side-by-side in front of a garage with large roll-up doors, the ground is wet and reflective. Three Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbered 8499, 3706, and 307, are parked in a row at a bus garage on a wet, overcast day. July 11, 1993 Four white Chicago Transit Authority buses are parked side by side on a wet pavement in front of a brick building with a dark roof. Four Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro buses, numbered 9701, 9400, 9375, and 9476, are parked in a row at a bus garage on a rainy day. July 11, 1993 A silver CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, numbered 4117, is shown from a three-quarter front view inside a spacious carbarn, with another car, 3206, visible behind it. CTA 2000-series rapid transit car 4117, with destination sign reading 'Englewood Loop', is parked in a carbarn next to car 3206. July 11, 1993 · Kostner, Chicago, IL A white GM New Look TDH-5303 motor bus is parked inside a large bus garage, viewed from a three-quarter front angle. A white Pace motor bus, likely a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked inside a bus garage. July 11, 1993 · Cermak and Kostner, Chicago, IL A front three-quarter view of a white Pace bus with the number 7 on its windshield, parked inside a large garage with high windows. A white Pace motor bus, fleet number 7, parked inside a maintenance garage. July 11, 1993 A white motor bus with the number 72 on its side is parked inside a well-lit bus garage, viewed from a three-quarter front angle. A white Pace bus with fleet number 72 is parked inside a bus garage, showcasing its New Flyer D40LF model design. July 11, 1993 A red AutoCar Top Gun heavy-duty wrecker with fleet number 300 and 'cla' lettering, parked on a gravel surface in front of a white brick building on an overcast day. A red AutoCar Top Gun heavy-duty wrecker, fleet number 300, lettered for 'cla', parked on a street in front of a brick building. July 11, 1993 A white and yellow Pace bus, number 2344, is parked at a terminal with a shelter labeled '270' and a 'DO NOT ENTER' sign nearby. A Pace Orion I motor bus, number 2344, is shown at a terminal with a '270 GOLF MILL' destination sign. July 11, 1993 · Milwaukee and Gale St, Chicago, IL A stainless steel Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car, number 3205, is parked inside a maintenance shop with a sign above the windshield reading 'Englewood Loop'. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 3205, is shown in a shop with its destination sign reading 'Englewood Loop'. July 11, 1993 · Cermak and Kostner, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, number 26, parked on wet pavement in a bus yard with orange cones and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 26, is parked in a wet yard, with another CTA bus on a trailer behind it. July 11, 1993 A silver CTA rapid transit car is parked inside a large shop with its front number 3205 and destination sign visible. A Chicago Transit Authority 3200-series rapid transit car, number 3205, on display in a shop with its destination sign reading 'Englewood Loop'. July 11, 1993 A silver rapid transit car with red and blue stripes is raised on yellow lifts inside a large industrial shop with high ceilings and windows. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car is elevated on a lift inside a maintenance shop. July 11, 1993 · Hawthorn