Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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A silver CTA 2000-series subway car with red, white, and blue stripes is lifted on yellow hydraulic jacks inside a workshop with high windows and exposed ceiling beams. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car elevated on maintenance jacks inside a shop. July 11, 1993 A white and orange bus with the number 344 and destination Ewa Beach is driving on a city street with trees and a car nearby. A New Flyer D40LF bus with fleet number 344, operated by The Bus, is shown on a street in Honolulu. July 14, 1993 · 344 Alapai St., Honolulu A white and yellow motor bus with 'The Bus' lettering and the number 344, displaying route 50 to Ewa Beach, is driving on a street with trees and buildings in the background. A 'The Bus' New Look motor bus, number 344, on route 50 to Ewa Beach and Iroquois Housing in Honolulu. July 14, 1993 · Honolulu A view of the Cary train station, featuring a white station house with a blue sign, a platform shelter, and several parked cars under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The Cary train station in Illinois on a clear summer day, with a modern station building and adjacent automobiles. September 1993 · Cary, IL A Metra diesel locomotive numbered 164, painted in blue with red and white stripes, is shown pulling a double-decker passenger car on a sunny day alongside a building and trees. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 164, in blue, red, and white livery, pulls a gallery car on a private right-of-way under a clear sky. September 1993 · Arlington Park A white Isuzu utility truck with Burlington Northern lettering and fleet number 5042 is parked in front of a building with a 'SUPER A' sign. A Burlington Northern Isuzu N-Series utility truck, fleet number 5042, parked in front of a building with a 'SUPER A' sign in Galesburg, Illinois. September 1993 · Galesburg, IL A yellow and white VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive with the number 6443 on a railyard track, pulling passenger cars. A VIA Rail Canada F40PH locomotive, number 6443, leads a passenger train through a railyard. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A yellow-nosed VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive, numbered 6443, pulls a train of white passenger cars with blue and orange stripes along a set of railroad tracks on a sunny day. A VIA Rail Canada EMD F40PH locomotive, #6443, leads a consist of passenger coaches on a main line track in a sunny, summer setting. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A green and cream streetcar numbered 1040 with a J CHURCH 30TH AVE sign runs on street track under overhead wires, past Victorian houses and a parked silver coupe. San Francisco Municipal Railway PCC streetcar 1040, signed J CHURCH 30TH AVE, on Church Street in San Francisco. September 5, 1993 · 30th and Church, San Francisco, CA A white, red, and light blue bus, labeled 'FIELD SUPPORT' and 'BW-70' on its rear, is parked on a cracked asphalt lot with yellow painted lines, under a clear blue sky. A CTA Flxible Metro bus, marked 'FIELD SUPPORT' and numbered BW-70, sits in a paved lot under a clear sky. October 1993 · Higgins and Harlem, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with a red stripe, number 9240, is driving down a street lined with bare trees and houses; the destination sign reads '152 to HARLEM'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9240, runs route 152 to Harlem on a residential street in autumn. October 1993 · Nottingham and Addison, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus numbered 9604 drives down a tree-lined residential street under an overcast sky, with street signs for Nottingham Avenue and a 'One Way' sign visible. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 9604, operates on route 152 Addison in a residential neighborhood on an overcast autumn day. October 1993 · Nottingham and Addison, Chicago, IL Rear three-quarter view of a white and blue CTA bus, number 1324, parked in a gravel lot with rust, graffiti, and coiled wires on its roof. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1324, photographed from the rear in a gravel yard, showing signs of disuse and graffiti. October 24, 1993 · 54th Ave. A green and white bus with the number 8289 and route 41 Elston-Milwaukee displayed on its front is driving down a cracked city street, with a sign for EDI Electronic Distributors visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8289, operates on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee on a street in Chicago. November 1993 · Elston and Kentucky, Chicago, IL A silver CTA rapid transit train, number 594, with a 'Skokie' sign on the front, is stopped at a station platform. Three people wait on the platform under a shelter. The scene is overcast, with overhead electric wires visible. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 594, is pictured at a station platform with a 'Skokie' destination sign, likely at the Dempster station in Skokie, Illinois. November 2, 1993 · Dempster, Skokie, IL A gray Chicago 'L' train with the number 3255 on its front and a 'Midway' destination sign is moving on an elevated track under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 3255, travels on an elevated track with a 'Midway' destination sign. November 5, 1993 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority train, number 701, on an elevated track with snow on the ground, traveling toward the Midway destination, with buildings and a city skyline in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 701, on the elevated Orange Line, with the Chicago skyline in the distance on a clear winter day. November 8, 1993 · Midway Archer (Leavitt) A silver Chicago 'L' train, number 704, travels on an elevated track with tall buildings and a blue sky in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 704, runs on an elevated track against the city skyline on a clear summer day. November 8, 1993 · Midway and 9th, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train, numbered 702, travels along a curved track in winter, with snow on the ground and an elevated highway and a water tower in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train, car 702, on the Midway line in winter, running on a private right-of-way with an elevated highway in the background. November 8, 1993 · Archer and Halsted, Chicago, IL A large Greyhound coach, number 5408, with a destination sign reading 'LOS ANGELES' is stopped at a street intersection, surrounded by cars and tall palm trees under a clear blue sky. A Greyhound MC-12 bus, number 5408, is stopped at an intersection in a palm-tree-lined street, likely in Los Angeles. November 18, 1993 · Sunset and Bronson, Hollywood, FL A white and blue bus with the number 4478 and destination sign reading '111 Downtown' is driving on a street with other vehicles, including a red pickup truck, under an overcast sky. A white and blue MTA bus, number 4478, on route 111 to Downtown, travels down a tree-lined street alongside a red pickup truck. November 19, 1993 A white Southwestern bus with red and orange stripes, numbered K105, is stopped at a street intersection with its 'CAL STATE' destination sign displayed, alongside cars from the 1990s, under clear skies with autumn trees in the background. A Southwestern bus with the destination 'CAL STATE' is stopped at an intersection in Lakewood, California, surrounded by 1990s-era traffic. November 19, 1993 · Hardwick and Lakewood, Lakewood City, CA A white and blue SCRTD bus with the number 9210 is driving down a street with other cars and trees in the background. A Southern California Rapid Transit District New Look bus, number 9210, operates on route 15 W. Del Amo in Lakewood, California, likely in the late 1980s. November 19, 1993 · Hardwick and Lakewood, Lakewood, CA A white and blue motor bus with the number 9008 and a destination sign reading '131 Market Pl.' is stopped on a sunny street lined with palm trees and parked cars. A Southern California Rapid Transit District Flxible Metro bus, number 9008, on route 131 to Market Place, stops on a palm-lined street in Redondo Beach, California. November 19, 1993 · 131 and Broadway, Redondo, CA A white and blue bus with the number 9210 and destination sign '15 W. DEL AMO' is driving down a city street lined with trees showing autumn colors. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 9210, operates on route 15 W. Del Amo on a sunny autumn day. November 19, 1993 · 15 and Lakewood A white and blue motor bus with fleet number 9210 is driving on a city street, its destination sign reading '15 W. DEL AMO', with trees and other cars in the background. A Los Angeles Metro bus, number 9210, operates on route 15 to W. Del Amo in the 1990s. November 19, 1993 · Lakewood, CA A white and orange Metro bus with 'CAL STATE' on the destination sign is stopped at an intersection with several cars, including a black pickup and a gray SUV, under a clear sky with autumn-colored trees. A Los Angeles Metro bus, likely a New Flyer D40, is stopped at an intersection on a clear autumn day. November 19, 1993 · Lakewood, CA A white and blue motor bus with the number 9008 and route 131 Market Pl. drives down a street lined with palm trees and parked cars. A Long Beach Transit bus, number 9008, is shown on a city street with a destination of 131 Market Pl. November 19, 1993 · Redondo and Broadway, Long Beach, CA A white shuttle bus with the number 52 is driving on a street lined with palm trees. A sign for the City Bus Center is visible in the background. A white Flxible Metro shuttle bus, number 52, travels down a palm-lined street near the City Bus Center. November 24, 1993 · 96th and Vicksburg A white Metro bus with red and blue stripes, number 2474, is shown driving on a curved city street with palm trees and a glass skyscraper in the background. A Metro Flxible Metro bus, number 2474, on the Whittier-Garfield route, navigating a curved street lined with palm trees and modern buildings. November 24, 1993 · 6th and Figueroa A city bus with a 'RoboCop 3' movie advertisement on its side is driving down a street with palm trees and a building in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus, number 2891, displays a promotional advertisement for the movie 'RoboCop 3' while on a street in Los Angeles. November 24, 1993 A blue and white bus with a 'RoboCop 3' ad on its side drives down a street lined with palm trees, with a 'Park View' street sign visible. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority bus, adorned with a 'RoboCop 3' advertisement, is captured on a sunny street, headed to Downtown L.A. November 24, 1993 · CA A white and green Culver CityBus, number 7015, drives down a street with palm trees in the background. A Culver CityBus Flxible Metro bus, number 7015, is captured in motion on a sunny day. November 24, 1993 · 96th An empty train station platform with a brick building behind it. A sign above reads 'Metra Gladstone Park'. A danger sign near the tracks warns not to cross when the bell is ringing or red lights are flashing. An empty platform at the Metra Gladstone Park station, with a brick building in the background and warning signs near the tracks. December 1993 · Austin and Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL A yellow Alltown school bus numbered 151, with a 'SCHOOL BUS' sign on top, is driving down a wet street; another school bus with a 'CHARTER' sign is visible in the background. Alltown school bus number 151, a GMC New Look, is captured driving on a street in Burbank, Illinois, under an overcast sky. December 1993 · Burbank, IL A yellow pickup truck parked on a gravel bed next to railroad tracks, surrounded by bare trees and grass under a gray sky. A yellow utility pickup truck is parked beside a set of railroad tracks on an overcast winter day, with leafless trees in the background. December 1993 · Busse Rd, Park Ridge, IL A white-roofed city bus with a soybean-themed advertisement is parked on a paved lot in front of a brick building, showing its destination sign and fleet number. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 5353, parked with a biodiesel advertisement wrap and route 103 to Michigan Avenue displayed. December 11, 1993 · Stony Island, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train is parked on an elevated track in winter, with snow on the ground and its destination sign lit for Midway. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, numbered 701, on an elevated line in winter, with its destination sign reading 'Midway'. December 29, 1993 · Midway Western, Chicago, IL A silver CTA train with the number 3202 and a Midway destination sign is on elevated tracks with snow on the ground and an overpass in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200 series rapid transit car, number 3202, approaches on an elevated structure during a snowstorm, bound for Midway. December 29, 1993 · Archer and Ashland, Chicago, IL Side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 on a track, seen over tall dry grass, with two smokestacks and a utility pole under an overcast sky. Union Pacific 9432 stands on the track beside an industrial area, with two tall smokestacks rising behind it. c. 1994 to 2005 · Pulaski, IL A maroon and gold tram with a single trolley pole and CITY CIRCLE in its roof sign, stopped on a tree-lined city street next to a safety island with a KEEP LEFT sign. Office buildings and a red traffic light are in the background. City Circle tram 925, in maroon and gold livery and signed CITY CIRCLE, on a street in what appears to be Melbourne, Australia. c. 1994 to 2002 Side view of a red-cabbed locomotive with a black-and-white zebra-striped body on yard tracks, with a covered hopper and another locomotive coupled behind it and trees beyond. Canadian National 5529 sits in a yard with another locomotive and a covered hopper, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1994 to 2005 A yellow and grey articulated tram passes a red-brick theatre with a red Richard III banner while a person in a dark coat poses beside bollards next to a zebra crossing. A yellow articulated tram, number 8[?]3, crosses a square past the theatre in Amsterdam, likely in early 1994. c. 1994 A white and red SEPTA bus number 8674 on Route 17 is turning on a city street with buildings and other vehicles in the background. A SEPTA New Flyer D40LF bus, number 8674, on Route 17, turning on a city street. c. 1994 to 2000 A red and white Pace bus is at a terminal with a person standing nearby; a white CTA bus is visible in the background. A red and white Pace Orion V bus, number 8852, is parked at a terminal with its destination sign reading '209 TRANS CTR'. c. 1994 to 2000 A white and blue city bus with the number 9710 and destination sign '46 to PCH' is parked on a street near a building with an 'AVIS' sign and palm trees in the background. A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority New Flyer D40LF bus, number 9710, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading '46 to PCH'. c. 1994 to 2000 · 46 and Pacific A stainless steel bi-level Amtrak sleeping car with red, white and blue stripes stands on a yard track while a worker climbs into its side door, with switch stands and track in the foreground. Amtrak Superliner sleeping car 3203[?] in the Amtrak yard at 19th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, 1994. 1994 · 19th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A long freight train on a concrete elevated bridge under a clear blue sky, with railroad tracks and grassy embankment below. A freight train travels on an elevated concrete viaduct on a clear summer day. 1994 · 16th J Canal