Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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A white, blue and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, numbered 4743 and marked for route 152 to Lakeshore Drive, is stopped at a street corner with several cars and a two-story brick building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4743, on route 152 to Lakeshore Drive, stopped at an intersection in Chicago in 1994. 1994 · Addison and Nottingham, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4008 on its front drives down a city street lined with tall buildings and other cars. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, numbered 4008, runs route 125 Express on a city street. 1994 · Wacker and Franklin, Chicago, IL A red, gray, and white Canadian National locomotive, number 6418, pulling a long line of freight cars along a gravel track next to a grassy area and a parking lot with a fence. A Canadian National GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6418, leads a freight train through a yard on an overcast summer day in 1994. 1994 · 59th and Knox, Chicago, IL A two-car train of Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit cars, with car 3445 in the lead, is stopped at an elevated station platform in winter, with snow on the ground and tracks. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 3445, is shown at the Skokie station in winter, with its destination sign reading 'Skokie'. January 3, 1994 · Dempster, Skokie, IL A snow-covered EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 525 with a white 'Y' logo, moves along tracks near a water tower marked 'ELMWOOD'. A diesel locomotive numbered 525 of the Yorkshire Lines, likely an EMD SW1200, travels through a snowy scene in Elmwood Park, Illinois. January 6, 1994 · 73rd Ave and Grand, Elmwood Park, IL A rusted gray end-cab diesel switcher numbered 750, with red, white and blue stripes and its hood doors open, stands behind a roadside guardrail in front of a tall beige and blue building, with a silver locomotive behind it. Amtrak switcher 750 beside a large building at the yard at 14th and Lumber Streets, Chicago, with a second locomotive behind it. January 27, 1994 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL Side view of a stainless steel Chicago Transit Authority train at an elevated station platform in winter, with another train visible on an adjacent track and a sign above reading 'Rush hour stop'. Two Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit cars, 3428 and 3390, at the elevated Merchandise Mart Station during a winter rush hour. January 28, 1994 · Merchandise Mart Station, Chicago, IL Two maroon and yellow Chicago Short Line Railway diesel locomotives stand in a snow-covered yard with industrial buildings in the background. Chicago Short Line Railway SW1200 locomotives 28 and 3 are parked in a snow-covered yard on a winter day. January 30, 1994 · Chicago Short Line Yard, Chicago, IL A maroon and yellow diesel locomotive labeled Chicago Short Line with number 28, parked in a snowy industrial yard. A Chicago Short Line Railway EMD SW1200 locomotive, number 28, stands in a snow-covered yard. January 30, 1994 · Chicago Short Line Yard, Chicago, IL Snowy rail yard scene featuring a maroon and yellow caboose and black freight cars, with industrial steel towers and power lines in the background. A Chicago Short Line Railway caboose and freight cars in a snow-covered rail yard with industrial structures in the background. January 30, 1994 · Chicago Short Line Yard, Chicago, IL A long line of black tank cars on railroad tracks in a snowy, rural landscape. The cars are marked with ACFX reporting marks and numbers including 850 and 89677. A line of ACF Industries tank cars, including car 850 and ACFX89677, on a snow-covered railroad main line in Bedford Park, Illinois. February 1994 · 63rd and Harlem, Bedford Park, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with holiday decorations is driving on a city street, with a beige taxi and a teal car nearby. Tall buildings and a steel bridge are in the background. A CTA New Look motor bus, number 4436, decorated for the holidays, is seen on a Chicago street with a taxi and a teal car in motion. February 1994 · Wacker and Lake, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 7659 pulls a matching caboose numbered 21206 through a snow-covered rail yard, with a single person standing near the locomotive. A Conrail SD40-2 diesel locomotive pulling a bay window caboose on a snowy yard. February 1994 · 95th and CALUMET RIVER, Chicago, IL Side view of a blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 2304 and a blue RDG caboose numbered 8805 7, in a snow-covered rail yard with industrial buildings and bare trees in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and an RDG caboose are seen in a snowy railroad yard. February 1994 · Indianapolis Blvd and 110th St, Indiana, IN Two blue Conrail railroad vehicles, a locomotive numbered 7659 and a caboose numbered 21206, on snow-covered tracks in a yard. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive and a matching bay window caboose stand side-by-side in a snowy railroad yard. February 1994 · 95 th and CALUMET RIVER, Chicago, IL A side view of a black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 1543, standing on tracks in a snow-covered yard with a person nearby. Soo Line diesel locomotive number 1543, an EMD SW1200, sits in a snowy yard, showcasing its distinctive orange and black livery. February 1, 1994 · Franklin and Worp, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a Santa Fe diesel locomotive numbered 9506, painted in yellow and dark blue, standing on a track next to a chain-link fence under a clear blue sky. Santa Fe SD24 diesel locomotive #9506 in its classic yellow and dark blue livery, photographed on a clear winter day. February 14, 1994 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A yellow and black Santa Fe diesel locomotive numbered 9542 pulls a long freight train of double-stacked containers on a snow-covered track next to a chain-link fence. An Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway GP38-2 locomotive, number 9542, leads a double-stack freight train through a snowy, urban private right-of-way. February 14, 1994 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A white Pace bus with a red advertisement wrap is parked on a snow-lined street, showing its front and side in daylight. A Pace motor bus, number 8884, with an Eight O'Clock Bean Coffee advertisement, is parked in a winter setting in Chicago. February 14, 1994 · Kilpatrick and 59th, Chicago, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9732, is shown driving on a snowy city street with bare trees and residential buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9732, operates on route 94 S. California to 71st Street in a winter street scene. February 15, 1994 · 12th Pl, CA A white, red, and blue articulated bus from the Chicago Transit Authority, labeled with route 94 S. California and fleet number 7157, driving down a tree-lined street with snow on the ground. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7157, on route 94 S. California during a winter day. February 15, 1994 · 94 and 50th, Chicago, IL An articulated CTA bus drives on a city street on a clear winter day, with bare trees and patches of snow visible. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7157, travels down a winter street on route 94 to 71st Street. February 15, 1994 · 50th St. A Van Galder bus, number 118, drives on a snowy road with cars behind it, amidst falling snow. A Van Galder Bus Company motor coach drives on a snow-covered road during a winter storm. February 25, 1994 · Van Galder Kennedy and Ainsile A train travels along tracks in the median of a snow-covered highway during a blizzard, with cars visible on the road and snow falling heavily. A train on an expressway median during a heavy snowstorm. February 25, 1994 · Kennedy and Ainslie, Chicago, IL A white Pace bus is driving down a street covered in snow. The bus has a yellow stripe and displays route 270 to Glenbrook on its front sign. Bare trees line the street in the background. A Pace bus, number 2375, on route 270 to Glenbrook, navigates a snow-covered street. February 25, 1994 A Chicago 'L' train of the 2600 series moves through a snowstorm on a private right-of-way next to a highway with cars and trucks. A Chicago 'L' train of the 2600 series travels through heavy snow alongside a highway. February 25, 1994 · O'Hare and Douglas A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1710 and 1735, standing on tracks in a yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbers 1710 and 1735, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. March 1994 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbered 6241 and 6240, stand on tracks beneath an overpass in a rail yard, with another red locomotive behind them. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotives 6241 and 6240 are pictured in a rail yard, with a Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive visible in the background. March 1994 · Mannheim/Front, Franklin Park, IL A red, white and blue Metra locomotive numbered 158 leads a line of double-decker passenger cars down a set of tracks under a clear winter sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #158 leads a train of gallery cars on a winter day, likely at the Kinzie and Kilbourn crossing in Chicago. March 8, 1994 · Kinzie and Kilbourn, Chicago, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 726, with blue and red stripes, is parked in front of a brick building; it is a GMC New Look model with the license plate M 94 545. CTA bus 726, a GMC New Look TDH-5303, is parked at a depot on a clear summer day. March 8, 1994 · Pershing and Archer, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus with fleet number 9398 is driving down a city street, with a '12 Roosevelt Monitor' destination sign visible on the front and a McDonald's ad on the side. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 9398, operates on route 12 Roosevelt Monitor on a clear summer day. March 8, 1994 · Wabash and 14th Pl, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, numbered 721 and built by GMC, is parked in a garage with its front sign showing 'NOT IN SERVICE'. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 721, is parked in a bus garage with its destination sign reading 'NOT IN SERVICE'. March 8, 1994 · Pershing and Archer, Chicago, IL An Amtrak locomotive in white, red, and blue livery pulls a train of open-top freight cars through a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with an industrial building and a drawbridge in the background. An Amtrak SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 114, works in a rail yard near a large industrial building, pulling a string of gondola cars. March 15, 1994 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus with the number 9579 on the front is stopped on a city street, with several cars visible in the background and a large brick building on the right. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9579, on route 37 in an urban street scene, likely in the late 1980s. March 15, 1994 · Clinton and Taylor, Chicago, IL A white and red CTA bus, number 9206, is stopped at an intersection on a cloudy day, with cars and buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9206, is stopped at an intersection on a cloudy winter day, with its destination sign reading '12 Roosevelt Indiana'. March 15, 1994 · Roosevelt and Clinton, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with the number 4149 is driving down a city street with other cars and a large sign for the Cotton Club and the Chicago Bulls in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4149, operates on a city street under an overpass celebrating the Chicago Bulls, likely in the early 1990s. March 15, 1994 · Michigan and 17th St., Chicago, IL A line of three red Soo Line diesel locomotives parked in a gravel yard with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Three Soo Line GP38-2 locomotives, numbers 755, 6623, and 4437, are parked side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A line of diesel locomotives from Soo Line, Canadian Pacific, and GATX sits on a bridge over a road, with a water tower and industrial structures in the background. Soo Line, Canadian Pacific and GATX diesel locomotives are parked on a railroad bridge over a street in Bensenville, Illinois, under an overcast sky in the early 1980s. March 24, 1994 · Green ST EAST OF 'YORK RD, Bensenville, IL A dark blue and orange SOO Line SD40 locomotive numbered 2010 and a red SOO Line GP38-2 numbered 2405 are parked behind a fence in a rail yard on an overcast day. SOO Line SD40 #2010 and GP38-2 #2405 parked at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK, Bensenville, IL A weathered black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 2032, is pictured from the side on a gravel yard track, with a red and white Soo Line locomotive, number 4437, partially visible behind it. Soo Line GP38 locomotive 2032 and GP9 4437, both in weathered livery, sit side-by-side in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 763, painted white with red ends, standing on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it. Soo Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 763 in a railroad yard, coupled with another Soo Line locomotive. March 24, 1994 · Green St EAST OF YORK RD, Bensenville, IL A white and red diesel locomotive with 'SOO' on the side and the number 6001 is on railroad tracks beside a loading dock. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 6001, is parked in a yard next to a loading dock under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green ' St, Bensenville, IL Multiple Soo Line locomotives, including numbers 763, 2032, 4437, and 755, are lined up on tracks in a gravel yard on a cloudy day. A line of Soo Line diesel locomotives, including an SW1200 and GP9s, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York Rd, Bensenville, IL A red and white CP Rail diesel locomotive, number 5518, stands on tracks in a gravel yard, with its side fully visible and a building in the background. A CP Rail GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5518, is shown in side profile at a rail yard in Bensenville, Illinois. March 24, 1994 · Green St East of York, Bensenville, IL A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, number 726, is parked in a lot with a brick building behind it. A white Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 726, parked in a bus garage. March 26, 1994 · 38th Rockwell An elevated view of a silver Metra train with red and white striped cab car 398, pulled by a blue F40PH locomotive, curving through a railyard with a large Metra building and a parking lot visible. A Metra commuter train, led by an F40PH locomotive and consisting of gallery cars, is shown in a yard with the Metra maintenance facility in the background. March 26, 1994 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A scene showing three diesel locomotives—a white SOO Line 2405, a red Canadian Pacific 752, and a blue GATX 7370—on elevated tracks beside a road with a car driving by, under an overcast sky. Three EMD GP9 diesel locomotives, one from SOO Line, one from Canadian Pacific, and one from GATX, are parked on an elevated structure next to a highway. April 1994 · York and Green, Bensonville, IL