Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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Chicago Rapid Transit Company

20 photographs
A black-and-white photo of a Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, numbered 4085, at an elevated station with a platform and tracks visible. Chicago Rapid Transit Company car 4085, a 4000-series rapid transit car, stopped at an elevated station platform. 1941 · Wells and Randolph, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a heavily damaged rapid transit car with its front end crumpled, sitting on an elevated track next to another car. A severely damaged Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car after a wreck, seen on an elevated structure. July 1944 · 61 St and Calumet, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago 'L' car, number 1149, with a rear destination sign reading 'EXPRESS HOWARD ST', on elevated tracks with city buildings in the background. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 1149, is shown on an elevated structure with a destination sign indicating service to Howard Street. 1945 · Wabash and Congress, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of a vintage Chicago interurban car, number 1766, labeled 'Evanston Express,' stopped on city street tracks with passengers inside and commercial buildings behind. Chicago Rapid Transit Company Plush interurban car 1766, marked for the Evanston Express, on street tracks with buildings of downtown Chicago in the background. 1946 · Franklin, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a streetcar on a city street with an elevated train above it and storefronts along the sidewalk. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 3260, travels along a city street under an elevated rapid transit line. 1946 · 69th and Normal Blvd A black-and-white street scene from the 1930s showing a Chicago Surface Lines streetcar numbered 3260 on the street, with a Chicago Rapid Transit Company elevated car visible on the structure above. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 3260, on a street below an elevated structure carrying a Chicago Rapid Transit Company car, likely at 69th and Normal Boulevard in the late 1930s. 1946 · 69th and Normal Blvd., Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a 4000-series 'L' car, numbered 2900, at a station with its destination sign 'LOOP' visible. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 2900, is pictured at a station platform with its destination sign reading 'LOOP.' 1946 · Canal St. Union Sta., Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a single, old rapid transit car, number 2077, on an elevated track with snow on the ground and city buildings in the background. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2077, on an elevated structure in winter. July 18, 1947 · Market and Madison, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of a streetcar on a cobblestone street with an elevated railroad track above it, carrying a steam locomotive. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company streetcar, number 277, on a street under an elevated structure carrying a Chicago and North Western steam locomotive, number 1526. 1948 · Grand and Union, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a Chicago Rapid Transit Company rapid transit train at an elevated station, showing the front of the lead car with a destination sign and a person in the cab. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 4[?]71, at an elevated station in 1949, with an 'EXPRESS HOWARD SKOKIE' destination sign. 1949 · North and Halsted, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Rapid Transit Company rapid transit car, number 2719, on an elevated track with a destination sign reading 'DOUGLAS A PARK'. Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series car 2719 at Polk Street on the Douglas Park line, showing its destination to Douglas Park. 1950 · Polk St A vintage black-and-white photo of a wooden rapid transit car on an elevated track, with a destination sign reading 'A LAKE' and city buildings in the background. A wooden Chicago Rapid Transit Company rapid transit car on an elevated structure, showing its 'A LAKE' destination sign. 1950 · Madison and Wells, Chicago, IL Black-and-white photo of a streetcar numbered 1674 on a city street beneath an elevated train line with a car numbered 2535, located at the corner of Van Buren and Clinton streets in Chicago. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 1674, operates under an elevated structure with a Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series car, number 2535, above at Van Buren and Clinton streets. 1950 · Van Buren and Clinton, Chicago, IL A vintage wooden rapid transit car on an elevated track in a city, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 321, on an elevated structure. 1950 · Clark and Lake, Chicago, IL An elevated train of vintage wooden 'L' cars travels across a metal truss bridge above a river, with a large building visible behind it under a clear sky. A train of Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series 'L' cars crosses an elevated truss bridge over a river, with a large building in the background. November 1, 1950 · Canal St. Union Sta., Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a vintage wooden 'L' car with a clerestory roof, stopped at an elevated station. The front sign reads 'A LAKE', and a 'Del Monte Fruit Co.' ad is visible on the platform wall. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company Master Unit rapid transit car at an elevated station platform, with a destination sign reading 'A LAKE'. 1951 · Wells and Madison, Chicago, IL Two dark green and cream rapid transit cars travel on an elevated steel trestle above a street scene with a large black steam crane and several vintage automobiles. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car on an elevated structure above street-level construction featuring an American Bridge Company steam crane, likely in the late 1930s or early 1940s. April 28, 1951 · Lake Market A vintage elevated train with a cream and maroon livery travels on wooden-decked tracks between tall buildings, passing a signal marked '0' and a building with a 'Rubin Grand' sign. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series car, number 2[?]94, navigates the complex trackwork of the Wells Street Terminal, with a second car in the background. July 1953 · Wells St. Term. A red and cream streetcar marked 'LAKE' and numbered 1758 runs on a city street beneath an elevated green and cream rapid transit train, surrounded by 1940s automobiles and storefront signs including 'ENNEPER' and 'Ford'. A Chicago Surface Lines Peter Witt streetcar, number 1758, on a street below an elevated 'L' line carrying a Chicago Rapid Transit Company train, with vintage automobiles and storefronts in the background. September 26, 1953 · Lake and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A maroon and cream rapid transit car on a wooden elevated track with a tower and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series wooden rapid transit car on an elevated structure in Chicago, Illinois. July 25, 1954 · 42nd Pl, Chicago, IL