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A red interurban car with round front windows runs on street track past a palm tree and tall white buildings, with 1950s cars in the traffic behind it. Interurban car 1541, likely Pacific Electric, signed LONG BEACH LIMITED in street running past palm trees, the Roxy theater and the Hotel Schuyler, likely in downtown Long Beach, California. March 9, 1958 · Downtown, Long Beach, CA A vintage red interurban streetcar with the number 1541 and 'LONG BEACH LIMITED' written on its front travels down a city street lined with palm trees and 1950s cars. A red Pacific Electric Master Unit interurban car, number 1541, named 'LONG BEACH LIMITED', runs on a city street in Long Beach, California, in the 1950s. March 9, 1958 · Long Beach, CA A dark blue and cream CTA bus, number 2704, with a Vincennes-78 route sign and Drewry's Beer advertisement on the front, parked on a paved lot with a building in the background. A CTA Flxible New Look bus, number 2704, on the Vincennes-78 route, parked on a street in Chicago. May 1958 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A green and yellow double-ended streetcar numbered 1423, showing S on its roof sign, curves through a street intersection under a web of overhead wires, with Richfield gas stations and brick apartment buildings behind it. Streetcar 1423 on route S rounds a curve past two Richfield gas stations, likely at Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. August 1958 · S Line and Vermont, Los Angeles, CA A green and cream streetcar with the number 1423 is stopped at a street intersection on a sunny day, with a Richfield gas station and a building labeled 'BARNE' APTS.' in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1423, on route 5 at a Richfield gas station on a sunny day. August 1958 · 7th and Vermont A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3557, on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3557, on route 60 26-Kenton, navigating a city street. October 1958 · Adams J Canal A vintage orange and cream streetcar, numbered 531, runs down a city street under an elevated railway, with 1940s cars in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 531, on the 'JU CENTRAL' route near the North Western Station in the 1940s. October 17, 1958 · Clinton and Lake, Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a dark green and white CTA motor bus with number 1787 on its side and front, showing a '82 KIMBALL-FOSTER' destination sign and vintage advertisements on its bumper and side. CTA New Look bus number 1787, assigned to route 82 Kimball-Foster, is parked on a winter street. c. 1959 to 1964 A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9657, is stopped at a curb with passengers nearby, under an overcast sky with autumn trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus 9657 on route 53 to Komensky, likely in the 1960s. c. 1959 to 1970 A side-view of a Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, numbered 500, painted in green and white, parked on a snow-covered lot with bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 500, a GM New Look model, sits in a snowy yard during its service years in the 1960s. c. 1959 to 1970 A silver and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8562, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with tall buildings and a cloudy sky behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 8562, runs the Wacker Express route on Adams and Canal streets, with the Chicago skyline in the background. c. 1959 to 1964 Front view of a vintage city bus driving on a snow-covered street, with classic cars and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 610, on route 24 during a snowstorm, surrounded by 1950s automobiles. c. 1959 to 1968 A black and white photo of two vintage buses from Drewry's, numbered 9536 and 1713, parked on a street under trolley wires. One shows route 52 to California-Roscoe, the other route 55 to Chicago-Milwaukee. Two Drewry's Motor Coach Company GM New Look buses, numbers 9536 and 1713, are shown at a street corner in Chicago with overhead wires, likely in the early 1960s. 1959 · Roscoe, CA A green and orange streamlined electric train, labeled Electroliner and North Shore Line, stands at an elevated station platform with snow on the ground. An Electroliner train from the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee, numbered 801, is pictured at a terminal during winter. 1959 · Terminal, Milwaukee, WI A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1430, on a street in front of a stone church with arched windows and a statue on its steps. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 1430, is captured in motion on a city street in front of a large church building. 1959 · Webster and Sheffield, Chicago, IL A black and white photo shows a CTA trolleybus with the number 9418 and route 47 to Lake Park, stopped on a street with a trolley pole raised, with another CTA bus nearby and a person boarding. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, No. 9418, on route 47 to Lake Park, stands on a street with a CTA motor bus in the background. 1959 · 47th and Archer, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo shows a CTA motor bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, parked on a street with a person waiting nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, captured on a sunny day at Devon and Kedzie. 1959 · Devon and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus marked with route 36 and fleet number 9417 moves down a sunlit street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians, with storefronts for Hyde Park Bible Church and Florsheim visible on either side. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, travels down a busy street at 51st and Calumet in Chicago during the 1950s. June 1959 · 51st and Calumet, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9417 is driving down a wide city street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, travels down a bustling city street in the 1950s. June 1959 · 51 St and Calumet, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9417 and destination sign reading '51 ST-LOUIS' travels down a city street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians, with storefronts including 'Hyde Park Bible Church' and 'Florsheim' visible. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, runs on a busy 51st Street in the 1950s, surrounded by period automobiles and pedestrians. June 1959 · 51st, Chicago, IL Two steam locomotives, one large and black with the number 6032 and one small and black with the number 35, are on parallel tracks in a railroad yard with a white passenger car and a water tower in the background. A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4-8-4 O-5B locomotive, number 6032, is pictured in a yard with a smaller 2-6-0 locomotive, number 35, and passenger cars. June 13, 1959 · Creston, IA Four green and cream streamlined streetcars without their trucks, two lying on their sides and two upright, in a yard full of scrap metal, with a crane and a wooden shed behind them under an overcast sky. Stripped Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars awaiting scrapping, likely at 69th and Cicero in Chicago. June 21, 1959 · 69th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar signed 22 Clark-Howard runs along a street under a rust-colored steel elevated structure, with a train of light-colored double-deck commuter coaches on top and parked cars and storefronts beyond. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar 7175 on route 22 Clark-Howard passes under an elevated railroad structure while bi-level commuter coaches cross overhead, likely at Clark and Roscoe in Chicago, in the mid-1950s. July 1, 1959 · Clark and Roscoe, Chicago, IL Three green and cream PCC streetcars, numbered 7218, 4378, and 2218, are parked nose-to-nose in a yard under an overcast sky, with overhead wires visible above. Three Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars, numbered 7218, 4378, and 2218, are parked side by side in a yard, showcasing the fleet's prewar and postwar models. August 1959 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A row of yellow interurban railroad cars with black diagonal stripes on the front, parked on tracks in a yard under a clear blue sky. A three-car consist of yellow Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban cars, likely built by Niles, sits in a rail yard. October 1959 A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 72 is driving on a city street, surrounded by 1960s-era cars and a large stone building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus numbered 72 is shown in street traffic at the corner of Monroe and Michigan in downtown Chicago. December 1959 · Monroe and Michigan, Chicago, IL A green and cream motor bus, number 571, drives down a city street with snow on the sidewalks and classic cars parked in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 571, is captured on a city street in winter. December 1959 · Michigan and Harrison, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar numbered 4558 parked on a cobbled yard in front of a brick carhouse with a 1921 date stone, with a second similar streetcar behind it. Toronto Transit Commission PCC streetcar 4558 signed WYCHWOOD EARLSCOURT outside a 1921 brick carhouse, with a second PCC behind it. c. 1960 to 1978 A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1535 sits on tracks in a rail yard with trees and overhead wires in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is seen in a rail yard on a sunny summer day. c. 1960 to 1980 A red and silver Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1535, stands on tracks in a yard with trees and other rail equipment in the background. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is pictured in a rail yard. c. 1960 to 1980 Side view of an Illinois Central diesel locomotive numbered 1500 in a snow-dusted rail yard, with other locomotives behind it. Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive 1500 sits in a snowy yard, with another SW1200 and a Union Pacific GP9 in the background. c. 1960 to 1970 A vintage orange and maroon interurban railcar, numbered 24 and lettered for the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, is parked on tracks in a sunny yard with a damaged roof. An orange and maroon Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car numbered 24, showing roof damage, sits on tracks in a yard on a clear day. c. 1960 to 1970 A yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1247, is sitting on tracks in a yard, with a second locomotive coupled behind it. A Union Pacific SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1247, is seen in a rail yard on an overcast day. c. 1960 to 1990 A green and white Milwaukee Road bus, number 5171, is parked on a city street with its destination sign reading '56 MILWAUKEE - DOWNTOWN' and passengers visible inside. A Milwaukee Road GM New Look bus, number 5171, on route 56 to Downtown, captured on a street in an urban setting. c. 1960 to 1978 Side view of a vintage light blue Flxible bus with a red band, parked on a paved road next to a grassy area, with a multi-story apartment building and palm trees in the background. A light blue and red Flxible bus is parked on a street in front of an apartment building on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1980 A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' lettering and an orange passenger car numbered 24 are coupled and parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard with overhead wires and a white building nearby. A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' markings and an orange passenger car numbered 24 stand on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear sky. c. 1960 to 1970 A steam locomotive with the number 576 and passenger car from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad travel along tracks beside a highway, with a mountain in the background and a Volkswagen Beetle in the foreground. A Denver & Rio Grande Western steam locomotive, number 576, pulls a passenger car along a scenic mountain route, with an orange Volkswagen Beetle parked nearby. c. 1960 to 1980 A yellow Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger car is shown from a three-quarter rear view on a railroad track, with a water tower visible behind it and a dark freight car on an adjacent track. A Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger car in yellow livery sits on a track next to a dark freight car, with a water tower and hills in the background. c. 1960 to 1980 A green and white CTA motor bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, is seen from a three-quarter front view as it crosses a steel truss bridge on a sunny day, with its shadow cast on the pavement. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, crossing a steel truss bridge on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1970 A silver Chicago 'L' car, numbered 2275, is stopped at an elevated station platform; a sign overhead reads 'Evanson Express trains North to Linden-Wilmette'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, numbered 2275, is at a station platform on the Dan Ryan line, with a sign for the Evanston Express visible in the background. c. 1960 to 1990 Side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 6500, parked on tracks in a snowy yard with a red and white truck in the background. A Chicago and North Western EMD SD24 diesel locomotive, number 6500, in green and yellow livery, stands in a snowy yard. c. 1960 to 1972 A vintage dark green and red interurban car runs on streetcar tracks down a tree-lined street with a church steeple in the background on a cloudy winter day. A North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 749, on a winter street in Milwaukee in 1960. 1960 · 5th St., Milwaukee, WI A light green and white trolleybus with the number 9025 on the front, running on a city street with overhead wires, with two people standing on the sidewalk and a billboard in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, number 9025, operates on route 2 to Broadway in the late 1950s or early 1960s. 1960 · 2 / Broadway, Los Angeles, CA A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9679, standing on tracks in a snowy yard next to another diesel locomotive with the reporting mark SX. A Union Pacific SD70M locomotive, number 9679, stands in a snow-covered yard alongside a second locomotive, with snow blanketing the ground and equipment. January 1960 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A black and white photo of a mid-1950s Chicago bus driving down a snowy street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, travels down a snow-covered street in the mid-1950s. February 10, 1960 · Cicero and Addison, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of a line of buses on a snow-covered city street, with one bus in the foreground showing the number 1242 and a Braumeister ad. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, navigates a snow-covered street, with a second CTA bus following behind. February 10, 1960 · Addison and Cicero, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus number 1242 driving down a snow-covered street lined with parked cars and bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1242, navigates a snow-covered street at Addison and Cicero in Chicago during the winter. February 10, 1960 · Addison and Cicero, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a standard bus with number 49 at a street corner, with several people on the sidewalk. A Standard bus, number 49, is shown at the corner of W Belmont Ave, likely in the late 1950s or 1960s. April 1960 · Central Park and Belmont, Chicago, IL