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A vintage black and white photograph shows a CSL streetcar, number 211, on a cobblestone street with overhead wires, next to a pre-war delivery truck.
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December 31, 1948

A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 211, is pictured on a winter day in the 1930s, with a vintage delivery truck nearby.

Date
December 31, 1948
Vehicle
Streetcar
Operator
Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment
Master Unit
Fleet numbers
Chicago Surface Lines 211
Tags
1940s Winter

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