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A line of red interurban railcars on a city street with steam rising from factory chimneys behind them, surrounded by 1950s cars. — Download original ↓

April 1951 · 40th and Ashland

Three red South Shore Line interurban cars on street running trackage in Chicago, with factory smokestacks in the background.

Date: April 1951
Location: 40th and Ashland
Vehicle: Interurban car
Operator: Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad
Equipment: Insull-era steel coach

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