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Two red and cream streetcars with numbers 610 and 501 are parked in a brick carbarn; the front of car 610 shows a destination sign reading 'ASHLAND AV'. — Download original ↓

1951 · 96th and Ashland

Two Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcars, numbered 610 and 501, are parked side by side in a carbarn with overhead wires visible above.

Date: 1951
Location: 96th and Ashland
Vehicle: Streetcar
Operator: Chicago Surface Lines
Equipment: Perley A. Thomas Master Unit
Fleet numbers: Chicago Surface Lines 610, Chicago Surface Lines 501

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