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A silver CTA rapid transit train with red and blue stripes travels on tracks next to a multi-lane highway, with apartment buildings and a city skyline in the background. — Download original ↓

December 14, 1979 · 33rd St, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train travels through an expressway median in Chicago, Illinois, in the 1970s.

Date: December 14, 1979
Location: 33rd St, Chicago, ILApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: Rapid transit car
Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment: Budd 2000-series
Fleet numbers: Chicago Transit Authority 206

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1970s Winter Chicago

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