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A dark green CTA bus with a yellow magnet sweeper attachment on its front, parked in a yard with a freight car visible behind it.
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October 21, 1956

A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 5720, equipped with a front-mounted magnet sweeper, sits in a yard.

Date
October 21, 1956
Vehicle
Motor bus, New Look bus
Operator
Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment
GM
Fleet numbers
Chicago Transit Authority 5720
Tags
1950s Autumn

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