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Two cream and green Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses with overhead wires drive down a busy city street decorated for Christmas, with Walgreens and other storefronts visible in the background. — Download original ↓

December 15, 1962 · State and Jackson, Chicago, IL

Two Chicago Transit Authority trolleybuses, numbers 8482 and 8254, travel through a festively decorated downtown Chicago street during the winter holiday season.

Date: December 15, 1962
Location: State and Jackson, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Trolleybus, Motor bus
Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment: Flxible New Look
Fleet numbers: Chicago Transit Authority 8482, Chicago Transit Authority 8254

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1960s Winter Chicago

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