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A green and cream CTA bus with the number 3483 on its front, displaying route 149 to Merchandise Mart, parked on a city street near a large building with a Hertz sign. — Download original ↓

January 1972 · Balbo and Michigan, Chicago, IL

A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 3483, on route 149 to Merchandise Mart, in service during the 1970s.

Date: January 1972
Location: Balbo and Michigan, Chicago, IL
Vehicle: Motor bus, Flxible Metro
Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment: Flxible Metro
Fleet numbers: Chicago Transit Authority 3483

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