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A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1612, painted in cream and green livery, is stopped on a city street under an overcast sky with bare trees, with a Standard gas station sign in the background. — Download original ↓

1961

Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus number 1612, likely photographed in the 1960s, operating on route 6 to Lake-Austin on a winter day.

Date: 1961
Vehicle: Motor bus, New Look bus
Operator: Chicago Transit Authority
Equipment: GM
Fleet numbers: Chicago Transit Authority 1612

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