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A white and green Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 7200, is shown driving on a city street with 1970s cars and buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7200, runs on route 81 Lawrence-Marine Drive on a sunny summer day in the 1970s. May 1971 · Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3270, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with a large CBS sign on a building behind it. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks and Ontario, with a CBS billboard in the background. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream motor bus with the number 3270, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, is shown parked on a city street with a large CBS billboard behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks-Ontario, parked on a city street in front of a CBS building. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA trolleybus numbered 9739, showing its destination as Irving Park, parked on a wet street under a web of trolley wires. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, number 9739, on the 90 Irving Park route in a winter street scene. 1972 · Elston and Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL 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. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 3483, on route 149 to Merchandise Mart, in service during the 1970s. January 1972 · Balbo and Michigan, Chicago, IL Green and cream CTA bus number 5949 on the 41 State-Adams route at a street intersection with brick buildings and cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5949, operates on the 41 State-Adams route at the intersection of Clybourn and Cortland streets in the spring. April 27, 1972 · Clybourn and Cortland, Chicago, IL A white and orange Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, numbered 127, pulls a train through a multi-track rail yard with industrial buildings in the foggy background. A Chicago & North Western EMD F7 locomotive, number 127, leads a freight train through a busy rail yard on an overcast winter day. May 1972 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 8280, is shown in three-quarter front view on a city street, with a '73 Grand-Latrobe' route sign and a 'Natural Menthol' advertisement on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 8280, running on route 73 Grand-Latrobe on a city street. June 1972 · Armitage and Racine, Chicago, IL A red and yellow Rock Island F7 locomotive numbered 660 pulls a line of passenger cars on railroad tracks under an overpass, with a tall skyscraper visible in the hazy background. A Rock Island F7 locomotive numbered 660 leads a train of gallery cars along a railroad main line with the Willis Tower in the background on an overcast winter day. November 21, 1972 · 18th and Clark, Chicago, IL A front three-quarter view of a green and silver CTA bus numbered 301 on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under a metal elevated structure with a person walking beside it. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 301, on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under an elevated structure with a passenger boarding. c. 1973 to 1980 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A cream and green CTA bus numbered 8499 is stopped under a steel bridge truss with two men walking nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8499, is parked under an elevated structure, displaying route 80A to Kennedy Rapid Transit. c. 1973 to 1978 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8442, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on an urban street with buildings in the background and cars parked nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8442, on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee, is photographed on a clear summer day on a city street. June 18, 1973 · Elston and Gunnison, Chicago, IL A vintage CTA bus number 3463 parked on a street, featuring advertisements for 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook', with a 'ONE WAY' sign visible to the right. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3463, is shown on a street corner with 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook' advertisements. August 11, 1973 · Fullerton and Kenmore, Chicago, IL A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, is driving down a busy city street lined with storefronts and cars from the 1960s or 1970s. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8413, travels down a bustling street on route 36 Broadway Downtown. October 1973 · Broadway and Lawrence, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus, number 8336 on route 36 Broadway-Downtown, turns at a city street intersection lined with 1970s cars and tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8336, on route 36 Broadway-Downtown, is turning at an intersection on a sunny day. November 1973 · Clark and Armitage, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority motor bus is turning at a street intersection with other cars and buildings in the background on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 5625, runs on route 49 Western-79 at an intersection in Chicago. November 1973 · Diversey and Elston, Chicago, IL Black and white photo of a snow-covered street with streetcars and parked vintage cars, flanked by large buildings and leafless trees. A snowy street scene in Chicago with streetcars and vintage automobiles. 1974 · Chicago, IL Side view close-up of a blue diesel locomotive's underframe and wheels on a concrete yard surface. A close-up of the underframe and trucks of Amtrak locomotive 734, a GP38-2, in a yard on a sunny day. April 27, 1974 · 14th and Lumber Sts, Chicago, IL A cream and red Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with a 1960s car, a gas station, and a billboard in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8753, on the 62 Archer route at the intersection of 33rd and Archer in the early 1970s. July 27, 1974 · 33rd and Archer, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with cars and a phone booth in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 249, operates on route 92 to Jefferson Park on a summer day in the 1970s. August 5, 1974 · Foster and Western, Chicago, IL A red and white Flxible bus, number 8, labeled 'CHARTERED', is parked on a street with two vintage cars in the background under a clear sky. A Chicago Motor Coach Company Flxible bus, number 8, with a 'CHARTERED' sign, parked on a street in the 1960s. September 15, 1974 · Wood and Cullerton, Chicago, IL A silver and red Continental Trailways motor coach, number 27529, is parked in a paved lot next to a chain-link fence, with 'San Francisco' displayed on its front sign. A Continental Trailways GM New Look motor coach, number 27529, is photographed in a yard with a 'San Francisco' destination sign. November 17, 1974 · 18th and Clark, Chicago, IL A side-front view of a large, silver and red Continental Trailways bus parked next to a chain-link fence in an unpaved lot. A Continental Trailways Flxible Metro bus, number 27529, is parked in a yard with a chain-link fence in the background, displaying 'San Francisco' on its destination signs. November 17, 1974 · Clark and 18th St., Chicago, IL A white and green bus with the number 1224 drives down a snow-covered street in Chicago, with buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1224, navigates a snow-covered street on the 81 Lawrence-Marine Drive route. December 1, 1974 · Clarendon and Wilson, Chicago, IL A white and green motor bus with a Santa Claus decoration on its roof, labeled 'FREE...Santa Claus Bus', is stopped on a city street with a pedestrian on the sidewalk and tall buildings in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus 1302 decorated as a 'FREE...Santa Claus Bus' on a city street corner in winter. December 6, 1974 · Harrison and Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus is stopped at a snow-covered bus stop on a wet street, with bare trees and a cloudy sky in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3766, on route 81, at a snowy bus stop on Marine Drive near Wilson Avenue. January 18, 1975 · Marine Dr and Wilson, Chicago, IL A silver articulated bus with red and blue stripes and red stars, labeled CTA and number 1976, parked in a paved yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN SG 220 articulated bus, number 1976, in its 1970s red, white, and blue livery, parked at a depot. February 2, 1975 · Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL A red, white, and green CTA bus, number 3183, drives on a wet, snow-covered street with bare trees and a billboard visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3183, on route 60 26-KENTON, travels down a snow-lined street in winter. February 16, 1975 · Harrison and Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3774, drives on a wet street with pedestrians and other cars, under overcast skies with rain. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3774, navigates a wet city street on route 56, likely in the early 1970s. March 7, 1975 · Ashland, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, numbered 2230, is stopped at an elevated station platform with a green roof and a 'Lake Dan Ryan' destination sign. Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car 2230 at an elevated station platform. March 16, 1975 · Lake and Clinton, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1240, is driving down a residential street with houses and trees on both sides under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1240, travels down a residential street on route 85 Central-Harrison on a clear spring day. May 16, 1975 · Gale and Higgins, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA motor bus, number 1144, is stopped on a wet city street with rain reflecting off the pavement; pedestrians and cars are visible in the background. CTA bus 1144, a New Look TDH-5303, navigates a wet street on the Jeffery Express route in Chicago during a summer rain shower. May 30, 1975 · Balbo, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus drives down a city street with vintage cars and pedestrians, with a street sign for Halsted Street visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3424, operates on route 31 Archer-Ashland at the intersection of Halsted Street on a sunny summer day. July 7, 1975 · Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus is being towed by a red tow truck on a city street, with a billboard and gas station in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus being towed on a city street in the 1970s. July 7, 1975 · 79th and Wentworth, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 1147, displaying route 43 to Stock Yards, is stopped at a street intersection with several cars and a stop sign visible. CTA bus 1147 on route 43 to Stock Yards, stopped at an intersection in Chicago on a sunny day. July 25, 1975 · Root and Wallace, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus with the number 1422 is driving on a street next to train tracks, with a street sign for Jefferson and Kinzie Streets visible and a bridge in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1422, operating on route 65 to Grand-Harlem Center, navigating a grade crossing at the intersection of Jefferson and Kinzie Streets. September 2, 1975 · Kinzie and Jefferson, Chicago, IL Side view of a red and white GM&O diesel locomotive numbered 908 on a track in a railyard, with a railroad bridge and city skyline in the background. A red and white Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 908 sits on a track in a railyard. September 6, 1975 · 18th St., Chicago, IL Two green and white CTA buses, numbered 5321 and 5054, are parked side by side in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky. Two retired Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 5321 and 5054, sit idle in an overgrown storage yard. November 22, 1975 · Storage yard, Chicago, IL Two green and white CTA buses, numbered 5054 and 5321, are parked in a field of tall, dry grass, suggesting they are out of service and awaiting disposal. Two retired Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbered 5054 and 5321, sit abandoned in an overgrown lot under a clear sky. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL Two green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses parked side by side in a field of tall, dry grass with industrial buildings in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, fleet numbers 4089 and 4098, parked in a grassy yard. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL A line of green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses, including numbers 5969 and 5972, are parked in a field of dry, brown grass under a clear blue sky. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, 5969 and 5972, parked in a weedy yard during autumn, with fares of 15¢ and 25¢ displayed. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL Two vintage green and cream CTA buses, numbered 5946 and 5969, sit in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky, with a large ship in the distance. Two Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look buses, numbers 5946 and 5969, are parked in a weedy yard with a cargo ship visible in the background. November 22, 1975 · 136th St, Chicago, IL Two abandoned green and white buses are parked side by side in an overgrown, grassy lot with industrial buildings and a large ship visible in the background under a clear sky. Two abandoned green and white buses sit in an overgrown lot near a port. November 22, 1975 · Port of Chicago, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1490, drives down a city street on a clear day, with a storefront for 'American Rentals' visible in the background. CTA bus 1490, a GM New Look TDH-5303, operates on route 76 Diversey-Harlem on a sunny day in the early 1970s. November 22, 1975 · Diversey and Lamon, Chicago, IL Three green and white Chicago Transit Authority buses sit idle in a field of tall, dry grass under a clear blue sky. A row of three Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 5922, 5063, and 532[?], parked in an overgrown yard on a clear autumn day. November 22, 1975 · 130th St, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number 3724, on route 76 Diversy, is parked on a city street next to a red and blue taxi and a green car, with storefronts in the background. A green and white Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3724, on route 76 Diversy, is shown on a city street alongside a taxi and a sedan on a clear autumn day. November 22, 1975 · Diversey, Chicago, IL A green and cream transit bus with the number 3094 on its front is turning at a city street corner next to a building with a sign for M. Becker Furs. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3094, turns a corner on a sunny day in Chicago, passing by a fur storage shop and other local businesses. November 22, 1975 · Diversey and Larrabee, Chicago, IL A green and white bus with the number 3352 and destination 'HARRISON-CENTRAL' drives on a wet, snow-lined road under an overpass. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3352, travels down a snowy street in winter. December 16, 1975 · Harrison and Morgan, Chicago, IL