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A vintage black and white photo shows a white, wood-bodied electric interurban car numbered 4427 with a navy recruitment ad along its side, sitting on tracks in a grassy area. Chicago Surface Lines interurban car 4427, a Cincinnati Car Master Unit, displays a 'Join the WAVES' recruitment advertisement while stopped in a grassy yard. 1942 · Skokie, IL A black and white photograph of a vintage interurban car, numbered 4, with a destination sign reading 'HOWARD B', on a set of tracks with overhead wires and a wooden utility pole in the background. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car #4, a Master Unit, photographed on its private right-of-way in Skokie, Illinois. July 29, 1952 · Skokie, IL An orange and silver electric train with a pantograph on its roof travels on a two-track line surrounded by grass and utility poles under an overcast sky. A South Shore Line Master Unit electric train in its classic orange and silver livery travels along a private right-of-way in Skokie, Illinois, circa 1950-1965. 1958 · Near East Prairie Road, Skokie, IL A white and dark-colored rapid transit car, numbered 2003, sits on a flatcar in a rail yard, surrounded by several men observing and working on it. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2003, is being unloaded from a flatcar in a rail yard. 1964 · Skokie, IL A white and green CTA rapid transit car, number 2004, sits on a flatcar in front of a brick building, with an orange forklift and a man nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, numbered 2004, is spotted on a flatcar in a yard, with a 'SKOKIE SWIFT' cab attached. 1964 · Skokie, IL Three different types of electric railcars, one a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car and two former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban cars, are shown in a rail yard, with the front car stripped of its interior and equipment. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car and two former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban cars sit in a scrapping yard in Skokie, Illinois, in the 1970s. August 28, 1977 · Skokie, IL A snow-covered CTA 4000-series rapid transit car, number 23, labeled 'Skokie Swift,' is stopped at a station platform with a water tower visible in the background. A CTA 4000-series electric multiple-unit car, number 23, in Skokie Swift livery, stands at the Howard Street station platform on a snowy day in the 1960s. February 13, 1978 · Howard St., Skokie, IL A blue, white, and red Greyhound bus, number 7853, is stopped on a street corner near a brick building, with large power lines and towers in the background. A Greyhound MC-8 bus, number 7853, is pictured on a street in Skokie, Illinois, with its destination sign reading 'LOCAL'. May 2, 1981 · Skokie, IL A silver CTA rapid transit train, number 594, with a 'Skokie' sign on the front, is stopped at a station platform. Three people wait on the platform under a shelter. The scene is overcast, with overhead electric wires visible. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 594, is pictured at a station platform with a 'Skokie' destination sign, likely at the Dempster station in Skokie, Illinois. November 2, 1993 · Dempster, Skokie, IL A two-car train of Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit cars, with car 3445 in the lead, is stopped at an elevated station platform in winter, with snow on the ground and tracks. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 3445, is shown at the Skokie station in winter, with its destination sign reading 'Skokie'. January 3, 1994 · Dempster, Skokie, IL A silver rapid transit car with the number 3455 and 'SKOKIE' on its destination sign moves along tracks under overhead wires, with utility poles and green trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 3455, approaches a grade crossing in Skokie, Illinois, under a clear summer sky. May 1995 · OAKTON ST crossing, Skokie, IL A silver and blue Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car with the number 3450 on the front, stopped at a grade crossing with overhead wires and crossing gates. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 3450, at a grade crossing. May 1995 · Oakton St Crossing, Skokie, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car, numbered 3441 and headed to Skokie, moves along tracks under a complex web of overhead wires on a cloudy autumn day. A CTA 2400-series rapid transit car numbered 3441 travels along an overhead-wired private right-of-way in Skokie, Illinois, with a destination sign reading 'Skokie'. August 1995 · Oakton and Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL A gray rapid transit train with the number 3450 on its front moves along tracks under a complex web of overhead wires, with trees and power lines in the background under a gray sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 3450, travels along a private right-of-way under overhead catenary wires on an overcast autumn day. August 1995 · Oakton and Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL A silver rapid transit train with the number 311 is stopped at a street-level railroad crossing in a suburban area, with a lumber yard and traffic lights nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 311, is seen at a grade crossing in Skokie, Illinois, with a lumber yard in the background. August 1995 · Oakton and Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL A silver CTA rapid transit car with the number 583 on its front is crossing a paved street at a grade crossing, with a lumber yard sign visible in the background under a gray sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-Series rapid transit car, number 583, crosses Oakton Street and Skokie Boulevard under overcast skies. August 1995 · Oakton and Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus numbered 4411 is driving down a street in front of a large brick building on an overcast winter day. Chicago Transit Authority bus 4411, a GM New Look TDH-5303, heads southbound on Oakton Street in Skokie, Illinois, on route 97 to Skokie. January 1996 · Oakton/Skokie Hwy, Skokie, IL A white bus with the number BW 55 is parked at a street corner next to a large sign that reads 'RIDE THE SKOKIE SWIFT 8 MINUTES TO HOWARD 'L''. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number BW 55, is parked at the terminal for the Skokie Swift service, with a large sign advertising the 8-minute ride to Howard 'L' station. December 6, 1997 · Golf Rd, Skokie, Skokie, IL