Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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Front view of a red and black Birney interurban car marked 'CHICAGO LOCAL' inside a carbarn, with the car partially in shadow and tracks visible on the ground. A Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Birney interurban car with 'CHICAGO LOCAL' lettering sits in a carbarn, viewed from the front with overhead wires visible. c. 1924 to 1936 A light green and white trolleybus with number 9124 and a 'Bubble Up' ad on the front, running on a city street with overhead wires, a billboard for Calvert Reserve, and pedestrians walking nearby. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9124, on route 2 to City Terrace, is captured on a sunny day with 1950s-era cars and storefronts in the background. September 1924 · 2 / Broadway, Los Angeles, CA An orange and green interurban car numbered 504 from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, viewed from a three-quarter front angle, stopped on tracks with overhead wires visible. Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car 504, an Insull-era steel coach, sits on a private right-of-way under an overcast sky. c. 1926 to 1956 A large black steam locomotive with a 4-8-4 wheel arrangement is parked in a rail yard, emitting smoke from its stack, against a backdrop of utility poles and a red building. A large black 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive is shown in a rail yard on an overcast day, with smoke rising from its stack. c. 1930 to 1950 A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago streetcar, number 270, on a street with a building and a car in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 270, is shown on a city street in the late 1930s. c. 1930 to 1940 A black and white photograph from the 1930s showing a streetcar on a snowy city street with several people and old cars around it. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1211, on a snowy street in the 1930s, with pedestrians and early automobiles nearby. November 16, 1930 A black and white photo shows a vintage streetcar numbered 1211 on a snowy city street with people, old cars, and storefronts, including a 'MEATS' shop and a 'HARD LAUNDRY'. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1211, is stopped on a snowy street under an elevated structure, with pedestrians and early 1930s automobiles nearby. November 16, 1930 · Montrose and Broadway, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a vintage streetcar with the number 973 on its front, traveling on a city street with tall buildings and a large Coca-Cola billboard in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 973, bound for Indiana Avenue, travels through the city streets in the 1930s or 1940s. c. 1931 to 1947 A black-and-white photo shows the burned-out interior of a carbarn, featuring the front of a streetcar numbered 268, surrounded by charred debris and twisted metal. Chicago Surface Lines streetcar 268 sits damaged inside a burned-out carbarn, with only its front end and number board still visible among the wreckage. September 1938 · Lawndale P'Ke A close-up side view of a red interurban railcar, number L9, with an orange car numbered 1111 visible behind it on adjacent tracks. A red Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Master Unit interurban car, number L9, is shown in a yard with an orange companion car, number 1111, in the background. c. 1940 to 1963 A yellow and green passenger train with open observation cars curves along a mountainside, carrying passengers through a dense forest of pine trees. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train, featuring vintage open-platform cars, winds through a forested mountain valley under an overcast sky. c. 1940 to 1960 A black and white photo of a crowded street in Chicago where a Chicago Surface Lines streetcar, number 1748, is stopped at an intersection while pedestrians cross the tracks. Chicago Surface Lines streetcar 1748, a Master Unit car, navigates a busy street crossing at Clark and Addison in Chicago during the late 1930s. October 5, 1941 · Clark and Addison, Chicago, IL A bustling 1940s street scene in Chicago with two vintage streetcars, many pedestrians, and classic automobiles at the intersection of Clark and Addison, with Wrigley Field visible in the background. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcars 1715 and 1760 at Clark and Addison, with pedestrians crossing in front of Wrigley Field. October 5, 1941 · Clark and Addison, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph of a vintage streetcar on a city street, with an elevated train track above and a building with 'HOTEL' signage in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 5091, navigates a street corner under an elevated railway, with a 'HOTEL' sign and a 1930s automobile in the background. 1945 · Root and Halsted, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago 'L' car, number 1149, with a rear destination sign reading 'EXPRESS HOWARD ST', on elevated tracks with city buildings in the background. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 1149, is shown on an elevated structure with a destination sign indicating service to Howard Street. 1945 · Wabash and Congress, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 114, on route 25 Henson, turning a corner in a city street with pedestrians and 1940s cars nearby. Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus No. 114 in service on route 25 Henson in a downtown street scene. 1946 · Jackson, MI A black and white photo of a Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a Flxible New Look model, parked on a street with a tall tower and a freight car in the background. Chicago Motor Coach Company bus number 2500, a Flxible New Look model, posed for a roster shot on a street in Chicago. 1946 · Diversey and Keeler, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a white-roofed motor bus with the number 346 and destination signs for route 92 on a street with trees and an old car in the background. An Illinois Central Coach Company GMC New Look bus, number 346, is shown on a street, likely in Chicago, with its route signs reading '92 NORTHWEST HWY - CLARK' and 'FOSTER'. 1946 Black and white photograph of a Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1268, stopped at an intersection with pedestrians crossing and a statue of a mounted rider in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1268, is seen at an intersection in the late 1940s, with pedestrians crossing and a prominent equestrian statue in the background. 1946 · 51st St, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a vintage motor bus on a city street with trolley tracks, surrounded by 1940s cars and two pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 3425, travels along a street with embedded trolley tracks, likely on route 31 Cottage Grove, in the late 1940s. 1946 · 31 and Pitney Ct., Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo shows a double-decker bus on a city street with trees and a large brick building, alongside several 1930s automobiles. A Chicago Motor Coach Company GMC bus, number 136, on the S 1 Sheridan Road route, parked on a tree-lined street in Glenview, Illinois, in the late 1930s. 1946 · Glenlake A vintage black-and-white photograph of a double-decker bus with the number 212 on a city street, with other buses and cars in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 212, on a city street in the 1940s, heading to Michigan Avenue and Garfield Boulevard. 1946 · Monroe, Michigan A vintage black-and-white photo shows a double-decker bus on a wide city street lined with multi-story buildings and period automobiles, with pedestrians walking on the sidewalks. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 114, is pictured on a city street, serving route 51 Sheridan Road, circa the late 1930s or 1940s. 1946 · Sheridan and Wilson, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' and '25 Jackson' on its signs, stopped at an intersection with pedestrians and 1940s cars nearby. A Chicago Motor Coach Company double-decker bus, number 11-4 on route 25 Jackson, is seen on a city street in the early 1950s. 1946 · 26 @ Jackson, MI A black and white photo of a 1950s GMC New Look bus with the number 1181 and destination 'UNIVERSITY' on a city street with pedestrians and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Motor Coach Company bus, number 1181, heading for the University, is captured on a city street in the 1950s. 1946 · Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Surface Lines bus numbered 348, with a destination sign reading 'CICERO-63', stopped at a curb with passengers and crew nearby. In the background are an American Airlines terminal and parked airplanes. Chicago Surface Lines bus number 348, on the Cicero-63 route, stands at a stop near an airport in summer 1946, with American Airlines and Texaco signs visible in the background. October 1946 · 63rd and Cicero, Cicero, IL A vintage bus with the destination 'MILWAUKEE 63' and fleet number 2874 is surrounded by pedestrians on a city street, with storefronts and a street sign visible in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 2874, on the Milwaukee 63 route, with passengers boarding at a busy street corner. October 1946 · State and Adams, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a streetcar with number 849 turning a corner on a city street, with a Walgreens sign visible in the background. Chicago Surface Lines streetcar number 849, a Birney safety car, turns a corner on the 61 - Lawrence - Austin line. September 6, 1947 A black and white photo of a vintage streetcar on a city street, surrounded by parked cars and people on the sidewalks. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 3435, runs down a commercial street lined with 1930s automobiles and storefronts. October 4, 1948 · Belmont Central Side view of a red and white SOO diesel locomotive numbered 414, coupled to a matching SOO caboose numbered 102, in a multi-track railroad yard with shipping containers in the background on a cloudy day. SOO 414, an EMD SW1200 diesel switcher, stands in a yard with SOO caboose 102 and several intermodal freight cars under an overcast sky. November 1948 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A red and white interurban car with the number 2001 on an elevated steel trestle, with a boxcar train and city buildings behind it. Chicago Terminal Railroad Interurban car 2001 on an elevated structure in a rail yard, with a B&O freight train in the background. 1949 A vintage red streetcar with the number 606 on its front is stopped on a bridge surrounded by tall buildings and streetlights. A red Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 606, is stopped on a bridge in downtown Chicago. 1949 · Franklin and Washington, Chicago, IL A black and white photograph of a vintage city bus with the number 1411 on its front, parked on a street with pedestrians walking on the sidewalk and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines motor bus, number 1411, is shown on a city street, likely in the late 1930s or early 1940s, with pedestrians and parked cars in the background. 1949 · Michigan Washington, MI A vintage motor bus from the 1940s, marked with route 34 Diversey and fleet number 1411, is stopped on a busy Chicago street with pedestrians and period cars nearby. A Chicago Surface Lines bus, number 1411, operates on the 34 Diversey route on a city street in the early 1940s. 1949 · Michigan and Washington, Chicago, IL A black-and-white photo of a Chicago Rapid Transit Company rapid transit train at an elevated station, showing the front of the lead car with a destination sign and a person in the cab. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 4[?]71, at an elevated station in 1949, with an 'EXPRESS HOWARD SKOKIE' destination sign. 1949 · North and Halsted, Chicago, IL Black-and-white photo of a streamlined streetcar numbered 4087 with the sign 20 MADISON-DOWNTOWN, running on street tracks past office buildings while men in suits walk along the sidewalk. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar 4087 on route 20 Madison-Downtown in downtown Chicago, likely near Madison and Franklin. October 1, 1949 · Madison and Franklin, Chicago, IL A vintage black-and-white photo of a dark-colored electric streetcar numbered 989 on curved tracks, with bare trees, a wooden fence, and a roller coaster structure behind it. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 989 on a private right-of-way, with a roller coaster in the background. November 1949 Front view of a cream and green double-decker bus with the number 145, operated by Marquette Transit Co., passing under a bridge. A Marquette Transit Co. double-decker bus numbered 145 drives under a bridge on a clear autumn day. November 8, 1949 Front view of a vintage green and cream double-decker-style bus under a dark steel railroad bridge, with bare trees and a clear sky. A green and cream Chicago Surface Lines motor bus drives under a railroad overpass on a winter day. November 8, 1949 · 110 and Bell Front view of two Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars, numbers 4057 and 7040, parked side by side on streetcar tracks with destination signs visible, under overcast skies. Two Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars, 4057 and 7040, are shown side by side at a streetcar terminal, bound for Western-Bedford and Western-79 routes. c. 1950 to 1958 A side view of two blue and yellow diesel locomotives, numbered 3424 and 3407, with 'TGR' lettering, traveling on a railroad track next to a grassy, wooded hillside. A pair of blue and yellow Tasmanian Government Railways X class diesel locomotives, numbered 3424 and 3407, are coupled together on a main line track. c. 1950 to 1978 A vintage black and white photograph of a Chicago Surface Lines streetcar on route 67, number 6259, moving along a street under an elevated railroad bridge with an 'Illinois Central West' sign. Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar no. 6259 on route 67, passing under the Illinois Central elevated structure. 1950 · 67th and Harper, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Rapid Transit Company rapid transit car, number 2719, on an elevated track with a destination sign reading 'DOUGLAS A PARK'. Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series car 2719 at Polk Street on the Douglas Park line, showing its destination to Douglas Park. 1950 · Polk St A red and cream vintage streetcar, number 585, is turning on streetcar tracks in front of a house, with overhead wires above. A red and cream Milwaukee Master Unit streetcar, number 585, navigates a turning loop on a sunny autumn day. 1950 A vintage black-and-white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus with fleet number 2503, showing its front and side on a paved street with embedded track. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 2503, on a city street in the 1960s. 1950 · Monroe and Dearborn, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar with the number 3111 turns on a street corner, with a brick building and trees in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 3111, turns a corner on a sunny autumn day, with passengers visible inside. 1950 · Cottage Grove and 111th, Chicago, IL A red and cream streetcar marked 'LAKE' and number 1758 is stopped on a city street with a red work vehicle beside it and two men on its roof, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Birney streetcar, number 1758, on the Lake route, is attended by a work vehicle and two workers on its roof on a city street in the late 1940s. 1950 · Franklin and Randolph, Chicago, IL A vintage wooden rapid transit car on an elevated track in a city, with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Rapid Transit Company 4000-series rapid transit car, number 321, on an elevated structure. 1950 · Clark and Lake, Chicago, IL