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A white and blue motor bus with a colorful map painted on its side is stopped on a city street under a steel bridge on a sunny day, with a person walking on the sidewalk nearby. A Pace motor bus, number 4041, with a colorful 'Discover the Heritage Corridor' livery, is shown on a sunny day in Chicago under a steel bridge. September 28, 1995 · Wells and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A daytime scene on a Chicago street with two CTA buses, one green and cream heading forward and one white with red and blue stripes stopped at a shelter, surrounded by tall buildings and autumn trees. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, 9364 and 4674, are seen on a city street in Chicago, with bus 9364 heading to North Terminal and bus 4674 stopped at a bus shelter. October 1995 · State/Washington, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 602 leads a train of silver double-deck passenger cars across tracks in a city street, with tall buildings behind it. Metra locomotive 602 pulls a train of gallery cars through a grade crossing in downtown Chicago, with the C&NW building visible in the background. October 1995 · Canal St North of Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue Metra diesel locomotive numbered 115 pulls a line of silver passenger cars on a sunny day in downtown Chicago, with tall buildings and a street sign visible. Metra locomotive 115 pulls a commuter train through downtown Chicago with the C&NW building in the background. October 1995 · Canal St North of Kinzie, Chicago, IL A blue and orange Metra diesel locomotive, number 600, is stopped at the Lake Street station platform, with a small shelter and city skyscrapers visible behind it on a clear autumn day. Metra GP38-2 locomotive number 600 in blue and orange livery at the Lake Street station, with Chicago skyscrapers in the background. October 1995 · Lake Street and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive with the number 604 is pulling a train of silver commuter cars along tracks that cross a city street, with tall buildings in the background. Metra F40PH locomotive 604 leads a train of gallery cars through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago, with the C&NW building visible in the background. October 1995 · Canal St South of Kinzie A white CTA articulated bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 7107, is parked in a lot with a brick wall and a water tower in the background. CTA articulated bus 7107, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked in a bus garage at dusk. October 1995 · Howard and Paulina, Chicago, IL A gray CTA rapid transit car, number 3449, is stopped at the Howard Terminal platform with another car visible on the adjacent track. CTA 2600 series car 3449 at Howard Terminal, likely in the 1990s. October 1995 · Howard Terminal, Chicago, IL A weathered green and white city bus, seen from the rear corner, stands at a curb by a brick building, beside a green lamp post with a sign for the Merchandise Mart, Apparel Center and Expocenter loading docks. Chicago Transit Authority bus 9021 beside the Merchandise Mart Apparel Center in Chicago. October 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus numbered 702, with a blue and orange stripe, drives on a city street near a steel arch bridge, with traffic signals and modern buildings in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus 702, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is captured on a city street near an arch bridge. October 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 274, with red, white and blue stripes, coupled to a coach beneath a concrete street viaduct, seen through a chain-link fence. Amtrak 274 under the Lake Street viaduct by the Chicago River in Chicago. October 1995 · Lake St / Chicago River, Chicago, IL A large, colorful Pace bus with a Chicago Cubs advertisement is driving on a wet road under a concrete overpass on a cloudy day. A Pace New Flyer D40 bus, number 209, with a special "Cubs Roundtripper" wrap, is seen on a wet street under an overpass. October 1995 · Harlem and Higgins, Schaumburg, IL A single Pace motor bus with a Chicago Cubs advertisement is stopped at a modern bus terminal on a cloudy day. The wet pavement reflects the scene, and the bus's fleet number 8858 is visible on the front bumper. A Pace New Flyer bus, number 8858, stands at the Harlem and Higgins station in Schaumburg, Illinois, wrapped in a Chicago Cubs 'Roundtrippers' advertisement under an overcast sky. October 1995 · Harlem and Higgins Station, Schaumburg, IL A city bus with a full wrap showing baseball players and the Chicago Cubs logo is parked on a street. The bus is marked with the operator name 'Pace' and the number 8858 on the front bumper. A brick apartment building is in the background. A Pace motor bus, number 8858, in a Chicago Cubs-themed 'Roundtripper' livery, is parked on a street in Schaumburg, Illinois. October 1995 · Higgins @ HARLEM TERMINAL, Schaumburg, IL A blue and white Metra locomotive numbered 608 travels on tracks beside a street with cars and buildings in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 608, pulls a passenger train through an urban setting in Chicago. October 1995 · Chicago River/Canal St/Lake St, Chicago, IL A blue Metra locomotive numbered 602 leads a train through a city scene with skyscrapers and a C&NW building sign in the background. A Metra EMD F40PH locomotive numbered 602 pulls a bilevel commuter train past the Chicago & North Western building in downtown Chicago on an overcast day. October 1995 · Chicago River / Canal St / Lake St, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus, number 9099, on a city street under an elevated train track, with yellow taxis in the background. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9099, is stopped at an intersection under the 'L' tracks on Wells Street in Chicago. October 1995 · Wacker/Lake, Chicago, IL A teal and white double-decker tour bus with 'AMERICAN EXPRESS' lettering, number 544, is on a city street with a yellow taxi and other cars nearby, under an elevated structure. A double-decker tour bus operated by American Express, fleet number 544, travels on an expressway in Chicago. October 1995 · Wacker/Lake, Chicago, IL A blue and red CTA train with the number 3091 is moving on an elevated track beside a station platform labeled 'Wellington', with trees and buildings in the background. A CTA 2600-series rapid transit train, led by car 3091, travels along an elevated track past the Wellington station in Chicago. October 1995 · Wellington St Station, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus with the number 9789 and destination sign reading 'North Terminal' is stopped at an intersection in a city with tall buildings and elevated train tracks in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9789, en route to North Terminal on a city street under an overcast sky. October 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL A green and white CTA bus, number 9364, is on a metal truss bridge with a 'South Terminal' destination sign, accompanied by a cyclist and a dark car. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9364, on a truss bridge with a destination sign reading 'South Terminal', alongside a bicyclist and a passing car on a sunny day. October 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 4913 is driving on a bridge under a red truss structure, with an orange pickup truck visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4913, drives under a truss bridge on a sunny day in Chicago. October 1995 · Lake St Bridge and Chicagoriver, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with the number 4131 on the front drives down a street in Chicago, surrounded by other vehicles and tall glass buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4131, navigates a city street with a yellow taxi and a police car nearby, set against the backdrop of Chicago's modern skyscrapers. October 1995 · Orleans and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus, number 7663, is parked on a city street with tall buildings and a pedestrian bridge in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 7663, is shown on a city street in its green and cream livery. October 1995 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7114, with route 147 displayed, parked inside a bus garage with another bus visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7114, on route 147 Outer Dr Exp, parked in a bus garage. October 1995 · Howard and Paulina, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA bus, number 1610, is shown on a city street with tall buildings and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1610, on route 125, travels along a city street under an elevated structure. October 1995 · Wacker/Franklin, Chicago, IL An articulated bus with the number 7223 and CTA lettering drives on a city street, with skyscrapers including the Tribune Tower in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7223, travels down a city street with the Tribune Tower in the background. October 1995 · Wacker/Wabash, Chicago, IL A white articulated bus with red and blue stripes, marked CTA 7146 and 23 EXPRESS, turns at an intersection with a yellow taxi cab nearby, surrounded by tall buildings on a cloudy day. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7146, operates on the 23 Michigan Express route at a downtown street corner under overcast skies. October 1995 · Washington/Wacker, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue articulated bus with the number 7130 on its front, parked in a paved lot with a building and dumpsters in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7130, parked in a bus garage. October 1995 · Hermitage and Birchwood, IL A white, blue, and red articulated bus with the number 7123 and CTA lettering is parked in a lot next to a large building, with a long shadow cast on the pavement. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7123, is parked in a bus garage at dusk. October 1995 · Howard and Paulina, Chicago, IL A white CTA articulated bus with the number 7100 is parked at a terminal, with other buses and cars in the background under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7100, is parked at a terminal with its destination sign reading '147 Outer Dr Exp Michigan Congress'. October 1995 · Hermitage and Birchwood, IL An elevated train with a silver, red, and blue front, marked 2476, is at a wooden-plank platform labeled Wellington station. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit train, number 2476, is stopped at the Wellington station on an elevated line. October 1995 · Wellington Station, Chicago, IL A silver and blue CTA 'L' train with the number 2504 is stopped at an elevated station platform with a red sign that reads Wellington. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2504, at the Wellington station platform. October 1995 · Wellington Station, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulls a silver commuter train across a street-level railroad crossing in a city. A blue Metra GP38-2 locomotive, number 110, leads a train through a street-level grade crossing in Chicago on a sunny day. October 1995 · Canal / Kinzie, Chicago, IL A white paratransit van with blue and red stripes and the lettering CDT is parked on a bridge with its side door open and a ramp extended to the sidewalk. A person in a wheelchair is visible inside. The background shows a city skyline and other vehicles on the bridge. A Chicago Department of Transportation paratransit van with its ramp deployed on a downtown bridge. October 4, 1995 · Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA bus drives down a city street, with a tan building and a white taxi cab in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9224, is seen on a city street near the Chicago Symphony Orchestra building. October 6, 1995 · Orleans and Kinzie, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus numbered 9934, running on Route 52 Addison, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a residential street with autumn leaves. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9934, operates on route 52 Addison along a tree-lined residential street in autumn. October 7, 1995 · Spring Field and Addison, Chicago, IL A blue and silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car numbered 2753 is stopped at a station platform with a sign reading 'Out' visible in the background. CTA 2600-series rapid transit car 2753 at a station platform, displaying a 'POLIS' destination sign. October 10, 1995 · Merchandise Mart Station, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus, number 728, is shown from a three-quarter front view as it drives on a city street beneath an elevated steel truss structure on a clear day. A white Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 728, travels under the elevated tracks on a sunny day in downtown Chicago. October 10, 1995 · Lake and Wacker, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train, numbered 3419, travels along an elevated track in a city, with buildings in the background under an overcast sky. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 3419, heads toward Ravenswood on an elevated track in Chicago. October 10, 1995 · Kinzie and Lake, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus with the number 9506 on its front drives through a city street with tall buildings and pedestrians in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9506, turns at a downtown intersection on a sunny day. October 10, 1995 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA bus, number 4421, is stopped at a city intersection with tall buildings in the background and pedestrians on the sidewalk. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 4421, is stopped at an intersection in downtown Chicago on a clear summer day. October 10, 1995 · Wacker and State, Chicago, IL A white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 9506 is driving on a multi-lane city street surrounded by taxis and tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9506, navigates a street intersection in downtown Chicago during the 1980s or early 1990s. October 10, 1995 · Wacker and Dearborn, Chicago, IL Front view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 4831, driving on a city street with pedestrians and another bus in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4831, travels down a city street in the late 1980s or early 1990s on route 29 to Navy Pier. October 10, 1995 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA articulated bus, number 7182, is stopped on a Chicago street with tall buildings and pedestrians visible. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7182, operates on a city street, with the Randolph building and a "Chicago" marquee in the background. October 10, 1995 · State and Randolph, Chicago, IL A front three-quarter view of a green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 9385 on a sunny city street, with pedestrians and other vehicles in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus 9385, a GM New Look model, is stopped at the corner of Wacker and State Street in downtown Chicago. October 11, 1995 · Wacker and State, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7166, is stopped on a city street in front of the distinctive cylindrical Marina City towers on a sunny day. Chicago Transit Authority bus 7166, a GMC New Look, is shown on a street with the iconic Marina City towers in the background on a clear summer day. October 11, 1995 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL An articulated bus with the number 7195 and CTA lettering is parked on a city street, with the distinctive circular Marina City towers visible behind it under a clear blue sky. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7195, on a street with Marina City in the background. October 11, 1995 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL