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A black Pace bus with a full wrap advertisement for the Chicago Cubs 'Roundtripper' is parked on a paved lot. The livery features fans, a brick wall, and ivy. The Pace logo is visible on the front and side, and the number 8858 is on the front. A WGN logo is visible on the rear. A Pace bus, number 8858, wrapped in a Chicago Cubs 'Roundtripper' livery, is parked on a street under an overcast sky. October 24, 1995 · Hermitage and Birchwood, IL A white and blue CTA bus, marked with the number 9224 and destination 'North Terminal,' is driving on a city street lined with tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9224, travels on a downtown street in Chicago, Illinois, under clear skies. November 1995 · Wacker Dr / Franklin St, Chicago, IL A colorful, Earth Day-themed Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4041, is shown driving down a city street lined with tall buildings, with a few pedestrians and cars nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4041, adorned with a colorful Earth Day livery, travels along a downtown street with tall buildings and a clear sky in the background. November 1995 · Wacker Dr @ Franklin A black and silver AM General motor bus is parked on a street, with an autumnal background and a clear sky. An AM General motor bus parked on a street in the 1970s. November 6, 1995 · Narragansett and Armitage A white and black motor bus with fleet number 32005 on its rear license plate, parked on the side of a street next to a brick building with bare trees in the background. A Pace New Flyer D40LF motor bus, fleet number 32005, is parked on a street in autumn. November 6, 1995 A blue and red Metra locomotive numbered 109 pulls a line of silver commuter cars along a set of tracks next to a road, with industrial buildings and smokestacks in the background under a clear sky. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 109 leads a train of commuter cars through an industrial area in Chicago, with speed limit signs visible at a grade crossing. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL A Metra train with a red, white, and blue locomotive numbered 409 travels on tracks beside a road and industrial buildings under a clear autumn sky. A Metra F40PH diesel locomotive, number 409, leads a train on a private right-of-way in Galewood, Chicago, with a second unit following behind. November 6, 1995 · Galewood, Chicago, IL An articulated CTA bus, numbered 7195, drives down a city street with a pedestrian walking nearby and a distinctive round building in the background. A CTA articulated bus, number 7195, is shown on a city street with the Marina City towers in the background. November 10, 1995 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL A Metra train with locomotive 609 and gallery cars travels along a private right-of-way, bordered by a chain-link fence and bare trees on a cloudy winter day. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 609 leads a train of gallery cars on a private right-of-way in Cicero, Illinois, under overcast winter skies. November 26, 1995 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 8025, travels down a railroad track with a line of freight cars, viewed from a three-quarter front angle on an overcast autumn day. SOO Line SD40-2 locomotive 8025 leads a freight train through Elmwood Park, Illinois, in the fall. November 27, 1995 · 73rd Ave, Elmwood Park, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 4604 is parked with a large advertisement for Wards and the Chicago Bears on its side, stopped at a bus shelter on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 4604, displays a full-wrap advertisement for Wards and the Chicago Bears while stopped at a bus shelter. c. 1996 to 2000 Two white and blue Chicago Transit Authority buses drive down a city street under an elevated train track, with a street sign for Wells Street visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4110, is seen on Wells Street under an elevated railway structure in 1996, with another CTA bus following behind. 1996 · Hubbard and Wells, Chicago, IL Front view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4906 and route 16 Lake displayed, driving on a city street with tall buildings and a red bridge in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4906 on route 16 Lake, travels along a downtown Chicago street in 1996, with the city's skyline and a red bridge in the background. 1996 · Wacker / Franklin, Chicago, IL A white and red CTA bus with the number 9870 on its front is shown driving down a tree-lined residential street, with other vehicles nearby. CTA bus number 9870, a GM New Look TDH-5303, operates route 152 Addison | Cumberland on a summer day in a Chicago neighborhood. September 1996 · Addison-Eddy A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4714, is driving on a city street with tall buildings behind it; a yellow taxi and other vehicles are nearby. Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus number 4714 on route 41 Elston/Clybourn, navigating downtown Chicago streets under overcast skies. September 1996 · Elston / Clybourn, Chicago, IL A maroon, teal, and white Valley Metro bus numbered 4442 with a 'Green Line' destination sign is parked at a bus stop next to a puddle reflecting its livery, with a large white building in the background. A Valley Metro bus numbered 4442, painted in maroon, teal, and white, displays a 'Green Line' destination sign while parked at a bus stop in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the mid-1990s. September 1996 · Scottsdale, AZ A white Pace Motor bus with a colorful basketball-themed wrap and 'United Center Express' lettering is parked under a bridge on a sunny day, with two people visible inside. A Pace Motor bus with 'United Center Express' livery parked under an overpass in Schaumburg, Illinois during the summer. September 1996 · Harlem/Higgins Station, Schaumburg, IL A Pace bus with a full-wrap Chicago Cubs advertisement is parked on a quiet street, showing the side and front of the vehicle. A Pace Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 352, in a full-wrap Chicago Cubs 'Roundtripper' livery, parked on a residential street. September 1996 · Touhy/Overhill, Chicago, IL A white and yellow Pace bus with the number 8868 is stopped on a city street, with a cyclist on a red bicycle riding on the sidewalk in front of it. A Pace bus, number 8868, is stopped on a street in Schaumburg, Illinois, as a cyclist rides by on the sidewalk. September 1996 · Higgins - Harlem, Schaumburg, IL A white Pace bus with a colorful advertisement for the United Center Express and Sports Radio 1000 WMVP, number 209, is parked at a covered station platform on a sunny day. A Pace bus, number 209, wraps an advertisement for the United Center Express and Sports Radio 1000 WMVP while stopped at a station platform. September 1996 · Harlem Higgins Station, Schaumburg, IL A blue and silver Greyhound bus with the number 2073 parked in a lot on a clear day, showing a large side ad with dogs and the text 'Greyhound's Kids Fares.' A date stamp reads '9 1 '96.' A Greyhound Flxible Metro bus, number 2073, is parked in a yard on September 1, 1996, displaying an advertisement for children's fares. September 1996 · Richmond, VA A green double-decker CTA bus with a Marshall Field's ad is on a city street, stopped near a bus stop sign, with a yellow taxi and a silver sedan in the foreground and a 'Chicago '96' banner on a pole in the background. A green Chicago Transit Authority double-decker bus, number 1964, with a Marshall Field's advertisement, is stopped on a Chicago street in 1996, with a Yellow Cab and other traffic nearby. September 1996 · Wacker/Franklin, Chicago, IL A white bus with 'THE POWER BUS' and 'ComEd' lettering, featuring cartoon characters and the slogan 'TUNE IN TO ENERGY SAVINGS', is parked on a street with its doors open and orange cones placed nearby, indicating it is set up for public display. A ComEd 'Power Bus' educational exhibit, a white GM motorcoach with colorful graphics, parked on a street with its doors open for visitors. September 1996 · Olmsted and Oshkosh, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, number 9935, drives down a tree-lined street with a Tudor-style house in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9935, operates on route 152 Addison/Cumberland in a residential neighborhood on an overcast summer day. September 1996 · Addison/Eddy A white CTA bus with a red stripe, number 9904, is driving down a tree-lined street in daylight, with a 'ONE WAY' sign visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9904, is shown on a street, operating on route 150 Addison Lake Shore. September 1996 · Addison and Eddy A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with a blue and red stripe, number 4039, is driving on a city street lined with tall buildings under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4039, on route 129 Express, drives along a city street in Chicago. September 1996 · Wacker/Franklin, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, number 1623, is stopped at a bus stop on a sunny city street, with a red and white van and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1623, on route 125 Water Tower Express at a bus stop on a sunny day in downtown Chicago. September 1996 · Wacker / Franklin, Chicago, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and gold stripes, numbered 9912, drives down a street lined with parked cars and trees, with a destination sign reading '68 Northwest Highway Jeff Pk station'. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9912, travels along a tree-lined street on route 68 to Northwest Highway and Jeff Pk station. September 1996 · Northwest Hwy and Oshkosh A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 951 is stopped at a station platform with a METRA sign. Several people wait on the platform as the train stands on the tracks. Union Pacific E9 locomotive 951 leads a commuter train at a METRA station, with passengers waiting on the platform. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive with its headlights on pulls a train past a crowd of people on a station platform on an overcast day. Union Pacific E9 electric locomotive #951 leads a passenger train past a platform crowded with photographers in Elmhurst, Illinois. September 1, 1996 · Lex and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive numbered 951, sitting on railroad tracks with people and trees in the background. Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive #951 is shown on the tracks in Elmhurst, Illinois, in its iconic yellow and red livery. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive numbered 951 is on railroad tracks with several people watching from the side and cars parked in the background under an overcast sky. Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive #951 is shown in its distinctive yellow livery on a private right-of-way, with spectators nearby. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A long, tan and red bi-level passenger train, identified as an Amtrak Superliner, moves past a grade crossing with railroad signals, while several people on the sidewalk watch and take pictures. An Amtrak Superliner passenger train passes a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers photograph it. September 1, 1996 · 12th and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A long, two-level passenger train with a gold, red, and blue livery moves past a group of people standing near a railroad crossing signal in a suburban setting. An Amtrak Superliner passenger car in Phase I livery passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A long passenger train with a tan, dark blue, and red livery moves past a group of people standing at a grade crossing. The train features distinctive fluted sides and rounded roofline. Cars are parked in the background under an overcast sky. An Amtrak passenger train, featuring Amfleet I cars in Phase I livery, passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · Mt and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow and red commuter car with double-decker windows travels on tracks next to a grassy area with people watching and a black SUV parked nearby. A yellow and red commuter car with a fleet number of 3[?]25 travels on a private right-of-way in Elmhurst, Illinois. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A side view of a Union Pacific Super Dome passenger car in yellow, grey, and red livery, sitting on railroad tracks next to a station platform under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific Super Dome car in its yellow, grey, and red livery, photographed at a station on a cloudy day. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive, number 951, moves along multiple railroad tracks with buildings and parked cars in the background, under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific EP-5 electric locomotive, number 951, travels along the tracks in Elmhurst, Illinois, under overcast skies. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific electric locomotive with number 951 on the front, pulling a passenger train, is seen approaching on railroad tracks at dusk, with a person in the foreground and buildings in the background. A Union Pacific EMD E9 electric locomotive, number 951, approaches on the tracks at dusk, its headlights glowing brightly. September 1, 1996 · West and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific E9 locomotive numbered 951 pulls a long passenger train past a railroad crossing with people and cars nearby on a cloudy day. A Union Pacific E9 locomotive numbered 951 leads a passenger train through a grade crossing on a summer day. September 1, 1996 · Int and Elmhurst, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive with electric pantographs travels on tracks beside a modern building, with passenger cars trailing behind. A Union Pacific E9 electric locomotive, number 963, leads a passenger train along the railroad main line in Elmhurst, Illinois, under overcast skies. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL Two yellow Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotives, numbered 949 and 963, are parked on parallel tracks in a yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive, number 949, is shown in a yard with a matching unit, number 963, in the background. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A yellow Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive, number 949, is parked at a station platform, with a matching second unit, number 963, visible behind it. A Union Pacific E9 diesel locomotive, number 949, is shown at a station platform with a consist that includes at least one other E9, number 963. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A Metra train with locomotive 172 and silver BiLevel coaches is stopped at a station platform where passengers are waiting, with a school bus visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 172 pulls a train of BiLevel coaches through a station in Elmhurst, Illinois, as passengers wait on the platform. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A gold and red CB&Q passenger train car numbered 963 moves past a grade crossing with several people watching from the side of the road. A CB&Q passenger train with car number 963 passes through a grade crossing in Elmhurst, Illinois, as onlookers watch. September 1, 1996 · 1st and Addison, Elmhurst, IL A white Pace Orion V bus with fleet number 8820 is parked on a street, displaying a side advertisement and an overcast sky in the background. Pace Orion V bus number 8820, photographed on a street with an advertisement promoting 'Adrenaline from the Ground Up'. September 12, 1996 · 59th and Knox, Chicago, IL A white Pace bus with a patriotic 'Dark Skies' movie ad on its side, showing route 226 to Busse, parked outdoors on a sunny day. A Pace motor bus, fleet number 8741, in a 'Dark Skies' advertisement livery, is parked at a terminal on a sunny day. September 12, 1996 A white and blue Metrobus with red stripes, number 9619, parked on a city street with a building and trees in the background, dated September 28, 1996. A Metrobus Flxible Metro bus, number 9619, is seen in a side view on a city street on September 28, 1996. September 28, 1996 · Washington