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Autumn

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A green and cream CTA bus, number 7552, on a highway with tall buildings behind it on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7552, travels on an expressway median with the Chicago skyline in the background. November 24, 1989 · 42 and 11th St A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus is turning at an intersection on a sunny day, with several parked cars on the right and a traffic light on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 7479, on route 22 Clark / Polk, is captured in an action shot on a sunny day in a city street. November 24, 1989 · 22 and Polk A white, red, and blue CTA articulated bus drives down a street in winter, with snow on the ground and skyscrapers behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Neo-Classic articulated bus, number 7167, travels on a city street in winter with the Chicago skyline in the background. November 24, 1989 · State and 15th St, Chicago, IL A green, yellow, and cream articulated bus with the number 7145 on the front is driving on a city street in winter, with tall buildings visible in the distance. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7145, travels along a city street with the downtown skyline in the background. November 24, 1989 · 164 and 14th St. An overhead view of a blue and red Chicago and North Western locomotive pulling a line of double-decker commuter cars on tracks with snow on the ground. A Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotive, number 161, leads a train of gallery cars on a snowy private right-of-way. November 24, 1989 · Clark and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green and white diesel locomotive with the number 9920 and 'Northwestern' lettering pulls a line of silver commuter cars through a snow-dusted rail yard surrounded by office buildings. A Chicago and North Western EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, leads a consist of gallery cars through a snowy rail yard in downtown Chicago. November 24, 1989 · Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A green Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9920 leads a train of dark passenger cars through a snowy rail yard with multiple tracks and workers visible. A Burlington Northern EMD F40PH locomotive, number 9920, pulls a consist of gallery cars through a snow-dusted railroad yard. November 24, 1989 · Canal and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL Side view of two black diesel locomotives coupled together with white Operation Lifesaver logos and Illinois Central lettering on the cab of the lead unit, a red boxcar behind, and several tracks in the foreground. Illinois Central 6252 and a second black locomotive, both carrying Operation Lifesaver logos, on an overcast autumn day. c. 1990 to 2001 · Midlothian, IL A yellow and blue electric train, led by locomotive 1732, travels on an elevated bridge over water, with a building labeled 'SQUASH' and parked cars nearby. An NS Class 1700 electric locomotive, number 1732, pulls a consist of DD-AR electric multiple-unit cars across an elevated bridge over a canal, with a building marked 'SQUASH' in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4901 is turning on a city street, with tall buildings, yellow taxis, and a street sign for South LaSalle Street visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 4901, turns at an intersection in downtown Chicago in the 1990s, with tall buildings and yellow cabs in the background. c. 1990 to 2000 A green and cream CTA bus is stopped at an intersection in front of a building with a Lakeside Bank sign, with pedestrians crossing the street. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7746, operates on route 24 Wentworth in front of a Lakeside Bank building in the 1990s. c. 1990 to 1999 A green and cream CTA bus is turning at an intersection on a sunny day, with a newsbox and a cemetery sign visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9492, operates on route 92 Foster near Jeff Park station on a sunny day. September 1, 1990 · Pulaski and Foster, Chicago, IL A side view of a Chicago and North Western GP15-1 diesel locomotive, number 4400, standing on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP15-1 diesel locomotive, number 4400, in its yellow and black livery, photographed in a yard. September 1, 1990 · Council Bluffs, IA Seen from above, a silver Amtrak switcher with red, white and blue stripes is coupled to three stainless steel passenger cars beside a brick shop building, a row of wheelsets and a parked blue car. An Amtrak switcher moves a string of stainless steel passenger cars through the 18th Street coach yard in Chicago. September 8, 1990 · 18th St., Chicago, IL A white Pace bus with yellow and blue stripes and the number 714 is driving on a street under a clear sky, with trees and a Chicago State University banner in the background. A Pace motor bus, number 714, travels along a tree-lined street with a "353 WASH SQUARE" destination sign. September 25, 1990 · 353 and King Dr. A white and red OC Transpo bus, number 8776, labeled 'Out of Service,' drives on a highway median with a concrete barrier and green trees in the background. An OC Transpo Flxible Metro bus, number 8776, is shown out of service on a highway in Ottawa, Canada, during the summer. September 9, 1991 · St. Laurent Near Queens Way, Ottawa, Canada A high-angle view of a double-decker Metra train car, silver with orange and white striped ends, stopped on tracks in a gravel yard on a sunny day. A Metra gallery car, numbered 9000, is shown from a high angle at a yard, with its distinctive orange and white striped ends visible. September 21, 1991 · 400 and Lake A high-angle view of a Metra commuter train with double-deck gallery cars, showing orange and white chevron markings on the ends, parked in a gravel yard with multiple tracks. A Metra gallery car in a yard with its distinctive blue and gray livery and orange-and-white chevron ends, likely from the 1980s to 1990s. September 21, 1991 · 400 and Lake A brick building with a large sign reading 'CTA Forest Glen Garage, Home of Michael Matas, 1992 Bus Roadeo Champion', featuring the CTA logo and a view into the garage through large windows. The exterior of the Chicago Transit Authority's Forest Glen Garage in 1992, celebrating Michael Matas as the Bus Roadeo Champion. c. 1992 A white and blue MTA bus with the number 1588 drives on a city street, passing by storefronts and parked cars under an overcast sky. A white and blue MTA New York City Transit motor bus, number 1588, is seen making a turn on a city street, with storefronts and parked cars in the background. 1992 · New York City A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, number 4292, is driving on a city street with tall buildings behind it, while a red pickup truck is visible nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4292, on route 44 RACINE, is captured in an action shot on a city street with a modern skyline in the background. September 11, 1992 · Orleans and Chicago River, Chicago, IL A Chicago Transit Authority bus with a 'Promote Chicago' sign drives on a multi-lane highway under an overpass on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus travels on an expressway median, promoting the city. September 12, 1992 A silver Chicago Transit Authority train with red and blue stripes, number 2204, moves on elevated tracks beside a multi-lane highway with cars, under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2204, travels on an elevated structure alongside a highway in Chicago. September 12, 1992 · Aisle Kennedy, Chicago, IL A blue and white Metrolink train with locomotive 854 travels on tracks beside a road, with buildings and trees in the background. A Metrolink F59PHI locomotive numbered 854 leads a train of bilevel commuter cars through a railroad grade crossing on a sunny day. September 18, 1992 · San Jose, CA Side view of a white city bus with red stripes and a Kentucky Lottery ad, parked on a city street with a modern building in the background. A white Transit Authority of River City bus, number 614, runs route 53 on a sunny day in Louisville, Kentucky. September 24, 1992 · Louisville, KY A white Flxible Metro bus with red stripes and a lottery ad on its side is parked on a city street, with a person waiting at a nearby bus stop. A white and red Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 200, with 'P.S.C.I.' lettering, is seen on a city street with a lottery advertisement on its side. September 24, 1992 · Louisville, KY A white and blue articulated city bus drives on a multi-lane highway with many other cars, including two yellow school buses, on a hazy day with trees and buildings in the distance. An articulated CTA bus, number 7124, rides the expressway median on a hazy summer day, surrounded by 1980s and 1990s traffic near Outer Drive & North Ave. October 3, 1992 · Outer Drive and North Ave. A green and cream streetcar numbered 2750, signed 23 Germantown Avenue & Gorgas Lane, travels on a cobbled street under overhead wires, with yellow autumn trees and cars behind it. PCC streetcar 2750, likely of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, on Route 23 to Germantown Avenue & Gorgas Lane, running on a cobbled stretch of Germantown Avenue in autumn. November 8, 1992 · Germantown Av. A green and cream streetcar with lit windows and headlight, numbered 2168, stands on track under bare trees against a purple dusk sky. PCC streetcar 2168 stands at dusk with its sign set for Route 23 GTN-GORGAS. November 8, 1992 · Germantown Av. A view of the Cary train station, featuring a white station house with a blue sign, a platform shelter, and several parked cars under a blue sky with scattered clouds. The Cary train station in Illinois on a clear summer day, with a modern station building and adjacent automobiles. September 1993 · Cary, IL A Metra diesel locomotive numbered 164, painted in blue with red and white stripes, is shown pulling a double-decker passenger car on a sunny day alongside a building and trees. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 164, in blue, red, and white livery, pulls a gallery car on a private right-of-way under a clear sky. September 1993 · Arlington Park A white Isuzu utility truck with Burlington Northern lettering and fleet number 5042 is parked in front of a building with a 'SUPER A' sign. A Burlington Northern Isuzu N-Series utility truck, fleet number 5042, parked in front of a building with a 'SUPER A' sign in Galesburg, Illinois. September 1993 · Galesburg, IL A yellow and white VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive with the number 6443 on a railyard track, pulling passenger cars. A VIA Rail Canada F40PH locomotive, number 6443, leads a passenger train through a railyard. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A yellow-nosed VIA Rail Canada diesel locomotive, numbered 6443, pulls a train of white passenger cars with blue and orange stripes along a set of railroad tracks on a sunny day. A VIA Rail Canada EMD F40PH locomotive, #6443, leads a consist of passenger coaches on a main line track in a sunny, summer setting. September 4, 1993 · 17th Sts A green and cream streetcar numbered 1040 with a J CHURCH 30TH AVE sign runs on street track under overhead wires, past Victorian houses and a parked silver coupe. San Francisco Municipal Railway PCC streetcar 1040, signed J CHURCH 30TH AVE, on Church Street in San Francisco. September 5, 1993 · 30th and Church, San Francisco, CA A white, red, and light blue bus, labeled 'FIELD SUPPORT' and 'BW-70' on its rear, is parked on a cracked asphalt lot with yellow painted lines, under a clear blue sky. A CTA Flxible Metro bus, marked 'FIELD SUPPORT' and numbered BW-70, sits in a paved lot under a clear sky. October 1993 · Higgins and Harlem, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with a red stripe, number 9240, is driving down a street lined with bare trees and houses; the destination sign reads '152 to HARLEM'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9240, runs route 152 to Harlem on a residential street in autumn. October 1993 · Nottingham and Addison, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus numbered 9604 drives down a tree-lined residential street under an overcast sky, with street signs for Nottingham Avenue and a 'One Way' sign visible. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 9604, operates on route 152 Addison in a residential neighborhood on an overcast autumn day. October 1993 · Nottingham and Addison, Chicago, IL Rear three-quarter view of a white and blue CTA bus, number 1324, parked in a gravel lot with rust, graffiti, and coiled wires on its roof. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1324, photographed from the rear in a gravel yard, showing signs of disuse and graffiti. October 24, 1993 · 54th Ave. A green and white bus with the number 8289 and route 41 Elston-Milwaukee displayed on its front is driving down a cracked city street, with a sign for EDI Electronic Distributors visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8289, operates on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee on a street in Chicago. November 1993 · Elston and Kentucky, Chicago, 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 gray Chicago 'L' train with the number 3255 on its front and a 'Midway' destination sign is moving on an elevated track under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 3255, travels on an elevated track with a 'Midway' destination sign. November 5, 1993 · 49th and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority train, number 701, on an elevated track with snow on the ground, traveling toward the Midway destination, with buildings and a city skyline in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 701, on the elevated Orange Line, with the Chicago skyline in the distance on a clear winter day. November 8, 1993 · Midway Archer (Leavitt) A silver Chicago 'L' train, number 704, travels on an elevated track with tall buildings and a blue sky in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 704, runs on an elevated track against the city skyline on a clear summer day. November 8, 1993 · Midway and 9th, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train, numbered 702, travels along a curved track in winter, with snow on the ground and an elevated highway and a water tower in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train, car 702, on the Midway line in winter, running on a private right-of-way with an elevated highway in the background. November 8, 1993 · Archer and Halsted, Chicago, IL A large Greyhound coach, number 5408, with a destination sign reading 'LOS ANGELES' is stopped at a street intersection, surrounded by cars and tall palm trees under a clear blue sky. A Greyhound MC-12 bus, number 5408, is stopped at an intersection in a palm-tree-lined street, likely in Los Angeles. November 18, 1993 · Sunset and Bronson, Hollywood, FL A white and blue bus with the number 4478 and destination sign reading '111 Downtown' is driving on a street with other vehicles, including a red pickup truck, under an overcast sky. A white and blue MTA bus, number 4478, on route 111 to Downtown, travels down a tree-lined street alongside a red pickup truck. November 19, 1993 A white Southwestern bus with red and orange stripes, numbered K105, is stopped at a street intersection with its 'CAL STATE' destination sign displayed, alongside cars from the 1990s, under clear skies with autumn trees in the background. A Southwestern bus with the destination 'CAL STATE' is stopped at an intersection in Lakewood, California, surrounded by 1990s-era traffic. November 19, 1993 · Hardwick and Lakewood, Lakewood City, CA