Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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A white Cook County Sheriff's bus, number 6811, is parked on a city street with tall buildings in the background and newspaper boxes in the foreground. A Cook County Sheriff's bus, number 6811, is seen on a city street in Chicago. April 1997 · Wacker/La Salle, Chicago, IL A CTA bus in red, white and blue livery with 'Chicago Host' lettering is parked on a city street with tall buildings and pedestrians nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number C119, in its 'Chicago Host' livery, stopped at Randolph and Clark streets in downtown Chicago on an overcast spring day. April 1997 · Randolph/Clark, Chicago, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4427 is stopped on a city street at an intersection with street signs for Clark Street and Wacker Drive, surrounded by tall buildings and traffic. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4427, on route 22 Clark Street, is stopped at Clark and Wacker in Chicago in 1997, as seen from a street-level view. April 1997 · Clark and Wacker, Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 34193, parked on a city street with a pedestrian visible and a building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 34193, is parked on a city street near the intersection of Clark and Randolph Streets, with a woman walking by. April 1997 · Randolph/Clark, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue bus with 'ChicagoHost' written on the side, parked on a paved area in front of a large stone building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus in a 'ChicagoHost' livery, sponsored by CITICORP and featuring a dedication to Mayor Richard M. Daley, pictured on a city street. April 1997 · Randolph / Clark, Chicago, IL Front view of a white and red CTA bus numbered 4130 with 'WALLACE/RACINE' on its destination sign, driving on a city street with tall buildings and other vehicles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 4130 is shown on a city street, with its destination sign reading 'WALLACE/RACINE'. April 1997 · Wallace/Racine, Chicago, IL An elevated view of a silver and red Chicago 'L' train with the number 2404 on its front, running parallel to a highway with cars and trucks in the lanes beside it. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series 'L' train operates in the median of a multi-lane expressway on an overcast day. April 4, 1997 · Kennedy and Sayre, Chicago, IL A white and red CTA bus with the number 4746 and route 64 to Blue Island on its sign is stopped under an overpass as passengers board. People are walking nearby, and bicycles are parked in the background. CTA New Look bus 4746 on route 64 to Blue Island, under an overpass in Chicago. May 1997 · Harlem and Higgins, Chicago, IL A white and gray Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4721 on the front, displaying route 90 to Grand, is stopped under a bridge at a bus terminal, with another CTA bus visible behind it. CTA bus number 4721, a GM New Look TDH-5303, at the Harlem and Higgins bus terminal in Chicago, displaying route 90 to Grand. May 1997 · Harlem and Higgins, Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4035, is stopped at an intersection on Wacker Drive, surrounded by tall buildings and other cars. CTA bus 4035, a GM New Look, runs on Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago on a sunny day. May 1997 · La Salle and Wacker, Chicago, IL A white and yellow Pace bus numbered 8911, showing route 210 to Glenbrook, drives on a tree-lined street with cars nearby. A Pace motor bus, number 8911, on route 210 to Glenbrook, captured driving on a suburban street in spring. May 1997 · Waukegan Rd / South of Glenview Rd, Glenbrook, IL A white and red city bus with the number 4002 is driving down a street in a city, with tall buildings and an elevated rail structure in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Nova Bus Classic, fleet number 4002, operates on route 156 LaSalle in downtown Chicago. May 1997 · La Salle and Lake, Chicago, IL A white and red CTA bus with the number 9963 is driving on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9963, on route 24 Wentworth at the Clark and Wacker intersection in downtown Chicago. May 1997 · Clark and Wacker, Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 7130 and route 135 on its sign is driving on a city street, with a red car in the foreground and tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7130, on route 135 Wilson/LaSalle Express, is seen on a city street with a red 1980s Buick sedan in the foreground. May 1997 · La Salle and Lake, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 4096, is driving on a city street with skyscrapers in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4096, is shown in downtown Chicago. May 1997 · La Salle and Wacker, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, number 1602, on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1602, on route 156 LaSalle, stopped at an intersection in downtown Chicago. May 1997 · Wacker/Wells, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue CTA bus with the number 4510 on the front is stopped at a bus stop on a city street. A person is standing nearby, and there are buildings and cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4510, at a bus stop in downtown Chicago during the early 1990s. May 1997 · Wallace/Racine, Wacker/Wells, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with the number 4256 on its front is stopped on a city street, surrounded by yellow taxis and pedestrians in an urban setting with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4256, on a city street in the late 1980s or early 1990s, with pedestrians and taxis nearby. May 1997 · La Salle and Wacker, Chicago, IL Front three-quarter view of a white CTA bus with orange stripe, number 4072, at a city street stop. A man in a long coat walks on the sidewalk, and an elevated railway is in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4072, is stopped at a street corner under an elevated railway, as a man in a trench coat walks by on the sidewalk. May 1997 · La Salle and Lake, Chicago, IL Front view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus with a red stripe and the number 4128, next to a white Pace bus with a yellow and blue stripe, under a steel overpass with the number 90, with three people walking nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority bus on route 88 to Higgins and a Pace bus on route 209 to Irving Park at a street-level bus terminal under an overpass. May 1997 · Harlem and Higgins, Chicago, IL An elevated view of two green and cream CTA buses, numbered 8499 and 801, on a city street with people standing nearby and storefronts including a 'Siam Country' restaurant. Two green and cream Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbers 8499 and 801, on a street corner in Chicago, with storefronts and pedestrians visible in the background. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 301, is parked on a city street with a second bus, number 3706, behind it. Buildings and a storefront are visible in the background. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses, numbers 301 and 3706, on a city street in the early 1970s. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A black, toy-like train labeled 'Smokie Shop Rapid Transit' with number 3701 is on a city street, carrying passengers, with people standing nearby and a gas station in the background. A novelty 'Smokie Shop Rapid Transit' train with fleet number 3701 operates on a Chicago street near a gas station. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A green and silver CTA bus, number 301, is parked on a city street with three people nearby and shops in the background. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 301, is photographed on a city street with storefronts and pedestrians in the background. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A blue and white CTA trailer with ramps for public access, featuring text about the Transit Card, parked on a street with buildings and cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority promotional trailer for the new Transit Card, set up on a street corner with a ramp for public access. May 18, 1997 · Daven and Leland A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8499, is parked on a city street with its destination sign reading '78 Montrose-Broadway'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 8499, is shown on a city street with its destination set for route 78 Montrose-Broadway. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL Side view of a green and cream CTA bus with number 8499, parked under a steel elevated railway with people walking by on a cloudy day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8499, is parked on a city street under an elevated structure, with pedestrians walking nearby. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 8499 is parked on a city street with three people walking nearby; trees with leaves and brick buildings are in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 8499, displays route 78 Montrose-Broadway on a spring day. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 3706 on its front is turning on a city street, with a 'Kedzie/Jackson' destination sign, surrounded by parked cars and a sidewalk with trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3706, runs the Kedzie/Jackson route on a city street in the 1990s. May 18, 1997 · Damen and Eastwood, Chicago, IL A blue and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 8450 pulls a long line of black freight cars past a small red-roofed station building in Napanee, Indiana, under a cloudy sky. CSX Transportation GP38-2 locomotive 8450 leads a freight train through the Napanee, Indiana station on an overcast spring day. May 27, 1997 · Napanee, IN A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive with the number 7532 is stopped at a grade crossing with flashing red lights and lowered gates, surrounded by trees and buildings. A CSX GP40-2 diesel locomotive numbered 7532 crosses a street at a grade crossing on an overcast day. May 27, 1997 · Rte 19 - 1 Block South of Rte 6, Napanee, IN A blue and yellow CSX freight train with locomotive number 8450 passes a brick train station with a red roof in Nappanee, Indiana, on a cloudy day. A CSX GP38-2 locomotive, number 8450, pulls a long freight train past the Nappanee, Indiana station on an overcast spring day. May 27, 1997 · Napanee, IN A green and cream CTA bus with the number 9777 on the front drives down a tree-lined street on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9777, runs on the 24 Wentworth route in a residential neighborhood. May 30, 1997 · Vincennes / 82nd St, Chicago, IL A side view of a white and orange Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 4410, parked in a rail yard next to a freight car. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4410 in a rail yard, photographed in April 1998. c. 1998 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A yellow, red, and blue double-decker Citybus with fleet number 2277 is stopped on a city street under an overcast sky, with a pedestrian nearby and large advertisements on its side and rear. A Citybus double-decker, number 2277, on route 10 in Hong Kong, featuring advertisements for 'pacificBanks.com' and 'colour18.com'. c. 1998 to 2002 A white and red CTA bus numbered 4799 is driving on a city street with tall buildings, including Marina City, in the background. The destination sign reads '24 TO WACKER'. CTA bus 4799, a GM New Look TDH-5303, heads to Wacker Drive on a cloudy day in downtown Chicago, with Marina City in the background. March 1998 · Wacker/Clark, Chicago, IL A yellow and black Union Pacific locomotive, number 1722, stands in a dark rail yard next to a brown freight car marked with the number 7. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 1722, is pictured at night in a rail yard. March 1998 · Chicago River and Kinzie St, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with the number 9810 and route 24 Wentworth is stopped on a city street, with a 'NO LEFT TURN' sign and a spiral parking garage in the background. A CTA New Look bus, number 9810, on route 24 Wentworth, stopped at an intersection in downtown Chicago. March 1998 · Wacker/Clark, Chicago, IL A yellow Union Pacific locomotive numbered 8072 is parked on tracks in a rail yard, with snow on the ground and an overcast sky. Union Pacific SD70M locomotive number 8072 in yellow livery, photographed in a rail yard during winter. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific locomotives, numbered 8050 and 8072, with a green Chicago and North Western caboose in the background, parked on tracks at Proviso Yard on an overcast winter day. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotives 8050 and 8072, in yellow and gray livery with 'We will deliver' on the side, are seen in the Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, next to a Chicago and North Western caboose. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white and red Soo Line locomotive numbered 6027 is on train tracks beside a grassy area with bare trees in the background. Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 6027 in its white and red livery, coupled to a freight car on a main line in winter. March 8, 1998 · York Rd, Bensenville, IL Three Soo Line diesel locomotives parked behind a chain-link fence in a yard on an overcast day. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1552, in a yard with other locomotives in the background. March 8, 1998 · Green St, Bensenville, IL A red and cream SOO Line locomotive number 1200 is parked behind a chain-link fence in a snowy yard, with another locomotive partially visible. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1200, is parked in a yard with snow on the ground, seen through a chain-link fence. March 8, 1998 · Green St, Bensenville, IL A white and red SOO Line locomotive numbered 414 is visible behind a chain-link fence, with a freight car and industrial building in the background under an overcast sky. A SOO Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 414, is parked in a yard behind a chain-link fence in Bensenville, Illinois. March 8, 1998 · Green St, Bensenville, IL A yellow and green diesel locomotive numbered 4408 is parked on a set of train tracks in a snowy yard with freight cars behind it. A side view of Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive 4408 in its orange and dark green livery, photographed in a snowy yard. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A blue and yellow CSX diesel locomotive with the number 7615 is parked on a set of tracks in a railyard. Snow is visible on the ground, and freight cars are in the background. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7615, is shown in a railyard during winter, with freight cars and another locomotive in the background. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two CSX locomotives, numbers 5809 and 7615, are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard with utility poles and gravel ground. A CSX GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5809, is seen in Proviso Yard, with another CSX locomotive, number 7615, visible behind it. March 8, 1998 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a brown Canadian Pacific passenger car labeled 'Track Evaluation Car 63' in a gravel rail yard, flanked by a grey CPRail boxcar and a grey CSX freight car under an overcast sky. A Canadian Pacific Railway passenger car, numbered 63 and used for track evaluation, sits in a yard between a CPRail boxcar and a CSX freight car. March 8, 1998