Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
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Two silver Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner cars, one with the number 1120, are coupled on a track in a yard under a clear sky with bare trees. A Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Highliner electric multiple-unit train, number 1120, is shown in a rail yard. April 28, 1985 · Michigan City, IN A vintage orange and white bus with a 'CC' emblem on the back is parked in a lot next to a rusted white pickup truck, with houses and a fence in the background. A retired Chicago Coach Company Brill Brilliance bus, painted white and brown, sits in a paved lot with a rusty pickup truck nearby. May 11, 1985 · Berteau / Milwaukee, Chicago, IL A vintage brown and cream bus with a plastic-covered windshield is parked on an asphalt surface next to a brick building. A brown and cream GMC New Look bus, its windshield covered in plastic, sits idle on a city street. May 11, 1985 · 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI A Greyhound bus with number 7824 drives on a highway next to train tracks, surrounded by other vehicles and residential houses in the background. A Greyhound MC-8 motor bus, number 7824, travels on a busy expressway median alongside a semi-truck and other automobiles. May 17, 1985 · Hamlin and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue CTA bus with the number 6002 on its front, driving down a street with trees and a brick wall in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Scania bus, number 6002, is seen in action on a city street on a clear summer day. May 24, 1985 · Clark and Southport, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 6002, is driving down a city street on a sunny day with green trees and a brick wall in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 6002, in action on a sunny summer day. May 24, 1985 · Clark and Southport, Chicago, IL A long yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6938, with red lettering and a shield herald, sits on a short display track behind a brown lawn and trimmed shrubs under a cloudy sky. Union Pacific 6938 on static display with a "Union Pacific pulling for United Way" banner on its hood. c. 1986 to 2005 A long train of black CSX freight cars on a gravel track beside a muddy dirt road with puddles, under an overcast sky with green trees in the background. A long line of CSX Transportation gondola cars sits on a private right-of-way beside a wet dirt road in spring. c. 1986 to 2000 A white and blue CSX locomotive with the number 1123 is coupled to a bright orange Amtrak boxcar in a railway yard. A person in a blue hard hat walks on the tracks nearby, with industrial buildings and a clear sky in the background. A CSX EMD SW1200 switcher locomotive, number 1123, coupled to an Amtrak boxcar, number 17121, in a rail yard with a man walking nearby. c. 1986 to 1992 A long, gray and white motor coach with red stripes and the words 'Wisconsin-Michigan Trailways' on the side drives on a highway median next to railroad tracks, with 1970s and 80s cars in nearby lanes. A Wisconsin-Michigan Trailways MCI MC-8 bus travels in the median of a Chicago expressway in the 1980s. April 7, 1986 · Kennedy and Hamlin, Chicago, IL A Greyhound bus with the number 6253 and destination 'MADISON' is shown driving on a multi-lane highway alongside other vehicles, with a freight train track visible on the right and a concrete retaining wall in the background. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 6253, travels in highway traffic on an expressway median, with a destination sign reading 'MADISON'. April 29, 1986 · Ainsle Kennedy A white and yellow Pace South Division Scania bus, numbered 352 and showing 'HALSTED' on its destination sign, is parked on a street with another bus partially visible behind it. A Pace South Division Scania 11640 bus, number 352, is parked on a sunny street with its destination sign reading '352 HALSTED'. May 4, 1986 · Taft and Canal A brown, white, red, and blueRegional Transportation Authority motor bus, number 8269, travels down a wet street under a dark overpass on a cloudy day. An RTA Gillig bus, number 8269, on route 270 to Jefferson Park Station, drives under an overpass on a rainy day in Chicago. May 6, 1986 · Milwaukee and Kennedy, Chicago, IL An STA bus drives down an expressway with other cars under a clear sky. The bus is white with blue and yellow stripes, and the number 653 is visible on its front. An STA MAN SG 220 bus, number 653, travels in the median of a Chicago expressway on a sunny day, surrounded by 1980s traffic. May 9, 1986 · Ainslie, Chicago, IL A row of dark CSX freight cars on railroad tracks next to a dirt road with puddles and green trees in the background under an overcast sky. A long line of CSX freight cars on a private right-of-way beside a dirt road with puddles. c. 1987 to 2010 A silver CTA train with red and blue stripes, car number 2081, stopped at an elevated station platform with a sign that reads Addison; the background shows city buildings under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2081, at the Addison station on an elevated structure. April 19, 1987 · Howard/Addison, Chicago, IL A white and silver CTA bus number 312 is parked on a city street beside railroad tracks under a clear blue sky, with its destination sign reading "84 Peterson". A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 312, is parked on a street next to a railroad crossing, showing its destination as "84 Peterson" with a via to "Bryn Mawr Sheridan". May 8, 1987 A red, white, and blue Chicago 'L' train marked '2585' travels on an elevated track between buildings, with a platform visible on the left. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, numbered 2585, heads toward the Lake-Dan Ryan line on an elevated structure in Chicago. May 17, 1987 · Lake and Dan Ryan, Chicago, IL A high-angle view of a Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit train, car number 2594, stopped at an elevated station with a rusty roof. The destination sign reads 'LAKE + DAN RYAN'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit car, number 2594, is shown at an elevated station platform. May 17, 1987 · Lake and Dan Ryan, Chicago, IL An elevated train with the number 2468 on its front, stopped at a station with a rusty roof, in a city setting. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2468, at an elevated station platform in Chicago. May 17, 1987 · Wabash and Adams, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 1192 drives down a sunny street, with bare trees and a red car in the background. The destination sign reads '27 So. Deering'. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 1192, travels down a tree-lined street in the spring, displaying route 27 to South Deering and Torrence. April 30, 1988 · 104th and Mainstee An elevated view of a green, yellow, and white Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7178, driving on a multi-lane street with a sidewalk and business signs visible nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7178, is shown in service on a city street. May 27, 1988 · State and Roosevelt, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific locomotive numbered 5958 stands on tracks in a gravel yard with another locomotive behind it, under a gray sky. A Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive numbered 5958 is photographed in a rail yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A red and black Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5958 sits stationary in a rail yard with a gravel foreground and a light pole in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 5958, is parked in a yard under an overcast sky. April 1989 · Wolf and Franklin, Franklin Park, IL A white bus with red and yellow stripes, marked CAT and number 1206, is driving on a city street with a United States Post Office building in the background. A CAT bus number 1206, a Flxible Metro model, operates on route 16 to Oberlin on a sunny day. May 2, 1989 · Raleigh, NC A Metra train, led by a blue and red F40PH locomotive numbered 100, travels along a set of tracks bordered by trees and utility poles on a clear day. Metra F40PH locomotive #100 leads a consist of Highliner commuter cars through a suburban area on a sunny summer day. May 16, 1989 · Cicero and Montrose, Chicago, IL A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels along tracks beside a grassy area, with spectators nearby and utility poles in the background. The Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, runs through a suburban grade crossing on an overcast spring day, drawing a small crowd of spectators. c. 1990 to 2005 A yellow and red Santa Fe Southern diesel locomotive, number 93, is coupled to a silver stainless steel passenger car, number 1370, in a gravel railroad yard on a cloudy day. A Santa Fe Southern GP9 locomotive numbered 93 stands in a gravel yard next to a stainless steel passenger car numbered 1370 under an overcast sky. c. 1990 to 2005 A dark caboose with a yellow stripe, marked CN and CM 98, moves along tracks past a railroad crossing where people stand watching; a white car is parked in the foreground and a red barn is in the background. A Canadian National caboose numbered CM 98, with passengers on its rear platform, travels past a railroad crossing on a cloudy spring day, as spectators and a white sedan wait nearby. c. 1990 to 1999 Three-quarter front view of a red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6013, pulling freight cars on a snow-dusted track. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 locomotive 6013 leads a freight train on a winter day. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A red, white and black SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 6013, is shown pulling a long line of freight cars along a snow-dusted railroad track under an overcast sky, with bare trees in the background. SOO Line EMD SD40-2 #6013 leads a freight train in winter, its distinctive red, white and black livery prominent against a bare, snowy landscape. March 3, 1990 · Elmwood Park, IL A blue Metra locomotive with a red and white striped nose, numbered 601, pulls a line of stainless steel gallery cars along a station platform on a clear winter day. Metra locomotive 601, a rebuilt F40PH, leads a train of gallery cars at a station platform in River Grove, Illinois, during winter. March 3, 1990 · River Grove, IL Four blue and red striped Metra diesel locomotives parked side by side in a rail yard, with a gallery car attached to the lead unit, under a clear sky in winter. Four Metra F40PH diesel locomotives in blue livery with red and white striped fronts, lined up in a yard during winter. March 24, 1990 · Blue Island, IL A red, gray, and black Metra Highliner train car, number 505, shown from the front three-quarter view on a sunny day, with another car and overhead power lines in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 505, sits in a yard with its consistent pantographs raised under overhead wires, its red, gray, and black livery clearly visible. March 24, 1990 · Blue Island, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 3055, is at a station platform with bare trees and a small shelter beside it. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 3055, leads a freight train through a small station in winter. March 25, 1990 · Ridgeland and Part Ave, Berwyn, IL Two blue and red diesel locomotives with 'GT' lettering, numbers 5714 and 5921, are parked on parallel tracks in a snowy yard under a clear blue sky. Two GT diesel locomotives, 5714 and 5921, in blue and red livery, parked side-by-side on parallel tracks in winter. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A Metra train led by a blue locomotive with a red and white striped nose, number 161, pulling silver double-decker Gallery cars on a winter day with bare trees and clear sky. Metra GP40 locomotive 161 at the head of a train of Gallery cars on a clear winter day. April 21, 1990 · Blue Island, IL A blue Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6752, is parked on a set of tracks in a yard, with a line of freight cars behind it. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 6752, is shown in a yard with a freight train. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6752 is pulling a long line of freight cars on railroad tracks next to a paved road, with a clear sky overhead. A Conrail GP38-2 diesel locomotive numbered 6752 leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Dolton, Illinois. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 6752 is shown from a three-quarter front view, pulling a line of freight cars on a railroad track. A Conrail EMD GP38-2 locomotive, number 6752, leads a freight train through a yard in Dolton, Illinois. April 21, 1990 · Dolton, IL A white and red Flxible Metro motor bus with the fleet number BW-69 is parked on a street next to a brick building, with bare trees in the background. A white Burlington Northern Flxible Metro employee shuttle bus, number BW-69, is parked on a city street on a clear winter day. April 22, 1990 · Lincoln and Paulina, Chicago, IL A silver CTA rapid transit train with red and blue stripes, numbered 2038, travels on elevated tracks beside a station platform under a clear sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2038, approaches a station platform on an elevated structure. April 23, 1990 · Howard Wellington, Chicago, IL Rear three-quarter view of a white, red, and blue GMC bus with 'BW-70' on the back, parked on a paved lot with green grass and a building in the background. A white, red, and blue GMC New Look motor bus with fleet number BW-70, parked on a street in summer, showing signs of wear and damage to its rear bumper. May 27, 1990 · Chicago, IL A Metra train with a green locomotive and double-decker passenger cars travels under a large concrete bridge on a curved track in a gravel yard, with city buildings in the distance. A Metra F40PH locomotive and a mixed consist of Highliner, Gallery, and Comet cars on a curved track under a concrete bridge in a rail yard. c. 1991 to 1999 A white, blue and red CTA bus numbered 4581, with a '65 Grand' destination sign, is stopped at a street bus shelter next to newspaper boxes and a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4581, is parked at a street-side bus stop on a cloudy winter day. March 8, 1991 · Grand and Nordica, Chicago, IL Three green Burlington Northern diesel locomotives, including 6720 in the lead, are parked on tracks in a gravel yard with a water tower in the background. Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive number 6720, with units 55 and 6710, sits in a rail yard under a clear summer sky. March 10, 1991 · Cicero, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive numbered 9920 pulls a train of silver passenger cars on railroad tracks next to a concrete bridge and a street sign reading 16TH & CANAL. Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 9920, an EMD F40PH, leads a consist of four stainless steel gallery cars on a main line near a street crossing. March 10, 1991 · 16th and Canal, Chicago, IL A green and white diesel locomotive numbered 9922 leads four silver Metra gallery cars on tracks beneath a concrete highway overpass, with remnants of snow visible between the rails. A Burlington Northern F7 locomotive, number 9922, pulls a train of Metra gallery cars under a concrete overpass. March 10, 1991 · Polk St.