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A black Norfolk and Western diesel locomotive numbered 220 is shown pulling a line of colorful freight cars on parallel tracks in a rail yard under a cloudy sky. A Norfolk and Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 220, pulls a long freight train through a rail yard on a summer day. March 16, 1991 · Osden Ave (U.S.66), Cicero, IL A vintage orange and grey Union Pacific bus, numbered 27, with 'Road of The Streamliners' written on its side, parked outdoors with a clear blue sky above. A Union Pacific Motor bus, numbered 27, featuring the 'Road of The Streamliners' livery, parked on a street under a clear sky. May 1991 · Sacramento, CA A side view of a white intercity bus with red and orange stripes, marked BW68, parked on a street next to a curb with an elevated structure overhead. A white Burlington Lines MCI MC-8 motor coach, numbered BW68, is parked on a Chicago street under a railroad overpass on South Boulevard. May 11, 1991 · South Blvd., Chicago, IL A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 9668 and destination sign reading 154 Express Wrigley Field is shown crossing a bridge on a sunny day, with trees and another car visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9668, operates on route 154 Express to Wrigley Field while crossing a bridge on a sunny day. May 12, 1991 · Addison and California, CA A silver Metra passenger train with blue lettering is parked on tracks under overhead wires, viewed from a high angle on a cloudy day. A Metra Electric Line Budd Gallery car, number 8223, rests on a private right-of-way under overhead wires, with a classic silver and blue livery. May 24, 1991 · Metra Electric Line right-of-way, Chicago, IL A silver CTA 2000-series rapid transit train with the number 3203 is stopped at an elevated station platform, with the destination sign reading 'Ravenswood' and the route number 408 displayed. CTA 2000-series rapid transit car 3203 at an elevated station on the Ravenswood line, likely Montrose Avenue, in the winter. March 28, 1992 · Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train with red and blue stripes is stopped at an elevated station, with the front showing the number 2702 and destination sign reading 'HARWOOD All stops'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 2702, on an elevated line, showing its distinctive silver livery with red, white, and blue stripes. March 28, 1992 A silver rapid transit train with the number 3204 is stopped at an elevated station platform with a sign reading 'Rush hour stop'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 3204, at the Ravenswood stop on an elevated line in winter. March 29, 1992 · Addison and Lincoln, Ravenswood, IL A green and white articulated bus with the number 7198 and 'cta' lettering is driving on a wet street in Chicago, with a large building and a traffic light in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN SG 220 articulated bus, number 7198, operates on a wet city street. April 19, 1992 · Ashland, Chicago, IL A black steam locomotive numbered 261 is moving on railroad tracks at a grade crossing with spectators watching. The Milwaukee Road's steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, is captured in motion at a grade crossing on a cloudy day. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels on tracks beside a street with parked 1990s cars and people watching. Steam locomotive number 261, likely a Milwaukee Road H22 class built by Alco, is seen at a grade crossing during a fan trip in the spring, with spectators watching and 1990s cars nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its cab is at a grade crossing, emitting smoke, with spectators and a minivan visible in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a class S3 4-8-4, crosses a street in a small town under an overcast sky. c. 1993 to 1999 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 moves along a track with steam billowing from its stack, surrounded by green trees and a partially visible automobile in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an S3 class built by Alco, emitting steam as it moves on a private right-of-way. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 releases smoke as it moves along tracks beside a street lined with cars and onlookers, with buildings and utility poles in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an ALCO S3, moving through a grade crossing in a suburban area on an overcast spring day, with onlookers gathered nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front is moving toward the camera on railroad tracks, with spectators and parked cars nearby under an overcast sky. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 approaches on a grade crossing during a fan trip in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2000 A side view of a large, black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its cab, a person visible in the cab window, and steam venting from the top, set against a backdrop of green trees. Milwaukee Road S3 class steam locomotive number 261, in black livery with a red cab window frame, is shown on a private right-of-way with steam rising from its stack. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front and side is moving on tracks, with a group of people watching from the grass beside the tracks. Milwaukee Road 261, a steam locomotive, moves along the tracks with spectators watching nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 and a red diamond herald for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad is moving on tracks alongside a street, with smoke rising from its stack and people watching from the side. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific steam locomotive 261, an Alco S3, runs on a street-level grade crossing, emitting steam as onlookers watch. c. 1993 to 2000 Side view of a silver Amtrak diesel locomotive numbered 809 with red and blue stripes, coupled to a silver baggage car, standing on a yard track behind paved crossings, a switch stand and a rusty dumpster. Amtrak 809 in a passenger yard with baggage car 1267 coupled to its nose, likely in Chicago in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2001 A side view of a Metra train with bi-level Superliner passenger cars moving along tracks beside a road, with utility poles and a clear sky in the background. A Metra train of Superliner passenger cars travels on a private right-of-way in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in 1993. 1993 · Mount Prospect, IL A Metra train with a blue locomotive and white passenger cars travels on railroad tracks beside a road with a white minivan, set against a backdrop of bare trees and a clear sky. Metra F40PH locomotive #169 pulls a train of gallery cars through Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear winter day. March 1993 · Mount Prospect, IL A blue and red Metra locomotive pulls a long train of white passenger cars across a street in a suburban area, with a water tower visible in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 162, leads a train of Highliner cars through a grade crossing in Mount Prospect, Illinois, on a clear spring day. March 1993 · N.W. Hwy and Rte 83, Mount Prospect, IL A white and blue CTA bus with number C84 and destination sign reading '19 Stadium Express' is shown on a city street at dusk, with its headlights on and a driver visible inside. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number C84, on the 19 Stadium Express route, photographed at dusk on a city street. March 9, 1993 · 19 Michigan, Chicago, IL Two Greyhound motor buses with blue, white, and red livery are parked under a large canopy at a bus terminal, with a brick building in the background. Two Greyhound MCI MC-8 buses parked at a terminal on an overcast day. April 1993 Two Greyhound buses, one parked under a shelter and another on the street, are seen in a drab, overcast urban scene with a brick building and a large billboard in the background. Two Greyhound Flxible 2509 motor coaches are parked in an urban terminal area on a cloudy winter day. April 1993 · Chicago, IL Several Chicago Transit Authority buses, including numbers 9293 and 5406, are parked at a gateway inside a bus garage, with bare trees in the background. Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses 9293 and 5406 are seen at a bus garage entrance, likely in the 1980s, with the fleet in the background. April 1993 · Elston Ave, Chicago, IL A large stone building with a clock above an arched tunnel entrance, with a street sign for W Jackson Blvd on a pole, and a modern high-rise building in the background. A view of a large stone archway leading into a tunnel, with a clock above it and a street sign for W Jackson Blvd on a pole to the right. April 1993 · Southeast Corner, Chicago, IL A wide shot of a bus garage with a row of CTA buses parked in an empty lot, under an overpass, with buildings and leafless trees in the background on a cloudy day. A line of Chicago Transit Authority buses parked in a lot under an overpass on an overcast day. April 1993 · Elston Ave, Chicago, IL An overcast day at a large, windowed building in Chicago with a 'SELF PARK' sign and a few parked cars nearby. A large stone building in Chicago with a 'SELF PARK' sign in front, captured on an overcast day with a few parked cars and one pedestrian. April 1993 · South Side, Chicago, IL A close-up of a railroad grade crossing signal with red flashing lights and striped gates, located on a street next to bare trees and a brick building in the background. A grade crossing signal with red warning lights and striped gates at a street intersection in Avondale, Illinois. April 1993 · Raven / Nw Highway, Avondale, IL A white and red CTA bus numbered 4566 is stopped on a wide city sidewalk next to large buildings, with a few people standing near it on a cloudy winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority bus number 4566 is stopped on a city street near Union Station, with passengers waiting nearby, under an overcast sky in winter. April 1993 · Union Station East Side, Chicago, IL An empty train station platform with a large billboard for 'Smooth Jazz' on the left and a shelter with a blue 'Edgebrook' sign on the right, under an overcast sky. The empty platforms at the Edgebrook Metra station on an overcast day in summer, with a 'Smooth Jazz' billboard towering over the left platform. May 1993 · Devon Lehigh, Edgebrook, IL A white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 9882 on route 36 Broadway, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on a city street with tall buildings and storefronts in the background on a clear, sunny day. CTA New Look bus 9882 on route 36 Broadway, likely in the 1980s or early 1990s, navigating a Chicago street with modern high-rises in the background. May 1993 · Clark and North, Chicago, IL Two white Chicago Transit Authority buses with red and blue stripes on a city street, one showing route 72 North Avenue and fleet number 4698, parked near a park with a brick building in the background on a clear day. Chicago Transit Authority bus #4698, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is shown on route 72 North Avenue, with another CTA bus parked nearby on a sunny summer day. May 1993 · North and Clark, Chicago, IL A silver and blue motor coach labeled 'Scenic Hawkeye Stages' travels down a road lined with trees and urban banners, with tall buildings in the distance. A Scenic Hawkeye Stages MCI MC-8 motor coach is shown driving on a tree-lined street in Chicago with a skyline in the background. May 1993 · Lincoln and Park, Dolton, IL A white and blue Pace bus is parked in a cracked asphalt lot next to a Wendy's restaurant and a bowling alley, with two 1980s cars nearby. A Pace Flxible Metro bus, number 121, is parked in a lot near a Wendy's and a bowling alley in Chicago during the 1980s. May 1993 · Belmont and Kimball, Chicago, IL A white Mid-America motor bus drives through a city street intersection with tall buildings in the background and cars parked along the curb. A Mid-America motor bus navigates an intersection at Clark and Broadway in Chicago on a clear summer day. May 1993 · Clark and Broadway, Chicago, IL A yellow, white, and green CTA bus, number 9944, drives down a shaded street lined with trees and parked cars on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9944, operates on route 151 along a tree-lined street on a sunny day. May 1993 · Lincoln and Park, Dolton, IL A white and blue CTA bus, number 9250, is at a street corner with a red traffic light, surrounded by cars and a corner building with storefronts. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9250, on route 41 Milwaukee, navigates an intersection in Chicago on a summer day. May 1993 · Lawrence/Elston, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus with the number 1617 and route 36 Broadway is on a city street with tall buildings and several cars from the 1980s in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1617, operates on the 36 Broadway route in a city street lined with high-rise buildings and 1980s cars. May 1993 · Clark and North, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus marked 1622 is driving down a city street in Chicago, surrounded by cars and pedestrians near the Clark and Broadway intersection with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1622, operates on a city street in Chicago during the summer, with other traffic and pedestrians visible at the Clark and Broadway intersection. May 1993 · Clark and Broadway, Chicago, IL A green and white Burlington Northern diesel locomotive, number 9223, pulls a long line of boxcars past a grade crossing on a cloudy spring day. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train through a grade crossing in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave, Riverside, IL A green and white Burlington Northern locomotive numbered 9223 pulls a long line of freight cars alongside a road with a red and white station wagon parked nearby. A Burlington Northern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9223, leads a freight train past a street in Riverside, Illinois. May 8, 1993 · Harlem Ave North, Riverside, IL A red and grey SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 414 is shown at a grade crossing in a suburban area with trees and a "MONT" sign visible. SOO Line diesel locomotive 414, an EMD SD24, crosses a street in Montclare, Chicago, in the 1970s. May 15, 1993 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A white and blue CTA train is stopped at an outdoor elevated station with a sign that reads 'Rush hour stop'. A CTA 2000 Series rapid transit car, number 3297, on the Evanston Express, pulls into an elevated station platform marked for rush hour service. May 26, 1993 · North and Sedgwick, Evanston, IL A white, red, and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4008 on its front drives down a city street lined with tall buildings and other cars. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, numbered 4008, runs route 125 Express on a city street. 1994 · Wacker and Franklin, Chicago, IL A side view of two yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbered 1710 and 1735, standing on tracks in a yard under a gray sky. Two Union Pacific EMD GP9 locomotives, numbers 1710 and 1735, are coupled together in a rail yard on an overcast day. March 1994 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a white and orange SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 4439 on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with a black Burlington Northern freight car nearby under an overcast sky. SOO Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4439 at a rail yard, with a Burlington Northern freight car visible behind it. March 1994 · Mannheim and Front, Franklin Park, IL