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A silver, green, and red electric train with the number 41 is stopped at the Diversey elevated station, with industrial buildings in the background. An Electric multiple-unit car numbered 41 of the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad is at the Diversey station on an overcast winter day. June 22, 1984 · Diversey, Chicago, IL A gray CTA train with red and blue stripes, numbered 2562, on elevated tracks beside a large brick building on an overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600 series rapid transit train on an elevated structure near a brick building. June 22, 1984 · Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA train, number 47, on an elevated track beside a large brick building under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 47, on an elevated track near a brick building. June 22, 1984 · Fullerton, Chicago, IL A silver CTA rapid transit train with the number 3222 on its front moves along tracks beside a highway with 1980s-era cars, under an overpass, on a cloudy day in Chicago. A CTA 2200-Series rapid transit car, number 3222, travels along its tracks near an elevated highway in Chicago, with a white taxi and other 1980s cars visible on the road above. June 23, 1984 · Congress and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A silver CTA train with the number 2260 and destination 'O'HARE' travels on tracks beside a multi-lane highway with cars, viewed from an overpass on a cloudy day. A CTA 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2260, heads toward O'Hare Airport on tracks in an expressway median on an overcast day. June 23, 1984 · Kennedy Ansle, Milwaukee, WI A silver and blue Continental Air Transport bus, number 106, drives on a highway median beside railroad tracks, with a concrete overpass carrying cars overhead; the bus's front sign reads 'O'Hare Airport'. A Continental Air Transport Flxible Metro bus, number 106, travels on an expressway median near railroad tracks with an overpass above, heading to O'Hare Airport. June 23, 1984 · Kennedy and Cicero, Cicero, IL A silver Chicago 'L' train with the number 2209 travels on tracks in the middle of a multi-lane highway, with cars and a yellow Ryder truck visible on the road. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2209, travels along the Congress Line in an expressway median on an overcast day. June 23, 1984 · Congress and Kennedy, Chicago, IL 一辆红色的双层巴士在伦敦街头行驶，车身上标有“53”路和“CAMDEN TOWN”，背景是城市建筑。 一辆伦敦运输公司的AEC Routemaster红色双层巴士正在街道上行驶，路牌显示为53路，开往Camden Town。 July 1984 · London, Ontario A classic red double-decker bus in London, with passengers boarding and people on the street, set against a historic building facade. A red London Transport AEC Routemaster bus, fleet number RM2161, on route 11 near Charing Cross in the late 1960s or early 1970s. July 1984 · London, Ontario An orange and white Illinois Central diesel locomotive pulls a train on a curved track in front of a large industrial building with 'MEADOW GOLD' lettering. An Illinois Central SW1200 locomotive, number 8101, leads a short freight train past a large building with a 'MEADOW GOLD' sign. July 1, 1984 · 16th and Clark, Chicago, IL A white and yellow CTA bus with the number 130 on its front bumper drives down a city street, with pedestrians and another bus visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 130, navigates a city street with its destination sign reading 'CTA - Lift'. July 1, 1984 · State Madison, Chicago, IL An elevated view of a silver CTA train running in the highway median next to cars from the 1980s, with a clear blue sky above. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit train, number 2228, travels along the median of the Kennedy Expressway, bound for O'Hare, amidst 1980s traffic. August 20, 1984 · O'Hare and Natoma, Chicago, IL A side view of a white and blue Neoplan bus driving on a city street, with a red car and storefronts visible behind it. A white Neoplan bus with a blue stripe travels down a city street, with a red car and buildings in the background. c. 1985 to 2000 A white, red, and blue RFTA bus, number 254, is parked at a street stop with mountains in the background. A Roaring Fork Transportation Authority bus, number 254, is parked at a stop in a mountain town on a sunny summer day. c. 1985 to 1995 An orange-nosed brown diesel locomotive stands outside a dark, weathered roundhouse with scrap piled nearby, seen across grass-grown tracks under an overcast sky. A cab-unit diesel in Illinois Central brown and orange livery stands outside a weathered roundhouse beyond several weedy yard tracks. c. 1985 to 2005 Two orange South Shore Line diesel locomotives, numbered 2001 and 2000, parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard. Two South Shore Line EMD F7 locomotives, numbered 2001 and 2000, in orange livery, posed in a yard in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN A red and cream CTA bus from the 1970s, number 3407, is parked on a street, its front roll sign reading Vincennes-77. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 3407, displays its destination as Vincennes-77 on a street in Chicago. June 7, 1985 · Racine and Washington, Chicago, IL A large Greyhound bus with a blue, white, and red livery is driving on a multi-lane highway, viewed from above with railroad tracks visible below. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 4918, travels on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, passing over railroad tracks. June 18, 1985 · Cicero Kennedy A silver CTA train car on an elevated track above a busy highway, with trees and houses in the background on a cloudy day. A CTA 2000-series electric multiple-unit car, number 64, travels on an elevated concrete viaduct over a highway, likely the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago. June 18, 1985 · Kennedy Expwy, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 7934, with route 82 to Kimball Homan, is stopped on a street next to pedestrians and buildings, with an Amoco sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority motor bus 7934 on route 82, at the corner of Foster Avenue, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. June 21, 1985 A white and green CTA bus with the number 9515 and route 81 Lawrence is driving down a city street lined with storefronts and trees on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9515, runs on route 81 Lawrence in a sunny summer street scene. July 6, 1985 · 81 and Kedvale Two silver Amtrak diesel locomotives with red, white and blue stripes lead a long passenger train on one of several tracks under a clear blue sky, with a pale moon and a pole line overhead. Amtrak 223 and a second locomotive lead a passenger train past a station platform, likely at Oceanside, California. August 25, 1985 · Oceanside, CA A CSX diesel locomotive numbered 7834 stands on the tracks beside a road, its gray, blue, and yellow livery visible under a cloudy sky. A CSX Transportation GP40-2 diesel locomotive, number 7834, is seen on a railroad main line under an overcast sky. c. 1986 to 2000 A CSX Transportation diesel locomotive numbered 7834, with a gray, blue, and yellow livery, is on a railroad track next to a grassy embankment and a street under a cloudy sky. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7834, is seen on a railroad main line under an overcast sky. c. 1986 to 2000 A white, yellow and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4062, has a shattered windshield and crushed front bumper in a parking lot, with the destination sign reading K.41.4531.20521C. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN bus, number 4062, is shown with severe front-end damage after a collision in 1986. 1986 Inside a streetcar, a round farebox numbered 3575 sits in a railed conductor's area beside brown seat backs. Barred windows sit below a row of small upper windows, and a man stands holding a railing at the right edge. The conductor's area and farebox inside a preserved streetcar that appears to be a PCC, at the museum in Union, Illinois. June 7, 1986 · Conductor's Area, Union, IL Close view from inside a streetcar of a brown leather operator's seat on a chrome frame beside brown-painted control gear, a black dash panel with a small dial meter, and bright windows behind. Operator's seat and controls inside a streetcar cab, likely at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. June 7, 1986 · Union, IL A dim, empty interior of an old railway car: a center aisle with a ribbed floor runs between rows of brown seats, each with a vertical metal grab pole, under a row of ceiling lights, with arched windows along the sides and a pair of large windows at the far end. Interior of an old electric railway car, looking down the aisle between rows of seats with grab poles, likely at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. June 7, 1986 · Union, IL Dim streetcar interior with rows of dark seats and chrome grab handles along a sunlit aisle. At the far end is a cab with an orange cabinet under two bright end windows, and a trolley pole shows outside. Interior of a preserved streetcar, looking down the aisle toward the operator's end. The note places it at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. June 7, 1986 · Union, IL A green and cream streetcar with an orange stripe and a raised trolley pole stands on gravel track under overhead wire, its front sign reading 36 119-MORGAN. Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar 4391, signed for route 36 to 119-Morgan, likely at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. June 7, 1986 · Union, IL A rusted green and cream streamlined streetcar with broken windows and damaged lower side panels stands inside a wooden-trussed barn, with a red car behind it and a person standing at the right. A weathered Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcar in green and cream waits for restoration in a storage barn, likely at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. June 7, 1986 · Union, IL A silver and red striped GM New Look motor bus with fleet number 112, labeled 'CHARTER' on the front, parked in front of a garage with another bus partially visible to the left. A Suburban Lines GM New Look motor bus, fleet number 112, parked in a bus garage with its front destination sign reading 'CHARTER'. June 7, 1986 · 168 and Van Dam Rd A silver and red Southeastern Trailways motor bus, number 107, is parked on a gravel lot with a green pickup truck in the background. A Southeastern Trailways GM Buffalo motor coach, number 107, in a silver and red livery, parked on a gravel lot. June 7, 1986 · 168 and Van Dam Rd A vintage wooden interurban train car is parked inside a large wooden building with a truss roof; other similar cars are visible behind it. A maroon wooden interurban car, likely from the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, is parked inside a wooden-trussed carbarn. June 7, 1986 · Union, IL A two-unit diesel locomotive painted in yellow and dark green with the letters CNW on the side moves along a track next to a green, grassy field under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western GP40 locomotive, number 5512, leads a train through a rural field in its signature yellow and dark green livery. June 7, 1986 · Illinois Railway Museum, Union, IL Two green Burlington Northern locomotives pulling a long freight train through a dry, brush-covered landscape with distant mountains under a blue sky with white clouds. Two Burlington Northern GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8008 and 8022, lead a long freight train through a high desert landscape under a clear sky. June 11, 1986 · N./Trinidad Mp A white Madison Metro bus, number 4339, is elevated on a maintenance lift inside a garage with tires and tools nearby. A Madison Metro New Flyer D40 bus, number 4339, is raised on a lift inside a bus garage for maintenance. July 12, 1986 · E. Main St. and Ingersoll St., Madison, WI A white Madison Metro bus with fleet number 4431 is parked on a city street, with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Madison Metro Flxible Metro bus, number 4431, is seen on a city street with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. July 12, 1986 · E. Washington, Madison, WI A long freight train with multiple locomotives moves along a track set against a dry, brush-covered hillside under a clear sky. A freight train travels along a hillside on a clear summer day. August 9, 1986 · Cason, CA A silver and blue Chicago 'L' train, car number 2202, runs on tracks in the median of a busy expressway, with cars and a Greyhound bus visible on the road. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2202, travels through an expressway median with a destination sign for O'Hare Hamlin, surrounded by 1980s traffic. August 12, 1986 · O'Hare Hamlin A green, black and white CTA bus numbered 1226 is stopped on a city street with pedestrians on the sidewalk and storefronts including 'Chess King' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1226, on a city street in the 1970s. August 17, 1986 A silver Chicago 'L' train with red and blue stripes, numbered 2558, travels on an elevated track against a backdrop of city buildings on an overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2600-series rapid transit car, number 2558, travels on an elevated structure near Lake and Balbo Street. August 17, 1986 · Lake and Balbo, Chicago, IL A yellow and red Santa Fe Southern locomotive numbered 92 is coupled to a silver passenger car in a train yard with an overcast sky. A Santa Fe Southern SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 92, stands coupled to a stainless steel passenger car in a yard under an overcast sky. c. 1987 to 2000 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 4118, is driving down a street on a clear day with a "Leon's" restaurant sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 4118, a New Flyer D40LF, operates on route 63 to Stony Island on a sunny day in 1987. 1987 · 63rd and Harper, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4148 on the front bumper and 'NOT IN SERVICE' on the destination sign, driving on a city street with a sedan alongside it. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 313 bus, number 4148, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading 'NOT IN SERVICE' in 1987. 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A silver articulated city bus with blue and red stripes drives on a multi-lane road; trees and buildings are in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7100, on a 'Culture Bus North' route, driving on a city street in summer. June 7, 1987 · Fullerton Commonwealth CTA articulated bus number 7100 on a clear day, displaying route 147 Outer Dr Exp, parked on a street near a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7100, is shown on a sunny day with its destination sign reading 147 Outer Dr Exp to Michigan Congress. June 9, 1987 · Foster and Albany, Chicago, IL Rear three-quarter view of a decayed white and teal bus with rusted body panels and a damaged roof, parked in a yard. A heavily rusted and stripped Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, likely at the South Shops, undergoing scrapping. June 13, 1987 · South Shops, IL