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A green and cream streetcar with the number 1423 is stopped at a street intersection on a sunny day, with a Richfield gas station and a building labeled 'BARNE' APTS.' in the background. A Chicago Surface Lines Master Unit streetcar, number 1423, on route 5 at a Richfield gas station on a sunny day. August 1958 · 7th and Vermont A silver and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8562, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with tall buildings and a cloudy sky behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look bus, number 8562, runs the Wacker Express route on Adams and Canal streets, with the Chicago skyline in the background. c. 1959 to 1964 A vintage black-and-white photo shows a CTA motor bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, parked on a street with a person waiting nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1792, on route 82 to Logan Square, captured on a sunny day at Devon and Kedzie. 1959 · Devon and Kedzie, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus marked with route 36 and fleet number 9417 moves down a sunlit street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians, with storefronts for Hyde Park Bible Church and Florsheim visible on either side. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, travels down a busy street at 51st and Calumet in Chicago during the 1950s. June 1959 · 51st and Calumet, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9417 is driving down a wide city street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians on the sidewalks. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, travels down a bustling city street in the 1950s. June 1959 · 51 St and Calumet, Chicago, IL A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9417 and destination sign reading '51 ST-LOUIS' travels down a city street lined with 1950s cars and pedestrians, with storefronts including 'Hyde Park Bible Church' and 'Florsheim' visible. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, runs on a busy 51st Street in the 1950s, surrounded by period automobiles and pedestrians. June 1959 · 51st, Chicago, IL Two steam locomotives, one large and black with the number 6032 and one small and black with the number 35, are on parallel tracks in a railroad yard with a white passenger car and a water tower in the background. A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4-8-4 O-5B locomotive, number 6032, is pictured in a yard with a smaller 2-6-0 locomotive, number 35, and passenger cars. June 13, 1959 · Creston, IA Four green and cream streamlined streetcars without their trucks, two lying on their sides and two upright, in a yard full of scrap metal, with a crane and a wooden shed behind them under an overcast sky. Stripped Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars awaiting scrapping, likely at 69th and Cicero in Chicago. June 21, 1959 · 69th and Cicero, Chicago, IL A green and cream streetcar signed 22 Clark-Howard runs along a street under a rust-colored steel elevated structure, with a train of light-colored double-deck commuter coaches on top and parked cars and storefronts beyond. Chicago Transit Authority streetcar 7175 on route 22 Clark-Howard passes under an elevated railroad structure while bi-level commuter coaches cross overhead, likely at Clark and Roscoe in Chicago, in the mid-1950s. July 1, 1959 · Clark and Roscoe, Chicago, IL Three green and cream PCC streetcars, numbered 7218, 4378, and 2218, are parked nose-to-nose in a yard under an overcast sky, with overhead wires visible above. Three Chicago Transit Authority PCC streetcars, numbered 7218, 4378, and 2218, are parked side by side in a yard, showcasing the fleet's prewar and postwar models. August 1959 · 77th and Vincennes, Chicago, IL A red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 1535 sits on tracks in a rail yard with trees and overhead wires in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is seen in a rail yard on a sunny summer day. c. 1960 to 1980 A red and silver Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1535, stands on tracks in a yard with trees and other rail equipment in the background. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive number 1535 is pictured in a rail yard. c. 1960 to 1980 A vintage orange and maroon interurban railcar, numbered 24 and lettered for the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad, is parked on tracks in a sunny yard with a damaged roof. An orange and maroon Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad interurban car numbered 24, showing roof damage, sits on tracks in a yard on a clear day. c. 1960 to 1970 Side view of a vintage light blue Flxible bus with a red band, parked on a paved road next to a grassy area, with a multi-story apartment building and palm trees in the background. A light blue and red Flxible bus is parked on a street in front of an apartment building on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1980 A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' lettering and an orange passenger car numbered 24 are coupled and parked on parallel tracks in a sunny yard with overhead wires and a white building nearby. A gray electric locomotive with 'L S' markings and an orange passenger car numbered 24 stand on parallel tracks in a yard under a clear sky. c. 1960 to 1970 A steam locomotive with the number 576 and passenger car from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad travel along tracks beside a highway, with a mountain in the background and a Volkswagen Beetle in the foreground. A Denver & Rio Grande Western steam locomotive, number 576, pulls a passenger car along a scenic mountain route, with an orange Volkswagen Beetle parked nearby. c. 1960 to 1980 A yellow Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger car is shown from a three-quarter rear view on a railroad track, with a water tower visible behind it and a dark freight car on an adjacent track. A Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger car in yellow livery sits on a track next to a dark freight car, with a water tower and hills in the background. c. 1960 to 1980 A green and white CTA motor bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, is seen from a three-quarter front view as it crosses a steel truss bridge on a sunny day, with its shadow cast on the pavement. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5363, on route 66 to Chicago-Mayfield, crossing a steel truss bridge on a sunny day. c. 1960 to 1970 A light green and white trolleybus with the number 9025 on the front, running on a city street with overhead wires, with two people standing on the sidewalk and a billboard in the background. A Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus, number 9025, operates on route 2 to Broadway in the late 1950s or early 1960s. 1960 · 2 / Broadway, Los Angeles, CA Side view of a white Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 1621, showing an AIDS awareness ad on its side, parked on a wet street under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1621, is parked on a street on an overcast winter day, displaying an early 1990s AIDS prevention advertisement. July 1960 · Armstrong Near Elston, Chicago, IL Two green and cream buses from the Chicago Transit Authority are on a multi-lane road, with the distinctive circular Marina City towers visible behind them under a clear sky. Two Chicago Transit Authority New Look buses drive on a city street with the newly completed Marina City towers in the background. 1961 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream CTA bus, number 2505, is shown from a front three-quarter view on a city street, with a large brick building labeled 'Cadillac Glass Co.' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on the 21 McCormick Place route, parked in front of the Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A vintage motor bus with a cream top and dark lower body, displaying route 21 to McCormick Place, is shown on a city street in front of a large brick building with 'Cadillac Glass Co.' painted on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 2505, on route 21 to McCormick Place, photographed on a sunny day in front of a Cadillac Glass Co. building in Chicago. 1961 · Cermak and Peoria, Chicago, IL A black and white photo of a CTA bus numbered 137 on a city street, with passengers boarding. The Chicago Water Tower and a tall building are visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1961 · Chicago, IL Front view of a vintage white and dark-colored bus with route 90 Grand-Harlem Center on its sign, driving on a city street next to a large brick building under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, numbered 1743, operates on route 90 Grand-Harlem Center along a street lined with a brick building. 1961 · 90 and Harlem, Chicago, IL A vintage black and white photo of a Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street, with a Ben-Bey sign on a building and other buses in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 5009, on route 62 Devon-Redz in Logan Square, with other buses and a Ben-Bey storefront visible. 1961 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL Three Union Pacific diesel locomotives in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky, with green bushes in the foreground. Union Pacific locomotives, including GP38-2s 602 and 1739 and SD40-2 9343, are seen in a rail yard. June 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of several yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotives, including number 1394, parked on parallel tracks in a gravel yard under a clear blue sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotives 1394 and 2965 are pictured in side view at a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois, in the distinctive Armour yellow and red livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a yellow and red Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 699, parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 699, in yellow, red, and gray livery, is shown in a yard. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotives, numbers 2956 and 5946, are parked side by side on railroad tracks in a yard on an overcast day. A Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive, number 2956, is shown in side profile with another GP9, number 5946, behind it, both in the classic yellow and gray livery. July 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, in yellow and red livery, standing on tracks in a yard with a boxcar in the background. Two Union Pacific GP9 diesel locomotives, numbers 172 and 517, are shown in a yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. August 1961 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a cream-colored North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, on tracks surrounded by overgrown vegetation and overhead wires. A North Shore Line Master Unit interurban car, number 2219, rests on a private right-of-way, flanked by other cars in a yard setting. August 31, 1961 · Highwood, IL An elevated black and white photograph shows two Chicago Transit Authority buses on a wide city street next to a park with a tall monument, surrounded by 1960s cars and pedestrians. Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, including number 2013, navigate a busy intersection near Logan Square park in the 1960s. 1962 · Logan Square, Chicago, IL A front view of a Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 137, parked at a curb with passengers boarding, with the Chicago Water Tower and city skyline behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 137, picks up passengers at a downtown bus stop with the historic Chicago Water Tower in the background. 1962 · Chicago, IL A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 302, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street with the Marina City towers in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 302, on the Adams-Canal Walker Express route, with Marina City visible in the background. 1963 · Wacker and Orleans A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus numbered 9401 is driving down a street under an elevated train track, with 1960s cars parked nearby and businesses in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9401, on route 76 Montrose-Broadway, travels under an elevated rail line on a sunny summer day. June 12, 1963 A green and white trolleybus with the number 9390 and route sign '80 IRVING PK BROADWAY' is driving down a street with visible tracks and overhead wires, passing by a large 'Edward Niemet Paint and Wallpaper Store' billboard. The scene is set on a clear, sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9390, travels down Irving Park Road on the 80 Irving Park Broadway route on a sunny day. June 12, 1963 · 80 and Irving Pk, St. Louis High-angle view of a green and white Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9379, on a city street with overhead wires, an elevated structure, and vintage 1960s cars. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9379, operates on the 80 Irving Park route under an elevated structure on a sunny day in the 1960s. June 12, 1963 · Irving Pk A green and cream CTA trolleybus, number 9374, is turning at an intersection under overhead wires, with buildings and a vintage car in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9374, operates on the 78 Montrose-Broadway route at a street intersection under a web of overhead wires. June 12, 1963 · Montrose and Elston, Chicago, IL A snow-covered bus with 'Shuttle Service' on its roof sign and the number 5482 on its front and rear, parked on a snowy city street. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 5482, covered in snow while operating a Route 67 shuttle service. August 18, 1963 An olive green and cream Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train, numbered 1892 and marked 'Chartered', is stopped at an elevated station platform with a 'SELF PARK' sign visible behind it. Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car 1892 is chartered and stopped at an elevated station platform. c. 1964 to 1993 A green and white CTA bus with the number 5340 and a sign for route 70 Division-Austin is stopped on a city street lined with brick buildings and vintage cars. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 5340, operates on route 70 Division-Austin on a summer day in the 1960s. c. 1964 to 1969 A dark green and maroon CTA 'L' train numbered 185 on an elevated track in a city, with tall buildings and street traffic below on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train on an elevated structure, with the front car numbered 185 and marked 'Chartered', moving through a city street scene in the 1970s. c. 1964 to 1975 A silver CTA train with red and blue stripes, numbered 12, travels on an elevated track beside a large brick building on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series electric multiple-unit train, car number 12, on an elevated track with a destination sign reading 'Evanston Wilmette Exp'. c. 1964 to 1993 A blue and yellow New York Central GP9 diesel locomotive, numbered 484, is pulling a stream of silver passenger cars along a track next to a station platform under a clear sky. A New York Central EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 484, pulls a passenger train through a station on a clear summer day. 1964 · Erie, PA A white and dark-colored rapid transit car, numbered 2003, sits on a flatcar in a rail yard, surrounded by several men observing and working on it. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2003, is being unloaded from a flatcar in a rail yard. 1964 · Skokie, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive, numbered 8540, sits on a railway track beside a road with bare trees in the background. Canadian Pacific GP9 diesel locomotive 8540, in its iconic red and black livery, is coupled to another unit, 8533, on a private right-of-way near a road. August 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL A red Canadian Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 8540 is shown on a railroad track with bare trees in the background. A Canadian Pacific GP9 locomotive, number 8540, leads a consist on a mainline track during winter. August 1964 · York and Irving Park, Chicago, IL