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A blue Wisconsin Calumet Railroad locomotive numbered 617 is parked in a grassy yard next to an Amtrak passenger car and a gray boxcar under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin Calumet Railroad GP9 locomotive numbered 617 sits on a track next to an Amtrak passenger car at a yard on an overcast summer day. c. 1971 to 1987 An Illinois Central train with a black and orange E8 locomotive pulling passenger cars on a multi-track rail yard with overhead wires, under an overcast sky. An Illinois Central EMD E8 diesel locomotive, number 4033, pulls a train of heavyweight coaches through a rail yard with overhead catenary. June 19, 1971 A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3270, is shown from a three-quarter front view on a city street, with a large CBS sign on a building behind it. A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks and Ontario, with a CBS billboard in the background. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream motor bus with the number 3270, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, is shown parked on a city street with a large CBS billboard behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3270, on route 66 to Fairbanks-Ontario, parked on a city street in front of a CBS building. July 27, 1971 · Fairbanks and Ontario, Chicago, IL A side view of two white Soo Line diesel locomotives, including number 6241, parked on tracks behind a chain-link fence on an overcast day. Two Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotives, the lead unit numbered 6241, are parked side by side in a rail yard behind a chain-link fence. c. 1972 to 2000 Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 2406, parked in a rail yard with multiple tracks and trees in the background. Soo Line diesel locomotive #2406, an EMD GP38-2, sits in a yard under an overcast sky. c. 1972 to 1990 A yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive with the number 3045 on its side is seen traveling through a grassy area with trees in the background. A Union Pacific SD40-2 locomotive, number 3045, travels along a private right-of-way in a summer scene. c. 1972 to 2000 A yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 9432 sits on railroad tracks, with overgrown grass and a fence in the foreground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive, number 9432, is shown in profile on a railroad main line. c. 1972 to 2000 · Pulaski and (20 3) A red and white diesel locomotive with 'Bloomer' lettering and the number 7549, parked on tracks in a gravel yard under an overcast sky. A red and white Bloomer GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 7549, is parked in a rail yard. c. 1972 to 2000 A green and cream trolleybus with the number 9761 and destination '80 IRVING PK BROADWAY' travels down a city street under overhead wires, with a 'BIASETTI'S STEAKS' sign visible on the left and brick buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9761, operates on route 80 Irving Park-Broadway on a sunny day, passing a Biasetti's Steaks restaurant sign. 1972 · Irving Pk and Marshfield A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 8280, is shown in three-quarter front view on a city street, with a '73 Grand-Latrobe' route sign and a 'Natural Menthol' advertisement on its side. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look motor bus, number 8280, running on route 73 Grand-Latrobe on a city street. June 1972 · Armitage and Racine, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus drives down a city street at night, headlights on, with a sign for Ogden Avenue and overhead wires visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, number 0781, on a city street at night near Ogden Avenue. June 1972 · 54 and 24th A green and cream trolleybus numbered 9417 travels down a city street under overhead wires, with a modern building labeled 'NORTH FEDERAL SAVINGS' and a 'CLARK' street sign visible, alongside vintage automobiles and pedestrians. A Chicago Transit Authority trolleybus, number 9417, operates on route 12 near the North Federal Savings building on a sunny summer day. June 10, 1972 · 72 and Lasalle A white, orange, and blue bus with the number 869 and 'Freeport' on its sign is parked at a street-level station. Behind it, a yellow taxi and a tan car are visible. Above, people stand on an elevated train platform marked 'LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FREEPORT'. A Long Island Rail Road Flxible New Look bus, number 869, is shown at the Freeport station with a yellow taxi and a passenger car nearby. c. 1973 to 1980 A front three-quarter view of a green and silver CTA bus numbered 301 on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under a metal elevated structure with a person walking beside it. A green and silver Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 301, on route 56 Milwaukee, parked under an elevated structure with a passenger boarding. c. 1973 to 1980 · Wells/Quincy, Chicago, IL A blue and white CTA bus numbered 3114 on a city street, heading toward a destination sign reading 'N Campfield Ave.', with a church on the right and another bus behind. A dark blue Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 3114, operates on the N Campfield Ave. route on a city street with another CTA bus following behind. c. 1973 to 1978 A vintage Chicago trolleybus with a cream and green livery, showing a 'CHICAGO' destination sign, parked under an elevated rail structure with several people looking at it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible trolleybus on display or fan trip under an elevated structure, with spectators nearby. c. 1973 to 1975 A dark green and silver city bus, numbered 8603, is parked on a street in front of a large stone building; a sign on its roof promotes the 1972 Catholic Charities appeal, and pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. A New York City Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8603, is seen on a city street in the early 1970s, with an advertisement for the 1972 Catholic Charities appeal on its roof. 1973 · Broadway and Battery Pl, New York A green and cream streetcar numbered 3180 coupled to an orange and cream streetcar runs on paved double track in the median of a tree-lined avenue, with a tall apartment block behind. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 3180 leads a two-car train signed North Sta. via Subway on a center reservation, likely Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. June 9, 1973 · Commonwealth and Sher'n, Boston, MA A red and cream streetcar with a destination sign reading SUBWAY BATHURST rounds a curved loop track among tall trees, with a large building lettered COLISEU at the right. Toronto Transit Commission streetcar 4539, signed SUBWAY BATHURST, at Exhibition Loop in Toronto. June 10, 1973 · Exibition Loop, Toronto, Ontario A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 8442, is shown from a three-quarter front angle on an urban street with buildings in the background and cars parked nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8442, on route 41 Elston-Milwaukee, is photographed on a clear summer day on a city street. June 18, 1973 · Elston and Gunnison, Chicago, IL A maroon and cream streetcar numbered 4675 with the sign HUMBER QUEEN stops at a concrete island on paved double track, while a grey sedan passes on the road and a pond and trees are in the background under an overcast sky. Toronto Transit Commission PCC streetcar 4675, signed HUMBER QUEEN, at a safety island on a reserved right-of-way beside a pond. July 14, 1973 · Queensway, Toronto, Ontario A vintage CTA bus number 3463 parked on a street, featuring advertisements for 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook', with a 'ONE WAY' sign visible to the right. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3463, is shown on a street corner with 'L'ephant Special' and 'Sunny Brook' advertisements. August 11, 1973 · Fullerton and Kenmore, Chicago, IL Side view of a white and red Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4417 on a gravel track in a railroad yard under an overcast sky. A Soo Line GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 4417, is shown in side profile on a railroad yard track. c. 1974 to 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A front view of three old green and cream CTA buses parked side by side in a gravel yard on a sunny day, with the rightmost bus displaying 'NOT IN SERVICE' on its destination sign. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 9268, 8346, and 9438, sit idle in a gravel yard under a clear sky, their green and cream livery showing signs of wear. July 15, 1974 Three green and cream Chicago Transit Authority buses parked side-by-side in a yard on a sunny day, with a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign on the rightmost bus. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8268, 8346, and 8438, are parked in a yard, with one displaying a 'NOT IN SERVICE' sign. July 15, 1974 A cream and red Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with a 1960s car, a gas station, and a billboard in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8753, on the 62 Archer route at the intersection of 33rd and Archer in the early 1970s. July 27, 1974 · 33rd and Archer, Chicago, IL A vintage green, yellow, and cream bus with 'MC 3' on the front is parked on an asphalt lot beside a brick building, with two other buses lined up behind it. A Model Cities Bus, fleet number MC 3, a GM New Look TDH-5303, is parked in front of a brick building with two other buses in a row. August 5, 1974 · Berwyn, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus on a city street with cars and a phone booth in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 249, operates on route 92 to Jefferson Park on a summer day in the 1970s. August 5, 1974 · Foster and Western, Chicago, IL A vintage green and cream Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car numbered 46 is at a station on an elevated structure, with a Linden destination sign and a water tower visible in the background. CTA 4000-series rapid transit car 46 at a station on an elevated structure, showing its green and cream livery and Linden destination. August 13, 1974 · Howard St, Evanston, IL A red and white Soo Line locomotive numbered 6020 sits on a railroad track, with freight cars and utility poles in the background and wildflowers in the foreground. Soo Line EMD SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 6020 in red and white livery, photographed in a railroad yard. c. 1975 to 1980 A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, marked 'Not in Service', is stopped at a city street intersection with traffic lights, surrounded by taxis and other cars; a traffic officer directs traffic nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 7110, not in service, at a downtown intersection in summer, surrounded by cars and taxis. c. 1975 to 1990 Front view of two Chicago Transit Authority buses, number 8302 and MC 8, parked in a yard with other buses lined up behind them. Two Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, 8302 and MC 8, parked side-by-side in a yard. June 1, 1975 · E and 8481 Frontal view of three vintage Chicago Transit Authority buses in a yard, displaying fleet numbers 8313, 8268, and 8817, with a 'Model City' sign visible in the background. Three Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look buses, numbered 8313, 8268, and 8817, are parked side by side in a gravel lot. June 1, 1975 A green and white CTA bus drives down a city street with vintage cars and pedestrians, with a street sign for Halsted Street visible. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 3424, operates on route 31 Archer-Ashland at the intersection of Halsted Street on a sunny summer day. July 7, 1975 · Halsted, Chicago, IL A green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus is being towed by a red tow truck on a city street, with a billboard and gas station in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus being towed on a city street in the 1970s. July 7, 1975 · 79th and Wentworth, Chicago, IL A green and cream CTA bus numbered 1147, displaying route 43 to Stock Yards, is stopped at a street intersection with several cars and a stop sign visible. CTA bus 1147 on route 43 to Stock Yards, stopped at an intersection in Chicago on a sunny day. July 25, 1975 · Root and Wallace, Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus, number 1401, driving over a black metal bridge in Chicago. The Hancock Building is visible in the skyline. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 1401, travels over a decorated truss bridge with the city skyline, including the Hancock Building, in the background in 1975. August 25, 1975 A green and white Chicago Transit Authority motor bus, number 30, is parked on a city street with a pink advertisement for The Evanston Bank on its side. Chicago Transit Authority bus 30, a GM New Look model, on route 204 Dodge to Howard station, in a green and white livery on a sunny day. June 12, 1976 · Sherman and Davis A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6020 pulls a freight train of boxcars and hoppers along a railroad track, with telephone poles and green bushes in the foreground. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6020 leads a freight train past a grade crossing, surrounded by overhead utility lines and green summer vegetation. c. 1977 to 1985 A blue and white diesel locomotive with the number 48 and 'Illinois Central' lettering pulls a train on tracks in a city, with an elevated train and tall buildings in the background. An Illinois Central EMD F40PH #48 pulls a passenger train on the railroad main line in Chicago in 1977, with a Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series train on an elevated structure in the background. 1977 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A side view of a silver CTA 2400 series rapid transit car with red, white and blue stripes, numbered 2446, sitting on a flatcar marked MTTX 92177. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400 series rapid transit car, number 2446, is being transported on an MTTX flatcar at a yard. June 1977 · Conrisly, PA An empty vintage passenger car interior with rows of reddish-brown seats, chrome poles, and large windows, viewed from the aisle looking toward the far door. The empty interior of a vintage passenger car, showing rows of wooden seats and chrome poles. June 17, 1977 A black and orange diesel locomotive numbered 806 pulls two gray passenger cars on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with buildings and an elevated highway bridge in the background. A Milwaukee Road EMD F7 locomotive, number 806, pulling a consist of heavyweight passenger cars in a railroad yard. June 24, 1977 · Milw. Road Canal and Lake The interior of a Budd-built electric multiple-unit car, with rows of seats, grab rails, and the car number 2302 visible above the far door. The interior of Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad electric multiple-unit car 2302, showcasing its seating and layout. July 11, 1977 A side-view of a light brown and black diesel locomotive with 'NORTHWESTERN' on the front and number 5030B on the side, stopped at a station platform with two people walking nearby. A Chicago and North Western EMD F7 diesel locomotive, number 5030B, stands at a station platform in Evanston, Illinois, with passenger cars coupled behind it. August 21, 1977 · Main St., Evanston, IL The burned-out shell of a CTA 2000-series rapid transit car sits on tracks in a scrap yard, with another similar car behind it, under an overcast sky. A stripped CTA 2000-series rapid transit car in a scrap yard, likely from the 1970s. August 28, 1977 A dark green CTA bus, number BW134, parked on a street in front of a brick building, viewed from a three-quarter front angle. A green Chicago Transit Authority Flxible bus, fleet number BW134, parked on a city street with a 'WORK P' destination sign. August 28, 1977 · Winona and Winthrop, Chicago, IL