Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
Seasons

Winter

1089 photographs
A white and red CTA bus, number 4907, is turning on a snowy street in Chicago with tall buildings and a 'ONE WAY' sign in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4907, operates on route 16 Lake on a slushy winter day along Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago. January 1997 · Wacker and Franklin, Chicago, IL A blue and red Metra diesel locomotive pulling double-decker commuter cars on snow-covered tracks. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 214, pulls a consist of gallery cars through a snowy, residential grade crossing. January 13, 1997 · Montclare, Chicago, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 383, is parked next to orange safety fencing with a bridge and construction equipment in the background. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive number 383 on a main line near a construction zone in Franklin Park, Illinois. February 1997 · Front/Ernst St, Franklin Park, IL A white and blue CTA bus with the number 4751 is parked under a concrete overpass on a sunny day, with a woman standing nearby and another bus partially visible to the right. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 4751, is pictured under an overpass with its destination sign showing route 30 to Grand. February 1997 · Harlem/Higgins Sta, Chicago, IL A nighttime overhead shot of a derailed white CTA train on an elevated track, with a fire truck below and emergency lights illuminating the scene. An overhead view of a CTA 2200-series rapid transit car derailed on an elevated structure at night, with emergency responders on the scene. February 4, 1997 · Lake Wabash A white Pace bus with an Apple advertisement is driving down a street with a blue 'Shop Edison Park' banner on a pole nearby. A Pace bus with an Apple 'Think different.' advertisement on its side, driving on a street in Edison Park, Chicago, under overcast skies. December 6, 1997 · Touhy and Ottawa, Chicago, IL A white bus with the number BW 55 is parked at a street corner next to a large sign that reads 'RIDE THE SKOKIE SWIFT 8 MINUTES TO HOWARD 'L''. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number BW 55, is parked at the terminal for the Skokie Swift service, with a large sign advertising the 8-minute ride to Howard 'L' station. December 6, 1997 · Golf Rd, Skokie, Skokie, IL Side view of a faded yellow and gray Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 6317 on a yard track, a gray locomotive with a red nose numbered 9263 coupled behind it, under an overcast sky with dry weeds in the foreground. Union Pacific 6317 stands in the yard beside Southern Pacific 9263, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL A white and red SOO Line diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in profile on a set of tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. SOO Line SD40-2 diesel locomotive number 4419, with a second unit, stands in a snow-covered rail yard in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lake St, Franklin Park, IL Two SOO Line diesel locomotives, numbers 4429 and 4419, are stopped at the Mannheim station platform on a cloudy day with snow on the ground. SOO Line GP9 locomotives 4429 and 4419 at Mannheim station in winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering and the number 9214 stands on a track beside snow-dusted ground and bare trees, with the cab of a second black and orange locomotive at the right edge. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9214 stands in a snowy yard with locomotive 920[...] coupled behind, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black diesel switcher with an orange stripe and large orange HARBOR lettering, number 9203 on the cab, stands on track in a light snowfall in front of bare trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9203 sits in the snow, with another IHB switcher behind it. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange end-cab switcher lettered HARBOR, number 8831, coupled to a short black and orange caboose numbered 1, on yard tracks behind two parked white cars on an overcast winter day. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 8831 with caboose 1 at Franklin Park, Illinois, near Fullerton and 25th Avenue. December 7, 1997 · Fullerton and 25th Ave, Franklin Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive numbered 5520 is parked on tracks in a rail yard under an overcast sky, with another similar locomotive visible behind it. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive number 5520 in green and yellow livery, standing on a track in a yard. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim / Lake, Melrose Park, IL A white and red Soo Line locomotive numbered 4419 sits on tracks in a snow-dusted yard with an industrial building in the background. A Soo Line EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 4419, is shown in a railroad yard during winter. December 7, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a green and yellow Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 5508, in a yard with a Norfolk Southern boxcar in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 5508, in its green and yellow livery, standing in a railroad yard. December 7, 1997 · Mannheim and Lake, Melrose Park, IL Side view of two black and orange Soo Line diesel locomotives on snow-covered tracks in a rail yard, clear blue sky. Two Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotives, numbers 532 and 1551, side by side in a snowy rail yard. December 14, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A white Pace bus with a yellow stripe and a large gray Apple 'Think different' ad on its side is driving down a tree-lined street with snow on the ground. A Pace motor bus numbered 365, running route 209 to Harlem, is shown on a winter street with an Apple 'Think different' advertisement on its side. December 15, 1997 A silver CTA train with red, white, and blue stripes runs on tracks in the middle of a busy highway, surrounded by cars and trucks, with green highway signs for Cumberland Ave and Canfield Rd visible in the background. A CTA 2000-series rapid transit train travels through the median of the Kennedy Expressway on a clear winter day. December 15, 1997 · Congress and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A blue CTA rapid transit train numbered 311 travels on an elevated track next to a highway with cars driving by under a clear winter sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train, numbered 311, travels on an elevated structure alongside a highway, with cars visible on the road. December 15, 1997 A blue CTA train on tracks in the middle of a highway, with cars driving on either side and highway signs visible in the background. A blue Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit train travels along an expressway median, with cars passing on the highway alongside. December 15, 1997 · O'Hare and Kennedy Side view of a black switcher locomotive with an orange stripe, HARBOR in large orange letters on the hood and 9200 on the cab, standing in front of brick buildings under utility wires. Indiana Harbor Belt 9200 in black and orange with a centennial herald on the cab, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A gray diesel switcher lettered IHB 1505, with BOARD SYSTEM still on its hood, sits on gravel in a rail yard under an overcast sky. A black and orange locomotive stands at left, and a yellow and green locomotive is at right. Indiana Harbor Belt 1505, still in Seaboard System paint, in the yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A side view of a yellow Union Pacific diesel locomotive, number 1713, parked on tracks in a rail yard with snow on the ground. A Union Pacific EMD SD40 diesel locomotive, number 1713, is shown in a rail yard during winter, displaying the road's classic yellow and gray livery. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a red and white SOO Line diesel locomotive numbered 383 on railroad tracks, with a concrete bridge overhead and a freight car behind it. A SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotive numbered 383 pulls a freight car under a concrete bridge on a cloudy winter day. December 21, 1997 · Front/Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A blue, gray, and yellow CSX locomotive numbered 9030 is parked on a set of tracks in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day. A CSX Transportation GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 9030, stands in a rail yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6628 and 'NORTHWESTERN' on its cab, sitting on tracks in a rail yard with a gravel foreground. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6628, in its green and yellow livery, is shown in a rail yard on an overcast winter day. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A green and yellow diesel locomotive with the number 6637 and 'NORTHWESTERN' lettering sits on tracks in a snowy yard under an overcast sky. A Chicago and North Western EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6637, stands in a yard in Franklin Park, Illinois, during winter. December 21, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A blue diesel locomotive with the number 554 on its side is parked on tracks in a yard, with a Conrail freight car in the background. A blue Chicago and North Western EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 554, is shown in side profile in a railroad yard. December 21, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A side view of a silver and blue Metra Highliner train car, number 1583, on a snowy elevated track with a city building in the background. A Metra Highliner electric multiple-unit car, number 1583, is seen on an elevated structure during winter. December 23, 1997 · Harrison, MI A snowy railroad yard featuring three diesel locomotives: SOO Line #414 and #9002, and Harbor Belt Railroad #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar parked on an adjacent track. SOO Line EMD SW1200 locomotives, including #414 and #9002, are parked in a snowy railroad yard alongside a Harbor Belt Railroad locomotive, #9003, with a yellow maintenance railcar nearby. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Two black end-cab switcher locomotives with orange stripes and HARBOR lettering, numbered 9002 and 9003, parked cab to cab across several snow-covered yard tracks, with a yellow air compressor in front and freight cars behind. Indiana Harbor Belt switchers 9002 and 9003 stand cab to cab in a snowy yard at 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A black and orange diesel switcher lettered HARBOR with number 9210 on its cab, coupled cab to cab with another switcher, stands on snowy ground behind a utility pole under bare trees. Indiana Harbor Belt switcher 9210, coupled to a second switcher, rests in a snowy yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Side view of a black and orange cabless diesel unit lettered INDIANA HARBOR BELT and PB4, standing on a snow-covered track under an overcast sky, with the orange end of a second locomotive at the right. Indiana Harbor Belt cabless unit PB4 coupled to another IHB locomotive in a snowy yard, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A black switcher locomotive with a faded orange stripe and the number 9209 on its cab, coupled to another locomotive, on snowy ground with bare trees behind. Indiana Harbor Belt 9209 sits in light snow with a second IHB unit coupled behind it, likely at Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL Two black and orange Indiana Harbor Belt locomotive units, 3802 and PB5, stand coupled on a snowy track beside a small red shed and utility poles under a gray sky. Indiana Harbor Belt 3802 and PB5 in the snow at 25th Avenue and Fullerton in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · 25th and Fullerton, Franklin Park, IL A green and yellow Chicago and North Western GP9 locomotive numbered 4195 is parked on snowy tracks in a rail yard, with a blue BFI dumpster in the foreground. Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive #4195, painted in green and yellow livery, sits in a snow-covered yard on December 25, 1997. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6859, sits on tracks in a snowy yard, viewed from the side, with another locomotive behind it. Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive 6859, a likely GP9, is shown in side profile at a snowy yard, with another unit, 6181, coupled behind it. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a silver diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes, lettered Amtrak 376, on snowy yard tracks under a gray sky, with another Amtrak unit numbered 360 at right and a dark green locomotive at left. Amtrak 376 in a snowy yard with Amtrak 360 coupled behind it, likely at Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A silver Amtrak diesel locomotive with red, white and blue stripes and the number 360, side view, between yellow locomotives on a snowy yard track under a gray sky. Amtrak 360 stands among yellow Union Pacific units in the snow at Proviso Yard, Melrose Park, Illinois. December 25, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A white and maroon Soo Line locomotive numbered 753 is parked on a snow-covered railroad yard next to a small shed and utility poles. A Soo Line EMD GP9 diesel locomotive, number 753, is shown in a snowy yard, likely in Franklin Park, Illinois, during the winter. December 25, 1997 · 25th and FULLERTON, Franklin Park, IL A black Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive, numbered 2717, sits on tracks in a snowy yard; part of another locomotive with a red, white, and blue livery is visible behind it. A Norfolk Southern GP38-2 diesel locomotive, number 2717, is shown in a snow-covered yard. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a green and cream Chicago and North Western diesel locomotive, number 6627, parked in a snowy rail yard with another locomotive and freight cars in the background. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6627, stands on the tracks in a snowy yard. December 25, 1997 · Lake/Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and green Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 5076 is parked on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Union Pacific GP38-2 locomotive number 5076 in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL A yellow and grey Union Pacific diesel locomotive numbered 1724 stands on tracks in a snow-covered yard, with another locomotive partially visible behind it. Union Pacific GP38-2 diesel locomotive 1724 in side view, alongside another UP locomotive, in a snowy yard. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Two red and white SOO Line diesel locomotives on a snowy railroad yard, with a highway overpass and a billboard in the background. Two SOO Line EMD GP38-2 diesel locomotives, numbers 730 and 4411, in a snowy rail yard under a concrete overpass in Franklin Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL Three yellow and green Chicago and North Western diesel locomotives, numbers 8625, 9754, and 4711, stand in a row on a snow-covered railroad yard under an overcast sky. Three Chicago and North Western GP38-2 locomotives, numbered 8625, 9754, and 4711, are shown side-by-side in a snowy yard, likely Proviso Yard in Melrose Park, Illinois. December 28, 1997 · Lake and Mannheim, Melrose Park, IL Side view of a Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4411, painted white with red ends and black SOO lettering, standing on tracks beside snow-covered ground with an orange CSX locomotive in the background. Soo Line GP38-2 locomotive number 4411 in its white and red livery, photographed in a snowy yard setting. December 28, 1997 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL