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A white Lemay Flxible Metro bus, number 065, drives down a snow-dusted residential street under a gray sky, with bare trees and houses in the background. A white Lemay Flxible Metro bus, number 065, travels down a residential street on an overcast winter day, displaying a destination of '2. KEGEDOCF'ANLL' and a large side advertisement for 'GO VEDNIKS'. c. 1985 to 1994 · Hwy 31, Milwaukee, WI A blue and red Metra locomotive pulling silver bi-level passenger cars along a railroad track with a water tower and smokestack in the background. A Metra F40PH locomotive, number 601, pulls a train of gallery cars on a winter day. c. 1985 to 1998 A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, number 9134, is stopped at a street intersection with traffic lights and pedestrians nearby. The street signs read N Austin Ave and W Montrose Ave. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9134, is seen at the intersection of N Austin Ave and W Montrose Ave on an overcast winter day. c. 1985 to 1995 A green and cream CTA bus drives down a city street lined with glass buildings and taxis, with a street sign for W Lake St visible in the foreground. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 7602, travels along West Lake Street in downtown Chicago in the late 1980s. c. 1985 to 1990 A side view of a two-level Chicago and North Western gallery passenger car, number 259, parked on tracks in a snowy rail yard under a clear blue sky. A Chicago and North Western gallery car, number 259, photographed in a rail yard on a clear winter day in 1985. 1985 · Michigan City, IN A white and red Regional Transportation Authority bus, fleet number 1211, drives on a snow-covered expressway, with a yellow car in an adjacent lane. An RTA MAN bus, number 1211, travels on a snowy highway in Cicero, Illinois. January 16, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Cicero, IL A white and orange RTA bus with the number 1211 is driving on a snow-covered highway, with a yellow hatchback car nearby. A Regional Transportation Authority New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 1211, travels on a snowy expressway in the Chicago area, alongside a yellow Volkswagen Rabbit. January 16, 1985 · Kennedy and Cicero, Cicero, IL A white Metro Transit bus with a red stripe and the number 1211 is driving on a snowy highway, with a yellow car and another vehicle visible in adjacent lanes. A Metro Transit bus, number 1211, travels along a snow-covered expressway, sharing the road with passenger cars. January 16, 1985 · 1211 and Cicero, Mpls, MN A white and blue Gray Line bus with the number 240 is driving on a snowy highway alongside other cars. A Gray Line - Chicago Flxible Metro bus, number 240, travels on a snow-covered expressway in the 1980s. January 16, 1985 · Kennedy and Cicero, Chicago, IL A silver and orange MCI motor coach with 'Continental Golden Charter' lettering drives on a snow-covered highway next to a dark car. A Continental Golden Charter MCI MC-9 bus travels on a snowy expressway alongside a dark coupe, circa 1980s. January 16, 1985 · 25 and Cicero A white and dark green CTA bus, number 9613, is parked on a snowy city street at night, with signs for a check cashing service and a pizza place visible behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9613, is stopped on a city street at night in winter, with snow along the curb and illuminated storefronts in the background. January 16, 1985 · Lawrence and Lelston A green and cream CTA bus with the number 9613 drives on a snowy, curving road under a bridge with a 'USED CARS JAMES AMC' sign. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9613, navigates a snow-covered curve under a bridge with a used car advertisement, likely on the Kennedy Expressway in the 1970s. January 16, 1985 · 54 and Kennedy A night scene showing a CTA bus on a snowy street with a pedestrian walking past a brightly lit snack shop and check-cashing store. A Chicago Transit Authority bus on route 51 Lawrence navigates a snowy street at night near a snack shop and a check-cashing store. January 16, 1985 · Lawrence and Elston, Chicago, IL A blue Chicago and North Western locomotive numbered 6543 moves across an elevated track above a snow-covered embankment and a building with a sign for AMC Jeep-Renault. A Chicago and North Western GP9 diesel locomotive, number 6543, travels over an elevated concrete structure on a snowy day. January 16, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 301, is parked on a snowy street corner at Elston and Kiona Streets. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, fleet number 301, is parked on a snowy Elston Avenue in Chicago. February 5, 1985 · Elston, Chicago, IL A tan and gray Chicago Transit Authority train with the number 3203 and destination 'O'Hare' is on an elevated snowy track, with a highway and a Pan Am billboard nearby. Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car 3203, bound for O'Hare, on an elevated track in winter, with a Pan Am billboard in the background. February 9, 1985 A four-car train of stainless steel rapid transit cars with a tan front, numbered 2203, runs on elevated tracks next to a snowy highway under an overcast sky. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit train, number 2203, travels on an elevated structure alongside a snow-covered highway. February 9, 1985 Two white Chicago 'L' cars travel on snow-dusted tracks next to a highway with cars driving on it; the lead car's number 2226 and route 22 are visible. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2226, operates on tracks in an expressway median during winter. February 9, 1985 An elevated view of a two-car train of silver Chicago 'L' cars, number 2226 leading, marked for O'Hare, traveling on snow-dusted tracks in the median of a multi-lane highway. A Chicago Transit Authority 2200-series rapid transit car, number 2226, heads toward O'Hare Airport along the Kennedy Expressway median on a winter day. February 9, 1985 A cream and green Chicago Transit Authority train labeled 8971 is on elevated tracks next to a snowy highway with cars. A CTA 2000-series electric multiple-unit car numbered 8971 travels on elevated tracks during a snowy day in Chicago. February 11, 1985 · Douglas and Kennedy, Cicero, IL A white and blue Greyhound bus with the number 4687 on its roof travels down a snow-dusted city street, with a green van beside it and tall buildings in the background. A Greyhound Flxible Metro bus, number 4687, heads toward Duluth on a snowy Milwaukee street in winter. December 17, 1985 · N. 6th St. and W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI A white Regional Transportation Authority Orion I bus with red and blue stripes is driving down a wet street, with bare trees and a brick wall in the background. A Regional Transportation Authority Orion I bus, fleet number 1750, travels down a city street on a winter day. December 23, 1985 · 22 Clark, Southport A white Orion I motor bus with the number 1750 displayed on the front and side, featuring a blue and red stripe design, is parked on a street with bare trees in the background. An Orion I motor bus numbered 1750, painted in a white livery with blue and red stripes, is parked on a quiet street during winter. January 11, 1986 · Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL A photograph showing multiple railroad tracks in the foreground and a building in the background with signs for CSX Transportation's Chicago Division Barr Yard and safety messages, under an overcast sky with light snow on the ground. A winter scene at CSX Transportation's Chicago Division Barr Yard, featuring a building with safety slogans and a nearby billboard. c. 1987 to 1999 A winter scene in a railroad yard with several locomotives parked on snow-covered tracks, including Canadian Pacific red engines and a yellow GATX engine, with a sign reading 'ENGINES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON SCALE WEIGH-RAILS'. A snowy railroad yard scene featuring Canadian Pacific locomotives 5067 and 4248 next to a GATX GP38-2 and another CP engine. c. 1987 to 1996 A line of diesel locomotives from CP Rail and the Soo Line are parked in a gravel yard under an overcast sky, with a beige station wagon in the foreground. A CP Rail GP9 locomotive and a consist of Soo Line locomotives are lined up in a gravel yard on an overcast winter day, with a beige station wagon parked nearby. c. 1987 to 1990 A light blue double-decker bus with a Continental Lite plane advertisement drives down a Chicago street, with a tall skyscraper and a red brick building in the background on an overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority double-decker bus, likely a New Look TDH-5303, is seen on a city street with a full-wrap Continental Lite advertisement in the late 1980s. c. 1987 to 1991 Front view of a green, yellow and white T.A.B.E.C. bus with the number DC 1 and a GM 'Schoolbus' emblem on its grille, parked in a gritty urban lot. Front view of a T.A.B.E.C. GM New Look bus numbered DC 1, parked on a winter day. February 21, 1987 · Englewood, Chicago, IL A three-quarter front view of a dark green, weathered bus with the number BW 35 on its front and side, parked on a snowy, muddy lot next to a chain-link fence and bare trees. A weathered green Chicago Motor Coach Company GM TDH-3612 bus, number BW 35, parked in a snowy yard. February 21, 1987 · 162nd and State Front view of a dark green CTA work bus labeled 'BW 47' parked next to a yellow bus in a yard. A green CTA work bus, BW 47, is parked in a yard, with a yellow bus partially visible beside it. February 21, 1987 · L Englewood Front view of a green and white Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 3177, with its route sign reading 7699, parked in a gravel yard with bare trees in the background. A front view of Chicago Transit Authority bus number 3177, a Flxible New Look model, parked in a yard during winter. February 21, 1987 · Warren and Englewood Front view of a yellow CTA bus, number BA135, with a broken windshield and a '16 Lake | Madison Ashland' destination sign, parked next to a green CTA bus in a gravel yard with bare trees. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number BA135, is parked in a yard with a cracked windshield, displaying the route '16 Lake | Madison Ashland'. February 21, 1987 · E and 2362, Englewood, IL Front view of a blue and white CTA bus with 'Mobile Voter Registration Unit' lettered on its front, parked in a yard with a truck behind it. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 8573, repurposed as a Mobile Voter Registration Unit, photographed in a yard during winter. February 21, 1987 · Warren and Englewood A vintage Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 769, painted with a holiday-themed design of a cartoon knight and a menorah, is parked on a gravel lot next to a brick building. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 769, is shown in a festive holiday paint scheme featuring a cartoon knight and a menorah, parked on a street in winter. February 21, 1987 · Hillside, IL A dark green and black CTA bus with bus number 769 on the front, decorated with a colorful holiday mural featuring a cartoon knight and a menorah, parked next to a brick building on a gravel lot. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 769, is parked in winter with a holiday-themed mural painted on its front and side. February 21, 1987 · E and 8476 J Englewood A three-quarter front view of a Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1975, with 'cta Information bus' signs on the front and side, parked on a gravel lot with bare trees and utility poles in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 1975, painted in a special 'Information bus' livery, is parked on a gravel lot in winter. February 21, 1987 · Hillside, IL A silver and blue Greyhound motorcoach, fleet number 6428, with a 'Scranton' destination sign, is driving on a city street past a multi-story parking garage while a cyclist rides on the sidewalk. A Greyhound New Look bus, number 6428, on a city street with a Scranton destination sign, passing a parking garage in what appears to be Philadelphia. December 17, 1987 · 10th and Filbett, Philadelphia, PA A white and red CTA bus with the number 8117 on the front, displaying route 76 to Chestnut on its sign, driving on a city street at dusk with Christmas lights on the buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40LF, fleet number 8117, operating on route 76 to Chestnut in the evening with holiday decorations in the background. December 17, 1987 · 76 and Chestnut A white, red, and blue articulated bus with 'cta' lettering and the number 7109 on a city street with a building displaying 'METROPOLIS' and holiday lights in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 384 articulated bus, number 7109, on a winter day, displaying route 147 Outer Dr Exp, parked on a city street in front of a store with holiday lights. December 30, 1987 · State and Madison, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue articulated bus from the Chicago Transit Authority, numbered 7109, is parked on a city street during the winter holidays, with storefronts and pedestrians visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority articulated bus, number 7109, is parked on a city street in front of a building with holiday lights. December 30, 1987 · State and Madison, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red articulated bus with the number 7014 on a snow-lined street, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN SG 220 articulated bus, number 7014, navigates a snowy street in Chicago during winter. January 3, 1988 · Stockton and Fullerton, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail diesel locomotive numbered 5031 is seen from a three-quarter front view, pulling two other locomotives on a set of tracks, with a white building and bare trees in the background. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5031, leads a three-unit consist on a railroad main line in a winter scene, with industrial buildings in the background. February 28, 1988 · Archer and Western, Chicago, IL A blue Conrail locomotive numbered 5031 and two matching locomotives are on a set of tracks next to a road with a car, with bare trees and a large brick building in the background under an overcast sky. A Conrail GP38-2 locomotive, number 5031, leads a consist through an industrial area in winter. February 28, 1988 A white and blue Greyhound bus with the number 8434 is driving down a city street lined with cars and tall buildings, with a street sign reading 'Bach Place' visible on the left. A Greyhound Flxible Metro bus, number 8434, marked 'SPECIAL', travels down a street in Philadelphia near Bach Place on a sunny day. December 11, 1988 · Broad and Bach Pl., Philadelphia, PA A light gray streetcar with a red front band, number 2163, signed 23 TO-BIGLER, runs on street track past a brick building and a construction site with scaffolding. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority streetcar 2163 on route 23 to Bigler, likely at 12th and Locust Streets in Philadelphia. December 12, 1988 · 12th and Locust, Philadelphia, PA A white, red, and blue trolleybus with the number 806 and destination sign reading '79 Delaware-Snyder' is driving down a city street lined with brick buildings and parked cars. A SEPTA Flxible New Look trolleybus, number 806, operates on Route 79 along a city street under overhead wires. December 12, 1988 · 11th A white NJ Transit bus with a tri-color stripe crosses a blue bridge, with city buildings and other cars in the background. An NJ Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 7448, on route 7, crossing a blue steel bridge under an overcast sky. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA A white NJ Transit bus with the number 7446 is driving on an elevated highway under a large blue billboard that reads 'Trump Castle: Where Better Is Not Enough!', with a blue metal bridge structure overhead and cars in the background. An NJ Transit bus on an elevated highway with a Trump Castle billboard in the background. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA