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A blue, red and silver Greyhound bus is driving across a bridge under an overcast sky. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 5122, is captured in motion on the Ben Franklin Bridge. December 13, 1988 · Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, PA A white and red articulated bus with the number 7023 is driving on a city street, next to a white delivery truck with 'Bell Beverage' lettering, with bare trees and a building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro articulated bus, number 7023, operates on the 27th-ALLEGHENY route on a winter day. December 13, 1988 A white streetcar with a red and blue stripe and a 23 10-BIGLER sign passes under a dark steel railroad bridge, with parked cars on the left and a second streetcar in the distance. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2788 on Route 23 to 10th and Bigler passes under a railroad bridge, likely at 12th and Noble in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 12th and Noble, Philadelphia, PA A gray and white streetcar with a red band, signed 23 Germantown Ave Bethlehem Pike, rolls along a street beneath a dark steel viaduct with cars parked beside it. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2168 on route 23 to Germantown Ave and Bethlehem Pike passes under a railroad viaduct. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA A white streetcar with a red front stripe and a 23 Germantown Ave Bethlehem Pike sign comes toward the camera under a dark steel viaduct, with parked cars on the left and traffic behind. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority PCC streetcar 2104 on Route 23 Germantown Ave–Bethlehem Pike, passing under a steel railroad viaduct, likely at 11th and Callowhill in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA A cobblestone street lined with parked 1980s cars and brick industrial buildings. Two rail tracks run down its center and cross other tracks in the paved foreground, and a dark steel overpass spans the street. Embedded rail tracks in a cobblestone street at 11th and Noble, with a crossing in the foreground and a steel railroad overpass beyond. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Noble An NJ Transit bus number 7643 with a Philadelphia destination sign, parked on a street with a brick wall and tow-away signs in the background. An NJ Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 7643, is parked on a city street with 'PHILADELPHIA' displayed on its destination sign. December 14, 1988 · Broad and Commerce Front view of a white and orange SEPTA bus driving on a city street under a dark elevated structure, with parked cars and a red building in the background. A SEPTA bus numbered 8253 travels under an elevated structure on a city street in Philadelphia. December 14, 1988 · 11th and Callowhill, Philadelphia, PA A black, orange, and yellow Southern Pacific steam locomotive numbered 4449 travels on a track through a wintery, wooded landscape with bare trees and dry grass. Southern Pacific steam locomotive 4449, a GS-4, pulls a passenger train through a rural, wooded area in winter, emitting a large plume of smoke. December 17, 1988 · Gold Hill, OR Seen from above, an Amtrak train of stainless and white passenger cars on the left passes a yellow and gray Union Pacific locomotive consist on the right, with a raised steel lift bridge, signals, a brick industrial building and stored boats behind. Union Pacific B4232 leads a locomotive consist past an Amtrak train below a raised vertical-lift bridge in winter. c. 1989 to 2005 A close-up view of large, red industrial diesel engines mounted on black metal racks, lined up against a white cinder block wall inside a shop. A row of red-painted diesel engines on black metal stands inside a cinder block shop. December 2, 1989 · North Branch and Halsted, Chicago, IL A silver Metra commuter train with an orange-and-white striped rear end is seen moving on snow-covered tracks, with bare trees and buildings in the background. A Metra gallery car, number 793, travels on a snowy day in Berwyn, Illinois, with its distinctive orange-and-white chevron rear. December 20, 1989 · Berwyn, IL A white CTA bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 4196, drives on a snowy city street with tall buildings in the background. CTA bus 4196, a GM New Look TDH-5303, travels on a snowy street in Chicago on route 151 Sheridan. December 27, 1989 · 151 and State Pkwy, IL A vintage CTA bus, number 9771, drives down a snow-covered street in winter with a stop sign visible on the right and bare trees lining the road. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9771, travels on a snowy street in winter, displaying route 156 LaSalle to Union Station. December 27, 1989 A white and green CTA bus is driving on a snow-covered street with a red stop sign on the right and snow-covered cars in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9652, on route 151 Sheridan in a snowy street scene. December 27, 1989 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with a red stripe, number 9293, drives on a snowy street past a red stop sign, with bare trees and a brick building in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9293, on route 156 LaSalle/Jackson, navigating a snow-covered street in the late 1970s. December 27, 1989 An older white and red CTA bus drives down a snow-covered street next to a stop sign, with apartment buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9184, operates on route 156 LaSalle in a snowy urban setting. December 27, 1989 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red stripe, number 9212, drives on a snow-covered street past a stop sign, with snow-covered trees and buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, number 9212, on route 156 LaSalle-Jackson, navigating a snow-covered street in winter. December 27, 1989 A white and red CTA bus with number 9293 is driving on a snow-covered street past a stop sign, with bare trees and buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 9293, on route 156 LaSalle-Jackson, navigates a snowy street in winter. December 27, 1989 A white and red Chicago Transit Authority bus labeled 9212 and route 156 LaSalle/Jackson drives on a snowy street, with a red stop sign visible on the right and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible Metro bus number 9212 on route 156 LaSalle/Jackson, navigating a snow-covered street in winter. December 27, 1989 A white and green bus with the number 9785 drives down a snow-lined street in Chicago, with tall buildings and bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9785, operates on route 151 Sheridan on a snowy day with the Hotel Lincoln visible in the background. December 27, 1989 · 151 and State Pkwy, IL A white and green CTA bus travels on a snowy, overcast day with tall city buildings and a second bus in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9657, travels along a snow-covered street toward the Sheridan route, with the Hotel Lincoln visible in the background. December 27, 1989 · 151 and State Pkwy, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9249, drives down a snow-covered street with bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9249, operates on route 156 LaSalle on a snowy winter day. December 27, 1989 · Stockton and Menomonee A white CTA bus with a red stripe, number 9212, drives down a snow-covered street with bare trees and a stop sign nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 9212, travels on a snowy street in winter. December 27, 1989 A white CTA bus with the number 9184 and destination '156 LaSalle' is driving on a snow-covered street next to a red stop sign; bare trees and parked cars are in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority bus number 9184 on route 156 LaSalle navigates a snowy street in winter, passing a stop sign. December 27, 1989 A silver CTA 2000-series subway train, number 2019, with red and blue window trim, is at an elevated station platform with snow on the ground and a large brick building beside the tracks. A Chicago Transit Authority 2000-series rapid transit car, number 2019, is shown at an elevated station in winter. December 27, 1989 · Fullerton Av., Chicago, IL A white and green CTA bus numbered 9479 travels down a wet street, with a red car and storefronts in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, numbered 9479, travels down a wet city street on route 68. December 29, 1989 A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1220, is driving on a wet street with holiday wreaths on the lampposts and a newspaper store on the corner. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1220, runs on route 85 Central to Harrison on a wet winter street. December 29, 1989 A quiet, overcast day at the Northbrook train station with no trains, two people on a bench, and a modern brick building in the background. The Northbrook train station on an overcast winter day, with two people waiting on a bench and no train present. c. 1990 to 2000 A white CTA bus numbered 9878, with a blue and red stripe, is turning on a city street with tall glass buildings behind it on an overcast winter day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer bus, number 9878, operates on route 125 in downtown Chicago against a backdrop of modern glass skyscrapers. c. 1990 to 2000 Interior view of a CTA bus driver at the wheel, wearing a dark blue uniform with patch and fleet number 5232, driving through a snowy city street. A Chicago Transit Authority bus driver in uniform at the wheel of a New Flyer D40LF, with fleet number 5232 visible on his sleeve. c. 1990 to 2000 Two white and blue buses with 'METRO RAPID' branding and fleet number 8920 on the front, stopped at a city street intersection with palm trees and a building in the background. Two white New Flyer D40LF buses with blue stripes, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are stopped at an intersection under a clear sky. December 10, 1990 · 173 d PACIFIC A circular decal on a white surface reading 'AMERICA'S BEST' at the top, 'LONG BEACH TRANSIT' over a red shield, a large '1' on a blue background, and 'AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION' at the bottom. Close-up of an 'America's Best' award decal from the American Public Transit Association, honoring Long Beach Transit. December 10, 1990 A white and red Torrance Transit bus, number 408, is shown driving on a city street with palm trees and buildings in the background. The destination sign reads '3 Redondo Beach Pier via Torrance Blvd'. A Torrance Transit Flxible Metro bus, number 408, is captured on a sunny day operating route 3 to Redondo Beach Pier via Torrance Blvd. December 10, 1990 · 1st and Pacific, Long Beach, CA Front three-quarter view of a white Southern Pacific GMC RTS bus with red and blue stripes, fleet number 3521, parked on a city street under a clear sky. A Southern Pacific GMC RTS bus numbered 3521 is stopped on a city street with its destination sign reading 'SPECIAL'. December 10, 1990 Front three-quarter view of a white GMC New Look motor bus with red, white and blue stripes, showing fleet number 3521 and a 'SPECIAL' destination sign, parked on a city street with a red car and buildings in the background. A Southern California Rapid Transit District GMC New Look bus, fleet number 3521, displays 'SPECIAL' on its front sign while parked on a city street in Long Beach, California, in the late 1970s. December 10, 1990 · Ocean and Pacific, Long Beach, CA White and blue bus with route 93 via 7th St on its sign, driving down a street with palm trees and a '5th St' sign visible, with another similar bus in the background. A Regional Transportation Authority GM New Look bus, number 4714, operating on route 93 via 7th Street on a sunny day in a city street setting. December 10, 1990 · 93 and Pacific A white and blue motor bus with the number 4439 and a destination sign for 52 Park Avenue is driving on a street named Broadway, with a utility truck and trolley tracks visible. A Long Beach Transit GM New Look motor bus, number 4439, is shown on Broadway with its destination sign reading '52 PARK AVENUE'. December 10, 1990 · Long Beach, CA A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4439, on route 52 Park Avenue, is shown driving on a city street with a street sign for Broadway and abandoned streetcar tracks in the road. A Flxible Metro bus, number 4439, on the 52 Park Avenue route, travels along Broadway in Los Angeles, with abandoned streetcar tracks visible in the street. December 10, 1990 · 52 and Broadway, Chicago, IL Close-up of a circular decal on a white surface. The decal has a blue border with 'AMERICA'S BEST' on top and 'AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION' on the bottom. In the center is a shield with 'LONG BEACH TRANSIT' in white text on a red background and a large white number '1' on a blue background. A close-up of a circular 'America's Best' award decal from the American Public Transit Association, honoring Long Beach Transit with the number 1, displayed on a white vehicle surface. December 10, 1990 A white and red GMC bus numbered 8270, operated by Southern California Rapid Transit District, is turning on a tree-lined street in Los Angeles with a yellow taxi and other cars in the background. A Southern California Rapid Transit District GMC New Look bus, number 8270, operates on route 40 South Bay in Los Angeles. December 11, 1990 · 40 and Market, Los Angeles, CA A white and orange GMC bus with the number 8270 on the front, driving down a tree-lined street with a destination sign reading '40 SOUTH BAY'. A Southern California Rapid Transit District GMC New Look bus, number 8270, on route 40 to South Bay, navigates a tree-lined street on a clear summer day. December 11, 1990 · Kelso and Market A white and orange GMC bus with the number 8270 is driving down a city street lined with trees and parked cars on a sunny day. A Southern California Rapid Transit District GMC New Look bus, number 8270, on route 40 South Bay, navigating a tree-lined street in Inglewood, California. December 11, 1990 · Kelso and Market, Ingiewood, CA Front view of a white and red Los Angeles bus with the number 1971, displaying 'PICO STA' on its destination sign, parked on a city street with other buses and a car in the background. A line of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority buses, led by #1971, on a city street with the downtown skyline in the background. December 13, 1990 · Pico and FLOWER, Los Angeles, CA A white Flxible New Look bus with red, peach, and maroon stripes, marked BW-58, parked on a city street with a brick building in the background. A Peoria City Lines Flxible New Look bus, fleet number BW-58, parked on a street in Peoria, Illinois. December 29, 1990 · Congress, Peoria, IL A white and blue motor bus with the number BW72 and 'Not in Service' on the front sign, parked in a paved lot. The front bumper is visibly damaged. A damaged white and blue Peoria Charter Coach Company Flxible motor bus, number BW72, parked in a yard with its front bumper and grille dented, displaying 'Not in Service' on its destination sign. December 29, 1990 · Congress, Peoria, IL A red, white, and blue Metra locomotive numbered 129 pulls a train of double-decker gallery cars along snow-covered tracks. A Metra F40PH locomotive numbered 129 pulls a train of gallery cars through a snowy landscape. January 5, 1991 · Jefferson Park, IL A white and blue Santa Monica bus, number 5192, is shown from the side on a sunny day, with a 'Star Trek' ad on its side and a terminal in the background. A Santa Monica Municipal Bus Lines New Flyer D40LF, number 5192, operates on route 3 to Lincoln Boulevard, featuring a 'Star Trek' advertisement on its side. December 12, 1991 · Vicksburg