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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 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 green and cream CTA bus, number 1155, parked in a gravel yard with visible damage to its rear and side, showing a route 62 sign and advertisements. A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 1155, sits in a yard with its side door open and rear bodywork heavily damaged. April 21, 1985 · South Shops, IL A white and orange CTA bus drives on a multi-lane highway under an overpass, with several cars from the 1970s around it, including a red station wagon and blue coupe. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1321, travels on an expressway median beneath a concrete overpass, surrounded by 1970s automobiles under an overcast sky. April 22, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A white CTA bus with an orange stripe and a sign reading 'WHO'S IN FIRST?' drives on a multi-lane highway. Other cars are on the road and on an overpass above. Train tracks run parallel to the highway on the right. A Chicago Transit Authority New Flyer D40 bus, route 'WHO'S IN FIRST?', travels in the expressway median near the intersection of Cicero and Kennedy, alongside several cars in the 1980s. April 22, 1985 · Cicero and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A vintage orange and white bus with a 'CC' emblem on the back is parked in a lot next to a rusted white pickup truck, with houses and a fence in the background. A retired Chicago Coach Company Brill Brilliance bus, painted white and brown, sits in a paved lot with a rusty pickup truck nearby. May 11, 1985 · Berteau / Milwaukee, Chicago, IL A vintage brown and cream bus with a plastic-covered windshield is parked on an asphalt surface next to a brick building. A brown and cream GMC New Look bus, its windshield covered in plastic, sits idle on a city street. May 11, 1985 · 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI A Greyhound bus with number 7824 drives on a highway next to train tracks, surrounded by other vehicles and residential houses in the background. A Greyhound MC-8 motor bus, number 7824, travels on a busy expressway median alongside a semi-truck and other automobiles. May 17, 1985 · Hamlin and Kennedy, Chicago, IL A white, red, and blue CTA bus with the number 6002 on its front, driving down a street with trees and a brick wall in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Scania bus, number 6002, is seen in action on a city street on a clear summer day. May 24, 1985 · Clark and Southport, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 6002, is driving down a city street on a sunny day with green trees and a brick wall in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority Flxible New Look bus, number 6002, in action on a sunny summer day. May 24, 1985 · Clark and Southport, Chicago, IL A red and cream CTA bus from the 1970s, number 3407, is parked on a street, its front roll sign reading Vincennes-77. A Chicago Transit Authority GMC New Look bus, number 3407, displays its destination as Vincennes-77 on a street in Chicago. June 7, 1985 · Racine and Washington, Chicago, IL A large Greyhound bus with a blue, white, and red livery is driving on a multi-lane highway, viewed from above with railroad tracks visible below. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 4918, travels on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, passing over railroad tracks. June 18, 1985 · Cicero Kennedy A green and cream Chicago Transit Authority bus numbered 7934, with route 82 to Kimball Homan, is stopped on a street next to pedestrians and buildings, with an Amoco sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority motor bus 7934 on route 82, at the corner of Foster Avenue, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. June 21, 1985 A white and green CTA bus with the number 9515 and route 81 Lawrence is driving down a city street lined with storefronts and trees on a clear day. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 9515, runs on route 81 Lawrence in a sunny summer street scene. July 6, 1985 · 81 and Kedvale A side-front view of a white and blue RTA bus with the number 110 on the front and side, displaying route 22 to Howard, parked on a street lined with trees. A white and blue Regional Transportation Authority Flxible Metro bus, numbered 110, is shown on a street with its destination sign reading '22 to HOWARD'. October 18, 1985 · Rt.22 Clark, Belleplaine A white and blue Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 110, for METRO, is shown on a street with autumn trees in the background. The destination sign reads '22 to HOWARD'. A white and blue Flxible Metro bus, fleet number 110, operating for METRO on route 22 to Howard on a street in autumn. October 18, 1985 · 22 Clark, Bellepiaine 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 Several CTA buses parked at a covered terminal at night, with people boarding and a car parked nearby. CTA New Look buses at a terminal at night, with passengers boarding and a sedan parked nearby. c. 1986 to 1995 A white, yellow and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 4062, has a shattered windshield and crushed front bumper in a parking lot, with the destination sign reading K.41.4531.20521C. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN bus, number 4062, is shown with severe front-end damage after a collision in 1986. 1986 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 long, gray and white motor coach with red stripes and the words 'Wisconsin-Michigan Trailways' on the side drives on a highway median next to railroad tracks, with 1970s and 80s cars in nearby lanes. A Wisconsin-Michigan Trailways MCI MC-8 bus travels in the median of a Chicago expressway in the 1980s. April 7, 1986 · Kennedy and Hamlin, Chicago, IL A Greyhound bus with the number 6253 and destination 'MADISON' is shown driving on a multi-lane highway alongside other vehicles, with a freight train track visible on the right and a concrete retaining wall in the background. A Greyhound MC-8 motor coach, number 6253, travels in highway traffic on an expressway median, with a destination sign reading 'MADISON'. April 29, 1986 · Ainsle Kennedy A white and yellow Pace South Division Scania bus, numbered 352 and showing 'HALSTED' on its destination sign, is parked on a street with another bus partially visible behind it. A Pace South Division Scania 11640 bus, number 352, is parked on a sunny street with its destination sign reading '352 HALSTED'. May 4, 1986 · Taft and Canal A brown, white, red, and blueRegional Transportation Authority motor bus, number 8269, travels down a wet street under a dark overpass on a cloudy day. An RTA Gillig bus, number 8269, on route 270 to Jefferson Park Station, drives under an overpass on a rainy day in Chicago. May 6, 1986 · Milwaukee and Kennedy, Chicago, IL An STA bus drives down an expressway with other cars under a clear sky. The bus is white with blue and yellow stripes, and the number 653 is visible on its front. An STA MAN SG 220 bus, number 653, travels in the median of a Chicago expressway on a sunny day, surrounded by 1980s traffic. May 9, 1986 · Ainslie, Chicago, IL A silver and red striped GM New Look motor bus with fleet number 112, labeled 'CHARTER' on the front, parked in front of a garage with another bus partially visible to the left. A Suburban Lines GM New Look motor bus, fleet number 112, parked in a bus garage with its front destination sign reading 'CHARTER'. June 7, 1986 · 168 and Van Dam Rd A silver and red Southeastern Trailways motor bus, number 107, is parked on a gravel lot with a green pickup truck in the background. A Southeastern Trailways GM Buffalo motor coach, number 107, in a silver and red livery, parked on a gravel lot. June 7, 1986 · 168 and Van Dam Rd A white Madison Metro bus, number 4339, is elevated on a maintenance lift inside a garage with tires and tools nearby. A Madison Metro New Flyer D40 bus, number 4339, is raised on a lift inside a bus garage for maintenance. July 12, 1986 · E. Main St. and Ingersoll St., Madison, WI A white Madison Metro bus with fleet number 4431 is parked on a city street, with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background under an overcast sky. A Madison Metro Flxible Metro bus, number 4431, is seen on a city street with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. July 12, 1986 · E. Washington, Madison, WI A green, black and white CTA bus numbered 1226 is stopped on a city street with pedestrians on the sidewalk and storefronts including 'Chess King' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1226, on a city street in the 1970s. August 17, 1986 An elevated view of a white and green Chicago Transit Authority bus, number 1262, driving down a city street with pedestrians on the sidewalk and another CTA bus parked nearby. A Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, number 1262, operates on State Street near Wacker Drive on a sunny day with pedestrians and a second CTA bus in the background. September 2, 1986 · State and Wacker, Chicago, IL A red double-decker bus with 'Chicago Motor Coach Company' and 'Luxury Service with a Smile!' lettering is driving on a city street with skyscrapers in the background. A red double-decker bus from the Chicago Motor Coach Company, number 555, drives on a city street under an overcast sky. c. 1987 to 1995 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 A white Chicago Transit Authority bus with red and blue stripes, numbered 4118, is driving down a street on a clear day with a "Leon's" restaurant sign in the background. Chicago Transit Authority bus number 4118, a New Flyer D40LF, operates on route 63 to Stony Island on a sunny day in 1987. 1987 · 63rd and Harper, Chicago, IL A white and blue Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4012 on its front bumper is driving on a city street with tall buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN bus, number 4012, operating in downtown Chicago in 1987. 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL A white, blue, and red Chicago Transit Authority bus with the number 4148 on the front bumper and 'NOT IN SERVICE' on the destination sign, driving on a city street with a sedan alongside it. A Chicago Transit Authority MAN 313 bus, number 4148, is shown on a city street with its destination sign reading 'NOT IN SERVICE' in 1987. 1987 · Dearborn and Washington, Chicago, IL 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 white and silver CTA bus number 312 is parked on a city street beside railroad tracks under a clear blue sky, with its destination sign reading "84 Peterson". A Chicago Transit Authority GM New Look TDH-5303 bus, number 312, is parked on a street next to a railroad crossing, showing its destination as "84 Peterson" with a via to "Bryn Mawr Sheridan". May 8, 1987 Rear three-quarter view of a decayed white and teal bus with rusted body panels and a damaged roof, parked in a yard. A heavily rusted and stripped Chicago Transit Authority New Look bus, likely at the South Shops, undergoing scrapping. June 13, 1987 · South Shops, IL