CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

Our "CTA Photo Collection" photographs came to us in within a larger donation of images. These specific photgraphs were marked "CTA Photo Collection" and some have no other official markings. Those that do are clearly CTA photos, so we assume the rest are also. As always, we never want to infringe on anyone's photographic rights, so if you spot any that should not be here, please let us know.

Some photos are CMC buses after they were purchased by the CTA. The number is parenthesis under the photo descriptions is simply for our inventory purposes. Please ignore them.

Due to concerns expressed by some about rampant piracy of photos on the internet, restrictions have been placed on posting photos from the Museum's collection here. The requirements set forth state that they must be low res and watermarked. We apologize to the vast majority of our patrons who only use this site as intended, for personal enjoyment and information gathering.

Chicago Motor Coach Rolling Stock - Part 2

----- #601-#650 (1950) & #651-#700 (1951) - GMC 51 passenger -----

#605 at Soldier Field
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#605 at Soldier Field
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#605 at Soldier Field
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#605 at Soldier Field
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#642 at Damen-Lincoln-Irving Park - 09/18/1970
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#654 at Cermak & 57th Ave - 02/21/1972
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#655 at Damen-Irving Park-Lincoln - 03/27/1970
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#659 Interior View Looking Toward the Front - 1955
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#659 Interior View Looking Toward the Back - 1955
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#659 - 1955
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#659 - 1955
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#659 - 1955
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#659 - 1955
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#664 Looking North at Jeffery & 71st - 06/1955
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#673 Stepwell
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#684 at Kimball & Foster - 03/27/1970
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#689 at Damen-Lincoln-Irving Park - 09/18/1970
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#693 Artists Working
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#693 - 1954
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----- #701-#718 (1935) & #719-#778 (1937) Yellow Coach 36 passenger -----

#746 Achsah Bond Dr & Leif Eriksen Dr
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#746 Planetarium Shuttle
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#767 and CSL #3051 Looking East at Randolph & Dearborn - 07/09/1946
This photo was actually taken by Tom Desnoyers and is from the Krambles-Peterson Archive. Thanks to Art Peterson for help with the location and date as well as for permission to display this photo.
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----- #801-#830 (1937) & #831-#880 (1939) Yellow Coach 40 passenger -----

#863
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#864 at the Michigan Ave Bridge
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#872 at Union Station
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----- #876 Yellow Coach -----

#876 North on Dewitt Pl at Delaware Pl
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----- #1001-#1008 1951 Mack 50 passenger -----

#1005 Eastbound on Addison at Sheffield - 07/15/1954
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----- #1101-#1144 1939 Yellow Coach 45 passenger -----

#1105
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#1111 Northbound on Michigan at 9th
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#1114 Looking SE at Central Station
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#1133
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#1137
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#1141
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----- #1145-#1169 1940 Yellow Coach 45 passenger -----

#1166 at the Michigan Ave Bridge
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#1167 at Beverly Garage (Thanks to Art Peterson for help with location)
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----- #1170-#1204 1942 Yellow Coach 45 passenger -----

#1173 at St. Killian's Memorial at 87th St - 1960
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#1185
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#1189
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#1189
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#1195 on Addison East of Pueblo - 02/22/1942
This photo is from the Krambles-Peterson Archive. Thanks to Art Peterson for help with the location and date as well as for permission to display this photo.
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