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Chicago Motor Coach Rolling Stock - Part 3

----- #1205-#1279 (1945) & #1280-#1399 (1940) - GMC 45 passenger -----

#1220
(027-02-05-01-18-01)

#1223
(027-02-05-01-18-02)

#1250 - 1956
(027-02-05-01-18-03)

#1260 at Garfield & Western - 07/1940
(027-02-05-01-18-04)

#1263
(027-02-05-01-18-05)

#1264
(027-02-05-01-18-06)

#1268 at South Park & 51st - 04/1940
(027-02-05-01-18-07)

#1268
(027-02-05-01-18-08)

#1274 & #1256 on Canal St at Union Station
(027-02-05-01-18-09)

#1300 - 11/1952
(027-02-05-01-18-10)

#1327
(027-02-05-01-18-11)

#1327 - 11/1952
(027-02-05-01-18-12)

#1351 at the Merchandise Mart - 08/13/1958
(027-02-05-01-18-13)

#1367 Northbound on State near Monroe
(027-02-05-01-18-14)

#1384
(027-02-05-01-18-15)

#1391 - 1955
(027-02-05-01-18-16)

#1391 - 1955
(027-02-05-01-18-17)

#1391 - 1955
(027-02-05-01-18-18)

#1391 - 1955
(027-02-05-01-18-19)

#1391 - 1955
(027-02-05-01-18-20)

----- #1280-#1399 -----

#1367 Northbound on State near Monroe
(027-02-05-01-19-01)

----- #1400-#1464 1948 GMC -----

#1417
(027-02-05-01-20-01)

#1439 at Michigan & 11th - 08/1951
(027-02-05-01-20-02)

#1403
(027-02-05-01-20-03)

----- #1501-#1616 (1923-1924) Yellow Coach 66 passenger -----

#1529 at the Granada Theatre
(027-02-05-01-21-01)

#1541 on Lake Shore Drive at Pearson - 03/17/1926
(027-02-05-01-21-02)

#1586 Southbound on Michigan Ave at Chicago - 1924
(027-02-05-01-21-03)

----- #2001-#2059 (1923-1927) Yellow Coach 29 passenger -----

#2000 at Sheridan & Loyola
(027-02-05-01-22-01)

#2005
(027-02-05-01-22-02)

----- #2101-#2175 1929 Yellow Coach 40 passenger -----

#2121 & #839 Southbound on Michigan Ave at Chicago (Looking North)
(027-02-05-01-23-01)

#2137
(027-02-05-01-23-02)

----- #2500 1944 GMC Demonstrator 55 passenger -----

#2500 - 1946
(027-02-05-01-25-01)

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