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These photos are available thanks to Art Peterson. He is the curator of the Krambles-Peterson Archive which contains a wealth of historical photos from Chicago transit. Art has generously allowed us to share some of the photos from the archive. When available, he has also provided dates, locations, photographers, and background information on the photos. Thanks so much Art!!


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RT Lines and Stations - Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare (Part 3)




KP1139-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Looking Northwest at a train of 6000s ascending the ramp out of the subway near Wolcott - 02/25/1951




KP1140-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Southbound train of 6005-class cars descending into the subway near Paulina - 02/25/1951




KP1141-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, 2-car Northbound train of 6000s near the Paulina portal - 07/15/1960




KP1142-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, #2745 in the Division Station. The Met car gates were ideal for holding the photographer's lamps required to illuminate the 6000s, barely visible, parked a little further back in the station, which resulted in a photo that appeared on the cover of the booklet issued to commemorate the opening of the subway. - 02/1951




KP1143-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View out the front window of a Northbound train in the Division Station - 03/15/1981




KP1144-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View down the continuous downtown platform along the Southbound track - 02/18/1951




KP1145-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Randolph-Washington Mezzanine - 09/14/1971




KP1146-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Washington platform - 01/11/1979




KP1147-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Jackson platform featuring column-mounted vending machine - 07/1971




KP1148-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View along Southbound track at curve from Jackson to Congress - 03/24/1951




KP1149-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, LaSalle Crossover with train waiting in the Congress Terminal - 03/24/1951




KP1150-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, LaSalle Terminal Towerman - 03/24/1951




KP1151-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, LaSalle Terminal interlocking machine. This was a "Union Route" push button interlock machine which was the US&S equivalent to the "N-X" machine that GRS produced. - 03/24/1951




KP1152-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Home signal on the southbound track at the east end of the LaSalle Terminal platform - 03/24/1951




KP1153-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Looking north from the Division Station - 02/24/1951




KP1154-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Looking south from the Chicago Station - 06/26/1960




KP1155-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, #325 Southbound near Kinzie - c1950




KP1156-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, A train of 4000s being transferred to Milwaukee Ave Subway service as seen from south of the bridge near Carroll St - 10/11/1952




KP1157-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Looking North from Lake Transfer - 02/24/1951




KP1158-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View Northeast from the Lake Street platform at Lake Transfer - 02/24/1951




KP1159-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View of a car transfer heading south through the former station - 06/24/1961




KP1160-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Work train on the former NW branch - 07/25/1955




KP1161-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Work train on the former NW branch - 07/25/1955




KP1162-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View west on Lake Street at the switch that leads to the connctor track. This is the first of four photo which were done to check the conditions on the connector track. - 01/12/1979




KP1163-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Looking north near Warren - 01/12/1979




KP1164-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Looking north from Maypole - 01/12/1979




KP1165-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, View at Ogden - 01/12/1979




KP1166-CTA Logan Square/Milwaukee/O'Hare, Just south of Ogden showing the jog in the track - 01/12/1979






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