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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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Rapid Transit Lines and Stations - North & South Side Mainline/State Street Subway/South Side Branches (Part 1)




KP1167-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking Northeast at Howard loop track construction with #S-223, #S-103 and #S-7 in view - 07/31/1949




KP1168-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking South toward the Howard plant with a Met motor car, which brought work equipment to the site, visible at right - 07/31/1949




KP1169-CTA North Side Mainline, One of the first trains to use the new Howard Yard loop track is headed by a 4351-class car - 07/31/1949




KP1170-CTA North Side Mainline, The new Howard Terminal car washer - 10/18/1953




KP1171-CTA North Side Mainline, North end of Howard Yard with "baldie" #4222 in newly painted green & cream visible, as well as #6280 parked next to it - 07/04/1954




KP1172-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking Northeast across Howard Yard - 06/26/1960




KP1173-CTA North Side Mainline, Disconnect switch box for the Howard South Yard - c02/1965




KP1174-CTA North Side Mainline, Howard Yard with several sets of 2200s and 6000s - 01/26/1979




KP1175-CTA North Side Mainline, Ongoing construction on the Howard West Yard - 08/07/1990




KP1176-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking North-Northwest through the Howard plant showing the construction to the west - 07/29/1991




KP1177-CTA North Side Mainline, Howard West Yard construction and preparatory work to restore the Skokie Swift, etc. to operation - 10/23/1991




KP1178-CTA North Side Mainline, View of the Howard East Yard from the new tower building, also showing construction of the new shop building to the right of the photo - 10/23/1991




KP1179-CTA North Side Mainline, Ongoing construction work north of the Howard Terminal - 11/21/1991




KP1180-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking Northeast at the unrebuilt section of the of the Howard East Yard - 11/21/1991




KP1181-CTA North Side Mainline, Aerial view of Howard Terminal and Yard - 02/21/1966




KP1182-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking Northeast across the Evanston Bus Company and CTA Bus Terminals at Howard - c06/1969




KP1183-CTA North Side Mainline, Aerial photo looking West at the Howard Yard Complex - 09/29/1995




KP1184-CTA North Side Mainline, The north end of the northbound Howard platform - c1949




KP1185-CTA North Side Mainline, #48 Southbound as seen from the Howard pedestrian bridge during a CERA's 25th Anniversary fantrip (#105) - 05/26/1963




KP1186-CTA North Side Mainline, One of the newly installed signals at Howard Terminal - 10/23/1991




KP1187-CTA North Side Mainline, 3-car Evanston Shuttle arriving at Howard Terminal - 12/29/1951




KP1188-CTA North Side Mainline, #6375 heading a Southbound train in the station as seen from the Howard bus terminal - 05/26/1963




KP1189-CTA North Side Mainline, Howard Terminal platforms at night - 06/25/1971




KP1190-CTA North Side Mainline, 2400-series car leading a plow train near the south end of the Howard Terminal platform - 01/16/1979




KP1191-CTA North Side Mainline, Ongoing work on the plant just south of Howard Terminal - 05/20/1990




KP1192-CTA North Side Mainline, View of CRT train immediately north of the Jarvis Station - 12/29/1946




KP1193-CTA North Side Mainline, 4000s and 6000s meet at the north end of the Jarvis Station - 08/03/1952




KP1194-CTA North Side Mainline, Signal and crossover north of Jarvis - 10/23/1991




KP1195-CTA North Side Mainline, 1100-class car leading a Northbound train approaching the Jarvis Station - 04/26/1942




KP1196-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking Northwest across tracks 3 & 4 at the Jarvis Station - 07/29/1991




KP1197-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking north at two CRT trains (one wood-steel and one all steel) from the Lunt end of the Morse Station - 12/01/1946




KP1198-CTA North Side Mainline, The Morse Station was painted for the Bicentennial in the Fall of 1975. This photo shows the street level view, looking up at the platform with bus #7498 below - 11/21/1975




KP1199-CTA North Side Mainline, Morse Station street level entrance - 11/11/1975




KP1200-CTA North Side Mainline, Fare Collection booth at the Morse Station - 11/11/1975




KP1201-CTA North Side Mainline, Morse Station platform - 11/21/1975




KP1202-CTA North Side Mainline, 1001-class led train Southbound at Loyola - c1947




KP1203-CTA North Side Mainline, Northbound snow clearing train on track 2 at Loyola - 01/14/1979




KP1204-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking north down the Granville Station platform with a Southbound trains in the station and a Northbound train in the distance - c06/1961




KP1205-CTA North Side Mainline, #S-363 an other work equipment doing track renewal at Granville - 05/26/1972




KP1206-CTA North Side Mainline, On track 2 at Granville, this photo shows the two types of potheads with the PB type in the foreground and the PA type behind them - 08/05/1991




KP1207-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking south from Throndale, a Northbound train of Wood-Steel cars and Southbound train of 6000s are visible - 07/18/1955




KP1208-CTA North Side Mainline, A porcelain third rail chair near Glenlake - 08/05/1991




KP1209-CTA North Side Mainline, Looking South-Southwest at the Bryn Mawr Platform with lumber staged just to the north for platform renewal - 07/29/1991




KP1210-CTA North Side Mainline, A CRT train of 1735-class cars pasing Lill Coal Yard at Berwyn - 12/29/1946




KP1211-CTA North Side Mainline, View of the Lill Coal sidings - 11/25/1973




KP1212-CTA North Side Mainline, Work trains near Argyle - 04/07/1974




KP1213-CTA North Side Mainline, Argyle Station - 07/30/1991




KP1214-CTA North Side Mainline, A Northbound 10-car drag of 6000s heading away from Lawrence - 06/1957




KP1215-CTA North Side Mainline, Southbound Englewood-Howard train of 6000s with Comiskey Park "Baseball Today" sign on Track 1 at Wilson Station - c1960




KP1216-CTA North Side Mainline, Three trains just north of Wilson Station - 07/21/1964




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