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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 - Lake-Dan Ryan (Part 2)




KP1598-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Looking Northwest at the Lake & Western Substation - c01/1972




KP1599-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, The shoring-up process for the bridge over the C&NW-PRR at Rockwell Street - 07/16/1966




KP1600-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, The shoring-up process for the bridge over the C&NW-PRR at Rockwell Street - 07/16/1966




KP1601-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, The truss bridge over the C&NW-PRR was ultimately replaced by a thru-girder bridge. An interum step in this process was the construction of a shoo-fly past the work site. - 10/10/1967




KP1602-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Two-car train near Mozart - 1951




KP1603-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, The California Station with track work occuring in the station. Note that the train in the distance is operating past the work zone over the center track. - 08/08/1965




KP1604-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Work is occurring on the column bases at Lake & Albany. Car #2630 and bus #4904 are in regular service which the work was taking place. - 06/09/1991




KP1605-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, General view of the work occurring on the column bases at Lake & Albany - 06/09/1991




KP1606-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Detailed view of the work occurring on the column bases at Lake & Albany - 06/09/1991




KP1607-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Recently painted structure at Talman - 08/06/1994




KP1608-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Looking north at the Kedzie Station - 08/24/1996




KP1609-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Homan Station Platform - 04/02/1976




KP1610-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Eastbound Homan Station House - 12/27/1992




KP1611-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Looking east at the closed Homan Station - 09/13/1996




KP1612-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Looking west from the Homan Station at 4000s stored on the center track - c09/1958




KP1613-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Column footing replacement work in progress near Homan - 07/21/1991




KP1614-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Column footing replacement work in progress near Homan - 07/21/1991




KP1615-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Looking south near Central Park with stored cars above and a streetcar below the structure - c1951




KP1616-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Westbound train of 2000s near Central Park - 06/24/1964




KP1617-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 2400s about to pass over where footing replacement would take place - 12/23/1988




KP1618-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Looking east toward the Hamlin Station - 05/29/1950




KP1619-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Aerial view of the Springfield/Hamlin Shops - 02/21/1966




KP1620-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, #6131 inside the Springfield Shop. At this time the shop was being used to install cab signal on many of the North-South assigned cars. - 12/03/1973




KP1621-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Diagram board inside the Pulaski tower - 05/15/1949




KP1622-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, #1813 heading a CERA charter train sitting next to cars on the center storage track at the Pulaski Station - 05/01/1955




KP1623-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 4251-class pair making a put-out from the center track at Pulaski - c10/1964




KP1624-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, View of the relocated columns under the Pulaski Station which were previously in the intersection - 08/12/1973




KP1625-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Structure painting underway near Pulaski - 07/21/1991




KP1626-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 2000s on the structure at Kilbourn - 09/29/1964




KP1627-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 2400s on the structure near Kilpatrick - 08/22/1992




KP1628-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Wood-Steel train Eastbound at Kostner - 04/1952




KP1629-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 4000s near Kenton - 02/08/1953




KP1630-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 2000s near Kenton - 09/29/1964




KP1631-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Aeriel view looking northeast over the CTA crossing of the Belt Railway with a portion of the C&NW's 40th Street Shops at the upper right - 02/21/1966




KP1632-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Column relocation work in progress at Cicero & Lake - 07/21/1991




KP1633-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Aerial view of the Cicero & Lake area taken during the line shut down for reconstruction - 09/29/1995




KP1634-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Structural steel visible during the construction of the Cicero Station House - 08/08/1997




KP1635-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, View east through the Laramie Station - c09/1958




KP1636-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Westbound train of 2000s crossing over when Laramie was the temporary terminal during track replacement on the west end of the line - 07/06/1983




KP1637-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Westbound train of Wood-Steel cars near Lockwood - c1951




KP1638-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Westbound pair of 4251-class cars at Lockwood - 06/1961




KP1639-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Two trains of 4000s passing near Lockwood - 04/25/1962




KP1640-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Eastbound train entering the Laramie Station - 06/27/1961




KP1641-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, #S-612 leading an Eastbound clearance check train into the Laramie Station - 01/21/1996




KP1642-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, View from an Eastbound train meeting the Westbound #2007 & #2008 west of Laramie - 06/21/1964




KP1643-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 2000s near Lorel - 08/1964




KP1644-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Westbound train led by a 1769-class car at Pine - c1950




KP1645-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Westbound train led by a 1701-class car at Pine - c1950




KP1646-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, 2000s near Pine - 07/23/1966




KP1647-CTA Lake-Dan Ryan, Central Station and grade crossing showing the alignment of the 'L' crossing the Central trolley bus overhead wires - 05/15/1962




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