CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

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Dates on teh Car Cards have been gathered from research of the car card itself as well as information from experts.

Rapid Transit System Map Car Cards



c1958-1960 (Thanks to Graham Garfield and Bruce Moffat for narrowing down the dates of this map)


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January 1977


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September 09, 1978


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c Mid 1980s


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January 1989


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April 1996


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April 1996 (Version 2)


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August 2001


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c2012 (R19 on map)


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June 2013 (R20 on map)


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