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These photos are available thanks to the generosity of Kimberly Scalzo. Her husband, the late Steve Scalzo, was a prolific transit photographer. He was also extremely careful to mark the vast majority of his slides with dates and locations. Thanks to these two individuals, we are able to take a walk down memory lane and peer into the past.

Due to concerns expressed by some about rampant piracy of photos on the internet, restrictions have been placed on posting photos from the Museum's collection here. The requirements set forth state that they must be low res and watermarked. We apologize to the vast majority of our patrons who only use this site as intended, for personal enjoyment and information gathering.



Page 10 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection


00361-CTA #13 on the Congress Route Outbound at Damen - 06/06/1966 at 5:44pm




00362-CTA #15 on the Congress Route Inbound at Paulina - 09/07/1966 at 5:20pm




00363-CTA #15 & #16 on the Douglas Route in the Cicero-Berwyn Yards - 08/04/1967 at 9:59pm




00364-CTA #16, #15 and #6650-49 on the Douglas Route Outbound at Cicero - 08/28/1967 at 6:25pm




00365-CTA #18 on the Congress Route Outbound at Damen - 06/06/1966




00366-CTA #22 on the Congress Route Outbound at Damen - 06/06/1966 at 5:17pm




00367-CTA #23 on the Skokie Swift at Oakton - 12/14/1969 at 11:53am




00368-CTA #23 on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Prairie - 12/14/1969 at 12:25pm




00369-CTA #24 on the Skokie Swift at Niles Center - 02/20/1968 at 3:17pm




00370-CTA #24 on the Skokie Swift at Oakton - 02/20/1968 at 3:02pm




00371-CTA #24 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster Wye - 02/20/1968 at 3:37pm




00372-CTA #24 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Searle - 03/16/1968 at 1:05pm




00373-CTA #24 on the Skokie Swift at the North Shore Channel - No Date




00374-CTA #24 - on the Skokie Swift Inbound at Searle - 02/08/1975 at 3:28pm




00375-CTA #25 on the Skokie Swift - 07/27/1964




00376-CTA #25 on the Skokie Swift - 07/28/1964




00377-CTA #25 on the Skokie Swift Outbound at Howard - 09/01/1966 at 6:10pm




00378-CTA #28 on the Skokie Route at Searle - 03/16/1968 at 12:49pm




00379-CTA #25 on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Crawford - 03/16/1968 at 1:35pm




00380-CTA #25 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Dempster - 11/03/1973 at 2:22pm




00381-CTA #25, #30 and #24 on the Skokie Swift at Chicago Ave - 10/26/1980 at 11:23am




00382-CTA #26 on the Skokie Swift Outbound at Howard - 09/01/1966 at 6:40pm




00383-CTA #26 on the Skokie Swift Inbound at Prairie - 09/06/1966 at 6:43pm




00384-CTA #26 on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Kostner - 02/03/1968 at 3:34pm




00385-CTA #26 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Oakton - 03/30/1968 at 2:01pm




00386-CTA #26 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster - 11/03/1973 at 2:30pm




00387-CTA #27 - 11/29/1963




00388-CTA #27 on the Evanston Route at Howard - No Date




00389-CTA #47 Southbound & #27 Northbound on the Evanston Route North of Howard - 07/05/1975 (May be a NE Transit Photo)




00390-CTA #27 on the Evanston Route Southbound at Central - 07/06/1975 at 3:15pm




00391-CTA #28 on the Evanston Route at Dempster - 09/05/1966 at 2:07pm




00392-CTA #28 on the Evanston Route Southbound at Lake - 09/06/1966 at 2:30pm




00393-CTA #28 on the Evanston Route Southbound at Davis - 09/05/1966 at 3:07pm




00394-CTA #28 on the Evanston Route Outbound at Madison - 06/11/1967 at 3:12pm




00395-CTA #28 on the Evanston Route Outbound at Noyse St and Noyse Ct - 07/04/1967 at 3:29pm




00396-CTA #28 on the Evanston Route Southbound Approaching Howard - 11/13/1977 at 8:44am




00397-CTA #29 on the Skokie Swift - 07/27/1964




00398-CTA #29 on the Skokie Swift - 07/27/1964




00399-CTA #29 on the Skokie Swift at Howard Terminal - 07/27/1964




00400-CTA #29 - 07/27/1964




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