CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

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 13 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00481-CTA #5001 on the Ravenswood 07/28/1964

00482-CTA #51 on the Skokie Swift Outbound at Oakton - 08/26/1966 at 6:37pm

00483-CTA #51, #52, #53, and #54 signed for the Skokie Swift at Jarvis - 10/26/1969 at 2:30pm

00484-CTA #51 on the Skokie Swift at Searle - 11/23/1969 at 11:56am

00485-CTA #51 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Kolmar - 11/23/1969 at 12:36pm

00486-CTA #51 on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Kostner - 12/14/1969 at 12:01pm

00487-CTA #52 on the Skokie Swift Inbound at Howard - 09/01/1969 at 6:04pm

00488-CTA #52 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Dempster - 02/20/1968 at 4:02pm

00489-CTA #52 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Kostner - 11/23/1969 at 11:24am

00490-CTA #52 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Kenton - 11/23/1969 at 12:55pm

00491-CTA #53 on the Skokie Swift Outbound at Howard - 09/01/1966 at 6:06pm

00492-CTA #53 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Niles Center - 11/23/1969 at 11:51am

00493-CTA #53 on the Skokie Swift at Kostner - 12/14/1969 at 11:59am

00494-CTA #53 - on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Crawford - 12/14/1969 at 12:32pm

00495-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 signed for Ravenswood Southbound at Armitage - 05/28/1973 at 9:55am during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00496-CTA #53, #50 & 6102-03 Signed for Ravenswood Southbound at the Merchandise Mart - 05/28/1973 at 10:17am during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00497-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 on the Englewood Branch Southbound at 61st - 05/28/1973 at 10:47am during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00498-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 on Wells at Randolph - 05/25/1973 during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00499-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 Westbound on Van Buren at State - 05/28/1973 at 2:25pm during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00500-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 on the Ravenswood at Sedgwick - 05/28/1973 during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00501-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 on the Ravenswood Westbound at Southport - 05/28/1973 at 3:55pm during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00502-CTA #53, #50 & #6102-03 on the Ravenswood Westbound at Western - 05/28/1973 at 4:05pm during CERA's 35th Anniversary Fantrip

00503-CTA #53 with the CERA 35th Anniversary Fantrip Crew Posing at the Ravenswood Sedgwick Station - 05/28/1973 at 3:39pm

00504-CTA #75 (ex-#53) at Skokie Shops - 01/26/1975 at 1:26pm

00505-CTA #75 (ex-#53) on the Douglas Line Westbound at Laramie - 07/06/1975 at 10:13am

00506-CTA #75 (ex-#53) at Lake and Wells - 07/06/1975 at 12:10pm

00507-CTA #75 (ex-#53) On the North-South Route Northbound at Armitage - 07/06/1975 at 1:47pm

00508-CTA #75 (ex-#53) on the Dounglas Line Inbound - 07-06-1975

00509-CTA #75 (ex-#53) on the Lake-Douglas Transfer Track - 07/06/1975

00510-CTA #75 (ex-#53) on the Douglas Line Inbound at Paulina - 07/06/1975

00511-CTA #54 on the Skokie Swift Outbound at Oakton - 08/26/1966 at 6:20pm

00512-CTA #54 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster - 02/20/1968 at 4:06pm

00513-CTA #54 on the Skokie Swift in the Dempster Wye - 11/23/1969 at 11:35am

00514-CTA #54 on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Kenton - 11/23/1969 at 12:42pm

00515-CTA #54 on the Skokie Swift Northbound at Tripp - 12/14/1969 at 12:13pm

00516-CTA #54 on the Skokie Swift Southbound at Crawford - 12/14/1969 at 12:45pm

00517-CTA #1812 on Lake Street Route at Homan - No Date

00518-CTA #2001-02 on the Lake Route Turning from Lake onto Wells - 07/28/1964

00519-CTA #2002-01 on the Lake St Line at Harlem - 01/24/1971 at 8:37am

00520-CTA #2002 on the WNW Route at Logan Square - 01/24/1971 at 11:35am

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