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 16 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00601-CTA #2170-69 on the Douglas Line at 51st Ave. - 07/24/1966 at 11:56am

00602-CTA #2170-69 on the Dan Ryan Line Outbound at 47th - No Date (Slide processing date 05/1970)

00603-CTA #2171-72 on the Douglas Line Inbound at Damen - 09/05/1966 at 11:56am

00604-CTA #2171-72 on the Douglas Line at Berwyn Terminal - 07/03/1967 at 9:10am

00605-CTA #2175-76 on the Douglas Line Outbound at Western - 09/05/1966 at 12:15pm

00606-CTA #1776 (ex-2175-76) on the LDR Westbound on Lake at Ashland - 01/26/1975 at 9:40am

00607-CTA #1776 (ex-2175-76) Southbound at Wells and Randolph - 01/26/1975 at 9:12am

00608-CTA #1776 (ex-2175-76) Southbound at Diversey - 01/26/1975 at 9:55am

00609-CTA #1776 (ex-2175-76) at Howard St. - 01/26/1975 at 8:35am

00610-CTA #2177-78 on the Douglas Line at 48th Ave. - 08/28/1967 at 6:30pm

00611-CTA #2178-77 on the Douglas Line Inbound at the Belt Ry Underpass - 09/23/1967 at 2:15pm

00612-CTA #2179-80 on the LDR Route at Wabash and Randolph - 1026/1969 at 9:44am

00613-CTA #2179-80 on the Dan Ryan Line at 95th - 11/23/1969 at 2:18pm

00614-CTA #2203-04 on the WNW Route Southbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:38pm

00615-CTA #2208 at Fern Rock Yard in Philadelphia - 08/16/1969

00616-CTA #2210-09 on the LDR Route at Lake and Clark - 10/26/1969 at 1:40pm

00617-CTA #2212 at Fern Rock Yard in Philadelphia - No Date (Slide processing date 09/1969)

00618-CTA #2211 Interior at Fern Rock Yard in Philadelphia - No Date (Slide processing date 09/1969)

00619-CTA #2213-14 on the Dan Ryan Line Northbound at 47th - 10/28/1969

00620-CTA #2213-14 on the LDR Route at Lake and State - 07/04/1971 at 1:09pm

00621-CTA #2114 in Fern Rock Shops Philadelphia - 08/24/1969 (May be a Joe Testagrose slide)

00622-CTA #2222-21 on the LDR Route on Lake and State - 07/04/1971 at 1:10pm

00623-CTA #2230-29 on the LDR Route at Wabash and Randolph - 10/26/1969 at 9:50am

00624-CTA #2230-29 on the WNW Route Eastbound at Morgan - 02/27/1982 at 10:37am

00625-CTA #2231-32 on the Dan Ryan Line Northbound at 95th - 07/04/1971 at 11:45am

00626-CTA #2232-31 on the Douglas Line Eastbound at Loomis - 02/27/1982 at 10:29am

00627-CTA #2232-31 on the LDR Route Eastbound at Lake and State - 07/04/1971 at 1:02pm

00628-CTA #2238-37 on the LDR Route at Lake and State - 07/04/1971 at 1:01pm

00629-CTA #2241-42 and 2221-22 on the Douglas Line Eastbound at Laramie - 07/04/1971 at 10:35am

00630-CTA #2242-41 on the Dan Ryan Line at 95th - 04/05/1970 at 2:36pm

00631-CTA #2242-41 on the LDR Route Eastbound at Austin - 10/24/1971 at 1:43pm

00632-CTA #2243-44 on the Douglas Line Southbound at Taylor and Paulina - 02/27-1982 at 10:18am

00633-CTA #2268-67 on the WNW Southbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:06pm

00634-CTA #2274-73 on the LDR Route Southbound at 18th - 10/31/1976 at 11:04am

00635-CTA #2276-75 on the LDR Route Eastbound on Lake at Ridgeland - 08/22/1976 at 12:45pm

00636-CTA #2282-81 on the LDR Route Eastbound on Lake at Ridgeland - 05/28/1978 at 9:56am

00637-CTA #2288-87 on the WNW Route Northbound at Anslie - 05/10/1970 at 3:59pm

00638-CTA #2289-90 on the WNW Route Northbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:24pm

00639-CTA #2291-92 on the WNW Route Southbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:00pm

00640-CTA #2297-98 on the WNW Route Southbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:10pm

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