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 17 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00641-CTA #2300-2299 on the WNW Southbound at Montrose - 08/27/1972 at 5:13pm

00642-CTA #2304-03 on the WNW Northbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:20pm

00643-CTA #2305-06 on the WNW Northbound at Hamlin - 07/27/1975 at 3:26pm

00644-CTA #2310-09 on the Douglas Line Westbound at Loomis - 02/27/1982 at 10:30am

00645-CTA #2321-20 on the Douglas Line at Berwyn Terminal - 05/28/1973 at 2:25pm

00646-CTA #2325-26 on the WNW Northbound at Hamlin - 05/24/1970 at 4:40pm

00647-CTA #2327-28 on the Douglas Line Northbound at Taylor and Paulina - 02/22/1982 at 10:20am

00648-CTA #2329-30 on the WNW Eastbound at Loomis - 02/22/1982 at 10:50am

00649-CTA #2340-39 on the WNW at Hamlin - 07/27/1975 at 3:27pm

00650-CTA #2400s Mockup at the Boeing Plant - 06/25/1975

00651-CTA #2400s Car Body at the Boeing Plant - No Date
(Slide marked Gerald Landau which appears to be a former owner of this slide)

00653-CTA #2400s at the Boeing Plant - 10/29-1977
(Slide marked William Rosenberg which appears to be a former owner of this slide)

00654-CTA #2400s at the Boeing Plant - 10/29/1977
(Slide marked Gerald Landau which appears to be a former owner of this slide)

00655-CTA #2400s at the Boeing Plant - 10/29/1977
(Slide marked Gerald Landau which appears to be a former owner of this slide)

00656-CTA #2400s at the Boeing Plant - 10/29/1977
(Slide marked Gerald Landau which appears to be a former owner of this slide)

00666-CTA #2401-02-03-04 on the Ravenswood Northbound at Paulina - 10/31/1976 at 11:27am

00667-CTA #2401-02-03-04 on the Ravenswood Northbound at Armitage - 10/31/1976 at 2:08pm

00668-CTA #2401-02-03-04 on the Evanston Line at Davis - 10/31/1976 at 2:37pm

00669-CTA #2401-02-03-04 on the Lake Street Line Westbound at Homan - 10/31/1976 at 4:03pm

00670-CTA #2401-02-03-04 on the Jackson Park Line Southbound at 61st - 10/31/1976 at 9:36am

00671-CTA #2401-02-03-04 on the Ravenswood Southbound at Addison - 10/31/1976 at 11:11am

00672-CTA #2404-03-02-01 on the Ravenswood at Kimball Terminal - 10/31/1976 at 11:43am

00673-CTA #2404-03-02-01 on the Ravenswood Northbound at Sedgwick - 10/31/1976 at 1:57pm

00674-CTA #2407 and 2406 with their mates and others in Kimball Yard - 05/28/1978 at 3:10pm

00675-CTA #2414-13 and 2407-08 on the Evanston Line Northbound at Noyes - 06/22/1979 at 7:30pm

00676-CTA #2424-23 on the Ravenswood Northbound at Lincoln & Addison - 05/28/1978 at 3:38pm

00677-CTA #2425-26 and 2405-06 - 06/26/1981 at 7:05pm

00678-CTA #2467-68 at the Boeing Plant - 10/29/1977

00679-CTA #2476-75 on the Douglas Line Eastbound at Laramie - 05/28/1978 at 11:00am

00680-CTA #2490-89 on the Douglas Line Westbound at Laramie - 05/28/1978 at 10:55am

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