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 18 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00681-CTA #2577-78 on the Congress Line at Morgan - 02/27/1982 at 10:35am

00682-CTA #2590-89 on the Douglas Line Eastbound at Loomis - 02/27/1982 at 10:45am

00683-CTA #2603-04 at Skokie Shops - 06/26/1981 at 8:30am

00684-CTA #2604-03 at Skokie SHops - 06/26/1981 at 8:24am

00686-CTA #2669 at O'Hare - No Date (Slide pricessing date is 09/1985)

00687-CTA #4029 - 11/29/1963

00688-CTA #4043-4083 in 63rd Street Material Yard - 07/04/1971 at 2:01pm

00689-CTA #4050 on the Lake Route Eastbound at Harlem - No Date (Slide pricessing date is 01/1963)

00690-CTA #S-333 and 4067 at Skokie SHops - 12/03/1967 at 2:19pm

00691-CTA #4083 in the 63rd Street Material Yard - 06/09/1968 at 12:20pm

00692-CTA #4125-26 on the Ravenswood Northbound at Belmont - 07/27/1964

00693-CTA #4133-34 on the Lake Route turning South from on Lake onto Wells - 11/29/1963
Thanks to Bill Wulfert with help on identifying this location.

00694-CTA #4134 - no Date (Slide processing date is 08/1963)

00695-CTA #4139 on the Ravenswood at Irving Park - 07/28/1964

00696-CTA #4168 - 07/27/1964

00697-CTA #4171 on the Ravenswood - No Date (Slide processing date is 03/1963)

00698-CTA #4178 - 07/28/1964

00699-CTA #4193 - 07/28/1964

00700-CTA #4196 - 07/28/1964

00701-CTA #4208 at Skokie Shops on the scrap line - 07/04/1967 at 12:05pm

00702-CTA #4215 at Skokie Shops on the scrap line - 07/04/1967 at 12:05pm

00703-CTA #4244 - No Date (Slide processing date is 01/1963)

00704-CTA #4252-51 and 4413-14 on the Evanston Express - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973)

00705-CTA #4254-53 on the Evanston Express - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973)

00706-CTA #4256-55 on the Evanston Express - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973)

00707-CTA #4257 in Linden Yard - 09/05/1966 at 4:12pm

00708-CTA #4258 in Linden Yard - 09/05/1966 at 4:14pm

00709-CTA #4262 on the Evanston Route at Howard - 09/01/1966 at 6:27pm

00710-CTA #4263-64 and 4257-58 in Howard Yard - 07/09/1967 at 3:55pm

00711-CTA #4265-66 on the Evanston Express - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973)

00712-CTA #4267-68 - 07/27/1964

00713-CTA #4267=68 on the Evanston Route at Central - 07/27/1964

00714-CTA #4269-70 in the Buena Freight Yard - 06/26/1966 at 9:35am

00715-CTA #4269-70 and 4451-52 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster Wye - 06/26/1966 at 9:50am

00716-CTA #4269 at Roosevelt during CERA Fantrip - 07/03/1966 at 1:45pm

00717-CTA #4269-70 on the Douglas Line Outbound at Laramie - 06/26/1966 at 2:20pm

00718-CTA #4269-70 and 4281 on the Douglas Line Inbound at Laramie during CERA Fantrip - 07/03/1966 at 11:15am

00719-CTA #4269-70 and 4451-52 on the Congress Line Outbound at Kostner - 06/26/1966 at 7:10pm

00720-CTA #4269-70 and 4281-82 on the Skokie Swift at Kostner during CERA Fantrip - 07/03/1966 at 2:45pm

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