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 21 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00801-CTA #4387 Southbound at Irving Parkand Seminary - 08/27/1972 at 3:16pm

00802-CTA #4388 - 07/29/1964

00803-CTA #4389 on Lake Street Eastbound near Laramie - 07/28/1964

00804-CTA #4389 - No Date (slide processing date is 12/1962)

00805-CTA #4391 - No Date (slide processing date is 01/1963)

00806-CTA #4391-92 - 11/29/1963

00807-CTA #4394 at Skokie Shops - No Date (slide processing date is 11/1973)

00808-CTA #4397 - 11/29/1963

00809-CTA #4403 on the Evanston Express at Lake & Clark - 09/09/1966 at 5:26pm

00810-CTA #4407 in Linden Yard - 07/04/1967 at 3:08pm

00811-CTA #4410-09 and 4271-72 Westbound at Homan on CERA Fantrip - 10/21/1973

00812-CTA #4410-09 and 4272-71 Northbound at Sedgwick on a CERA Fantrip - 10/21/1973 at 1:03pm

00813-CTA #4410-09 and 4472-71 Northbound at Sedgwick on a CERA Fantrip - 10/21/1973 at 1:03pm

00814-CTA #4413-14 an 4448-47 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster Wye - 10/24/1971 at 10:00am

00815-CTA #4413-14 and 4448-47 at Kimball Terminal - 10/28/1971 at 10:50am

00816-CTA #4415 on the Evanston Local Route at Howard - 09/01/1966 at 6:35pm

00817-CTA #4415-16 and 4439-40 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster - 07/04/1971 at 4:20pm

00818-CTA #4419 at Clark and Lake - 07/28/1964

00819-CTA #4419 on the Evanston Express at Lake and Clark - 09/09/1966 at 5:14pm

00820-CTA #4421 - No Date (slide processing date is 08/1963)

00821-CTA #4421 - No Date (slide processing date is 08/1963)

00822-CTA #4421 - No Date (slide processing date is 01/1963)

00823-CTA #4421 on the Skokie Shop Scrap Line - 07/04/1967 at 12:11pm

00824-CTA #4426 - 12/01/1963

00825-CTA #4431 on Lake Street Inbound at Forest Park - 07/09/1962

00826-CTA #4432-31 on the Evanston Express - No Date (slide processing date is 11/1973)

00827-CTA #4437-38 and 4453-54 at Wilson - 06/09/1968 at 11:15am

00828-CTA #4437-38 and 4445 Leaving Hamlin Yard at Lake and Pulaski - 06/09/1968 at 5:01pm

00829-CTA #4437-38 and 4445-46 Southbound at Harrison - 06/09/1968 at 11:35am

00830-CTA #4437-38 and 4445-46 at Howard - 06/09/1968 at 6:06pm

00831-CTA #4439 on the Evanston Express Northbound at Belmont - 07/28/1964

00832-CTA #4439-40 and 4416-15 on the Skokie Swift at Dempster - 07/04/1971 at 4:19pm

00833-CTA #4441 in Linden Yard - 09/05/1968 at 4:18pm

00834-CTA #4441-42 and 4271-72 on the Evanston Express - No Date (slide processing date is 11/1973)

00835-CTA #4443 in Linden Yard - 09/05/1966 at 4:25pm

00836-CTA #4444 in Linden Yard - 09/05/1966 at 4:26pm

00837-CTA #4445 - 07/27/1964

00838-CTA #4447-48 and 4414-13 on the Evanston Route Southbound at Isabella - 1024/1971 at 9:25am

00839-CTA #4447-48 and 4414-13 at Kimball Terminal - 10/24/1971 at 10:52am

00840-CTA #4448 on the Evanston Express at Lake and Clark - 09/09/1966 at 4:55pm

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