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 22 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00841-CTA #4449 - 07/29/1964

00842-CTA #4449 - No Date (Slide processing date is 07/1962)

00843-CTA #4451 on the Lake Street Route at Ridgeland Station - No Date (Slide processing date is 07/1962)

00844-CTA #4452-51 Outbound on the Evanston Route at Howard - 08/15/1966 at 6:37pm

00845-CTA #4452 - 07/28/1964

00846-CTA #4269-70, 4452-51 at N-S Chicago Ave Station - 06/26/1966 at 4:37pm

00847-CTA #4452 and 2140-41 on the Lake St. Route - 06/26/1966 at 12:35pm

00848-CTA #4452-51, 4270-69 at the Merchandise Mart - 06/26/1966 at 4:30pm

00849-CTA #4452 on the Englewood Line Inbound at Racine - 06/26/1966 at 12:00pm

00850-CTA #4453 on the Evanston Express at Lake and Clark - 09/09/1966 at 5:01pm

00851-CTA #4453-54, 4271-72 on the East Prairie Freight Siding on a CERA Fantrip 08/06/1972 at 11:06am

00852-CTA #4453-54, 4271,72 on the Evanston Route Southbound at Isabella on a CERA Fantrip 08/06/1972 at 10:21am

00853-CTA #4453-54, 4277-78 on the N-S Northbound Approaching Sheridan - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973 - possibly on the CERA Fantrip 08/06/1972)

00854-CTA #4453-54 on the N-S Northbound Approaching Sheridan - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973 - possibly on the CERA Fantrip 08/06/1972)

00855-CTA #4454-53, 4438-37 at VanBuren and State - 06/09/1968 at 12:50pm

00856-CTA #4454-53, 4446-45 Northbound at Wilson - 06/09/1968 at 10:55am

00857-CTA #4454-53, 4446-45, 4438-37 Westbound on Lake at Pulaski - 06/09/1968 at 5:20pm

00858-CTA #4454-53, 4446 at Logan Square - 06/09/1968 at 3:43pm

00859-CTA #4454-53, 4446 on Hamlin Yard Lead Track at Lake and Pulaski - 06/09/1968 at 5:17pm

00860-CTA 4000s & 6000s - No Date (Slide priocessing date is 04/1963)

00861-CTA 4000s & 2000s - 07/27/1964

00862-CTA 4000s in Linden Yard Looking North from Isabella - No Date (Slide processing date is 01/1963)

00863-CTA 4000s in Linden Yard - No Date (Slide processing date is 01/1963)

00864-CTA 4000s, 6000s and 1-50 car in Linden Yard - No Date (Slide processing date is 01/1963)

00865-CTA 4000s on the Evanston Express Eastbound on Lake at Wabash - 10/22/1973 at 4:31pm

00866-CTA 4000s on the Evanston Express Southbound on Wabash at Lake - 10/22/1974 at 4:40pm

00867-CTA #6003-04 Westbound on the Ravenswood on Lake at Clark - 05/02/1968 at 5:44pm

00868-CTA #6012 on the Ravenswood Outbound at Belmont - 09/10/1966 at 12:54pm

00869-CTA #6019 on the Ravenswood Inbound at Belmont - 09/10/1966 at 12:55pm

00870-CTA #6021 - 07/27/1964

00871-CTA #6025 - 11/29/1963

00872-CTA #6026 - 11/29/1963

00873-CTA #6028 - 07/29/1964

00874-CTA #6029-30 on the Ravenswood Westbound on Lake at Clark - 05/02/1968 at 5:53pm

00875-CTA #6030 - 07/28/1964

00876-CTA #6030 on the Ravenswood Outbound at Belmont - 09/10/1966 at 12:59pm

00877-CTA #6034 on the Ravenswood at Lake and Clark - 09/09/1966 at 5:15pm

00878-CTA #6274-73 on the N-S Southbound at Fullerton - 10/31/1976 at 11:16am

00879-CTA #6254 at Skokie SHops - 12/03/1967

00880-CTA #6229 - No Date (Slide processing date is 01/1963)

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