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 23 - CTA Rapid Transit from the Steve Scalzo Photo Collection

00881-CTA #6217-18 at Howard - 05/28/1978 at 8:03am

00882-CTA #6199-6200 on the Jackson Park Line Eastbound at 63rd St & the IC Tracks - 05/02/1968 at 12:57pm

00883-CTA #6195 on the N-S Southbound at Belmont - 10/31/1976 at 11:20am

00884-CTA #6187 at Howard - 07/27/1964

00885-CTA #6173-74 on the Englewood Line Southbound at 23rd - 10/31/1976 at 11:01am

00886-CTA #6166 - 07/29/1964

00887-CTA #6154-53 Entering Kimball Terminal - 06/25/1976 at 6:42am

00888-CTA #6154 on the N-S Southbound at Irving Park - 08/24/1969 at 2:32pm

00889-CTA #6143-44 Entering Kimball Terminal - 06/25/1976 at 6:47pm

00890-CTA #6142 on the N-S at Howard - 09/01/1966 at 6:39pm

00891-CTA #6140-39 Southbound at Howard on NRHS Fantrip - 11/13/1973 at 12:25pm

00892-CTA #6140-39 at Kimball Terminal on NRHS Fantrip - 11/13/1977 at 1:05pm

00893-CTA #6139-40 on the LDR Westbound at Halsted on NRHS Fantrip - 11/13/1973 at 2:15pm

00894-CTA #6139-40 on the Ravenswood Westbound at Southport on NRHS Fantrip - 11/13/1973 at 12:50pm

00895-CTA #6139-40 on the LDR Westbound at Homan on NRHS Fantrip - 11/13/1977 at 2:24pm

00896-CTA #6129-30 on the Evanston Express Inbound at Merchandise Mart - No Date (Slide processing date is 10/1972)

00897-CTA #6128 on the Ravenswood Inbound at Fullerton - 09/10/1966 at 11:35am

00898-CTA #6128 on the Ravenswood Southbound at Belmont - 07/28/1964

00899-CTA #6127 on the Ravenswood at Lake and Clark - 09/09/1966 at 5:18pm

00900-CTA #6124-23 on the Englewood Southbound at 45th - 10/31/1976 at 10:57am

00901-CTA #6101-02, 50, 53 on the Douglas Line Southbound at Hoyne during CERA 35th Anniversary Fantrip - 05/28/1973 at 2:00pm

00902-CTA #6101-02, 4272-71 and SSRT #1 at Skokie Shops - 06/28/1981 at 8:27am

00903-CTA #6084 on the N-S Inbound at Belmont - 09/10/1966 at 12:40pm

00904-CTA #6078 - 07/28/1964

00905-CTA #6078 - No Date (Slide processing date is 06/1962)

00906-CTA #6075 Southbound on the Englewood Line at the Stevenson Expressway - 07/06/1975 at 12:24pm

00907-CTA #6060 on the Ravenswood Inbound at Belmont - 09/10/1966 at 12:38pm

00908-CTA #6059 - 11/29/1963

00909-CTA #6056 at Madison and Wells - 06/03/1966 at 10:45am

00910-CTA #6054 - 11/29/1963

00911-CTA #6054 - 07/28/1964

00912-CTA #6054 - 07/28/1964

00913-CTA #6051 - 07/28/1964

00914-CTA #6049 on the Ravenswood Inbound at the Merchandise Mart - No Date (slide processing date is 10/1972)

00915-CTA #6046 Slide marked "Ravenport" - No Date (Slide processing date is 12/1973)

00916-CTA #6042 - 07/28/1964

00917-CTA #6040 on the Ravenswood Inbound at Fullerton - 09/10/1966 at 11:40am

00918-CTA #6276-75 on the N-S at Wellington - 10/28/1979 at 1:06pm

00919-CTA #6315 on the N-S Southbound leaving Sheridan - No Date (Slide processing date is 11/1973)

00920-CTA #6326 on the N-S Inbound at Belmont - 09/10/1966 at 12:16pm

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