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 63 - CTA Streetcar & Rapid Transit Photos from the Steve Scalzo Collection

02501-CTA #1773 at Lake & Clinton - 05/08/1954

02502-CTA #3144 Westbound on Lake at Laramie - 05/15/1954

02503-CTA #4375 at Clark & Chase - 01/10/1957

02504-CTA Streetcar #473 Southbound on Western at Van Buren with RT #6049-6050 in the background - 05/23/1954

02505-CTA 2400s Eastbound on Lake at Morgan - 10/23/1999 at 12:35pm

02506-CTA Aerial view of Harlem Yard - 04/06/1979 at 1:43pm

02507-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02508-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02509-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02510-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02511-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02512-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02513-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02514-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02515-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02516-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02517-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02518-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02519-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02520-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02521-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02522-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02523-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02524-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02525-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02526-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02527-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02528-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02529-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02530-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02531-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02532-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02533-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02534-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02535-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02536-CTA Des Plaines Terminal - 06/23/1981

02537-CTA #53 Southbound on the Skokie Swift at Kostner - 11/08/1970 at 12:27pm

02538-CTA #53 Northbound on the Skokie Swift near Dempster - 11/08/1970 at 11:29am

02539-CTA #24 Northbound on the Skokie Swift at Searle - 0316/1968 at 12:49pm

02540-CTA #2495-#2496 & #2510-#2509 Northbound at 61st Street Station - 10/11/1981 at 1:28pm

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