CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

This is the first of three pages that contain a large number of bulletins/notices that were recently donated to the Museum. This page contains documents from 1895-1899. Many of these bulletins indicate when specific types/colors of transfers, tickets and passes went into service. Available are the notices themselves as well as close ups of the transfers, tickets and passes.

Bulletins & Memos With Transfer, Ticket & Pass images 1895-1899

Chicago City Railway - Dated 01/08/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 01/17/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 01/19/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 02/01/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 02/02/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 06/25/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 07/01/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 07/02/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 07/15/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 07/18/1895 (#1)

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 07/18/1895 (#2)

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/08/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 10/20/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 10/23/1895

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 11/12/1895 (Front)

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 11/12/1895 (Back)

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 12/11/1895

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Effective 03/03/1896 (#1)

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Effective 03/03/1896 (#2)

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Effective 03/03/1896 (#3)

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 03/24/1896

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 12/26/1896

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 02/01/1897

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Dated 04/27/1897

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 05/01/1897

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Effective 05/19/1897

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/14/1897

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 02/09/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 02/28/1898

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Effective 03/01/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 06/02/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 06/13/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 06/26/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 07/09/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 07/27/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/05/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/13/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 10/07/1898

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 10/08/1898

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West Chicago Street Railroad - Dated 01/05/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 01/23/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 03/26/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 03/26/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 04/16/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 05/11/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 05/14/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 06/16/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 07/18/1899

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Chicago Union Tracation - Effective 08/17/1899

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Chicago Union Tracation - Effective 08/22/1899

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Chicago Union Tracation - Effective 09/23/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 11/02/1899-11/27/1899

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 11/02/1899-11/06/1899

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