CTA Surface System History presented by the Illinois Railway Museum

This is the third of three pages that contain a large number of bulletins/notices that were recently donated to the Museum. This page contains documents from 1905-1918. 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 1905-1918

Chicago City Railway - Effective 01/01/1905

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Chicago Union Traction - Effective 01/04/1905

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Chicago Union Traction - Effective 01/11/1905

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Unknown - Effective 08/01/1905 (#1)

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Chicago Union Traction - Effective 08/01/1905 (#2)

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Chicago Union Traction - Effective 10/19/1905

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 01/01/1906

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 01/01/1906

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 01/01/1906

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Chicago Union Traction - Effective 02/01/1906

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Chicago Union Traction - Dated 04/12/1906

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 01/01/1907

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 01/03/1907

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 01/05/1907

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Chicago Union Traction - Effective 01/02/1907

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/19/1907

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 10/15/1907

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 12/21/1907

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 01/01/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 03/17/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 04/01/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 04/16/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 06/22/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 08/27/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/09/1908

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 03/15/1909

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Calumet & South Chicago Railway - Effective 08/01/1909

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 08/13/1909

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/09/1909

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 11/07/1909

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Chicago Railways - Effective 01/18/1912

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Chicago City Railway - Dated 03/01/1912

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 03/08/1912-04/01/1912

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Chicago Railways - Effective 09/07/1912

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Chicago City Railway - Effective 09/16/1912-02/13/1913

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Chicago Railways - Effective 10/01/1912

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Chicago Railways - Effective 11/01/1912

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Chicago Railways - Effective 11/12/1912

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Chicago Railways - Dated 12/12/1912 (#1)

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Chicago Railways - Dated 12/12/1912 (#2)

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Chicago Railways - Effective 01/01/1913 (#1)

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Chicago Railways - Effective 01/01/1913 (#2)

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Chicago Railways - Effective c01/09/1913 (Undated, listed date is a guess based on other bulletins)

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Chicago Railways - Effective 02/08/1913

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Chicago Railways - Dated 11/17/1913

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Chicago Surface Lines - Effective 02/01/1914

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Chicago Surface Lines - Effective 01/01/1915

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Chicago Surface Lines - Effective 01/23/1915

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Chicago Surface Lines - Effective 01/01/1918

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