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22 lut 2017 · Trains is working with the Center for Railroad Photography & Art to present this gallery of Chicago area passenger train photographs. They come from the Center’s John F. Bjorklund Collection, which consists of 55,000 color slides of railroading throughout the U.S. and Canada from the 1960s into the 2000s.
24 lis 2021 · In 1942 and 1943, the Farm Security Administration photographer Jack Delano spent time in the rail yards of Chicago, documenting the busy freight hub and the workers’ everyday life. The photographs were made on Kodachrome color transparencies creating vibrant and extra colorful shots.
These stunning vintage photographs show what Chicago looked like in the 1960s — capture street scenes, roads, market nightlife, and everyday life in stunning colors.
Four 1950s 6000-series rail cars, two featuring their original Mercury Green, Croyden Cream, and Swamp Holly Orange paint scheme and adorned with reproduction advertisements from the era and two in their later "Spirit of Chicago" paint scheme.
11 mar 2021 · In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, millions of people traversed the United States by train, with Chicago acting as a central hub for the entire country. It’s hard to believe, but as late as the early 1960s, there were six major passenger train stations serving downtown Chicago.
12 sie 2014 · We looked through the CTA's photographic archives and picked out some of the best historic images of Chicago's ever-changing fleet of trains and buses.
The Orange Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is approximately 13 miles (21 km) long and runs on elevated and at grade tracks and serves the Southwest Side, running from the Loop to Midway International Airport.
