[PRCo] Re: Fwd: Chicago Transit - a set on Flickr

[John Swindler]

Nice collection.  The Pullmans were gone when I arrived at CTA in summer 1968, and there were only a handful of ACF-Brills left at North Ave.  The conversion of Chicago Ave. and general service reductions were probably the cause.  

 

Otherwise, many of the pictures look strangely familiar.  A CTA employee pass made it was easy to get around the system to take pictures.

 

Thanks for posting the link.

 

Someday I'll have to dig out the slides of the 'special' ACF Brill "fantrip" in Aug. 1968.  Probably after I retire.

 

Cheers

John

 

 


 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net
> Subject: [PRCo] Fwd: Chicago Transit - a set on Flickr
> Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:47:18 -0400
> To: Pittsburgh-Railways at Dementia.Org
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> It is Dan Joseph, a CTA bus driver, who claims this is "a decent collection." I posted it here while thinking of our John Swindler, who worked his way through college by dodging L-poles in the loop with CTA buses. The only trolley pictures are a couple at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union but among the roughly 600 pictures are a wide assortment of buses, trolley buses, subway and elevated views, the South Shore and other commuter trains. Have at it guys. Some of you might enjoy it. 
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> A decent collection.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwilson1949/sets/72157612263266080/
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