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Ed Wilkommen photograph collection of the Chicago Transit Authority.
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  • 2018.15.N64.2732--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--PCC streetcars (retired) in junkyard--St Louis MO--1953 0900

    2018.15.N64.2732--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--PCC streetcars (retired) in junkyard--St Louis MO--1953 0900

  • 2018.15.N99E.7994--ed wilkommen 3x4 neg--CTA--Green Hornet PCC 7253 southbound Chicago River drawbridge at South Western Ave--Chicago IL--c1950s

    2018.15.N99E.7994--ed wilkommen 3x4 neg--CTA--Green Hornet PCC 7253 southbound Chicago River drawbridge at South Western Ave--Chicago IL--c1950s

  • 2018.15.N99E.7995--ed wilkommen 6x9 neg--CTA--L car 6066 (original paint scheme) at Logan Square Terminal--Chicago IL--early 1950s

    2018.15.N99E.7995--ed wilkommen 6x9 neg--CTA--L car 6066 (original paint scheme) at Logan Square Terminal--Chicago IL--early 1950s

  • 2018.15.N99E.7996--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--54th Ave yard view on Douglas Park line looking west--Chicago IL--mid 1960s. Pullman 2000-series cars at left.

    2018.15.N99E.7996--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--54th Ave yard view on Douglas Park line looking west--Chicago IL--mid 1960s. Pullman 2000-series cars at left.

  • 2018.15.N99E.7997--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--L car on Evanston shuttle crossing North Shore Channel bridge southbound--Evanston IL--late 1960s. Taken from Central Street.

    2018.15.N99E.7997--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--L car on Evanston shuttle crossing North Shore Channel bridge southbound--Evanston IL--late 1960s. Taken from Central Street.

  • 2018.15.N99E.7998--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Skokie Swift line view from old plaform looking west at Crawford Ave transition point--Skokie IL--1960s. Transition point between third rail and overhead wire.

    2018.15.N99E.7998--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Skokie Swift line view from old plaform looking west at Crawford Ave transition point--Skokie IL--1960s. Transition point between third rail and overhead wire.

  • 2018.15.N99E.7999--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--abandoned L station platform Dodge Ave on Skokie Swift line--Evanston IL--c1960 0000

    2018.15.N99E.7999--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--abandoned L station platform Dodge Ave on Skokie Swift line--Evanston IL--c1960 0000

  • 2018.15.N99E.8000--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--63rd Street yard view used for track material storage--Chicago IL--no date. NYC roundhouse at extreme right.

    2018.15.N99E.8000--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--63rd Street yard view used for track material storage--Chicago IL--no date. NYC roundhouse at extreme right.

  • 2018.15.N99E.8001--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Hamilin Yard view (Lake and Hamlin Ave)--Chicago IL--mid 1960s. Shop building at extreme right used for work trains at the time. C&NW Galena Division main in background with ALCO switcher at left.

    2018.15.N99E.8001--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Hamilin Yard view (Lake and Hamlin Ave)--Chicago IL--mid 1960s. Shop building at extreme right used for work trains at the time. C&NW Galena Division main in background with ALCO switcher at left.

  • 2018.15.N99E.8002--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Hamline Yard junction and tower view--Chicago IL--mid 1960s. Used for access to Lower Hamlin Yard and for center track which was used as a "yard."

    2018.15.N99E.8002--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Hamline Yard junction and tower view--Chicago IL--mid 1960s. Used for access to Lower Hamlin Yard and for center track which was used as a "yard."

  • 2018.15.N99E.8003--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--ramp tracks to lower 63rd Street yard from Jackson Park branch--Chicago IL--1960s

    2018.15.N99E.8003--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--ramp tracks to lower 63rd Street yard from Jackson Park branch--Chicago IL--1960s

  • 2018.15.N99E.8004--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Hamlin Yard shops view--Chicago IL--1960s. Used at this time by work trains for track material. Track at left foreground crossing Lake Street at grade to access West Shops where special track work was/is constructed. Rail connection to this yard has since been removed. Now used for storage.

    2018.15.N99E.8004--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--Hamlin Yard shops view--Chicago IL--1960s. Used at this time by work trains for track material. Track at left foreground crossing Lake Street at grade to access West Shops where special track work was/is constructed. Rail connection to this yard has since been removed. Now used for storage.

  • 2018.15.N99E.8005--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--lower 63rd Street yard view--Chicago IL--1960s. Looking south from 63rd Street. Where steel is stacked was the site of North Shore Line's Merchandise Dispatch freighthouse where box motors were loaded/unloaded.

    2018.15.N99E.8005--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--lower 63rd Street yard view--Chicago IL--1960s. Looking south from 63rd Street. Where steel is stacked was the site of North Shore Line's Merchandise Dispatch freighthouse where box motors were loaded/unloaded.

  • 2018.15.N99E.8006--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--wooden work motor S-333 and flatcar at shops--Skokie IL--c1960s. Now undergoing restoration at IRM.

    2018.15.N99E.8006--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--wooden work motor S-333 and flatcar at shops--Skokie IL--c1960s. Now undergoing restoration at IRM.

  • 2018.15.N99E.8007--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--flatcar at shops--Skokie IL--c1960s. Car 4067 at right used for supply storage.

    2018.15.N99E.8007--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--flatcar at shops--Skokie IL--c1960s. Car 4067 at right used for supply storage.

  • 2018.15.N99E.8931--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--PCC car 7248 southbound in service on Western Ave--Chicago IL--c1950s

    2018.15.N99E.8931--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--PCC car 7248 southbound in service on Western Ave--Chicago IL--c1950s

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    2018.15.N99E.8006--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--wooden work motor S-333 and flatcar at shops--Skokie IL--c1960s. Now undergoing restoration at IRM.
    2018.15.N99E.8007--ed wilkommen 116 neg--CTA--flatcar at shops--Skokie IL--c1960s. Car 4067 at right used for supply storage.