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By:Chuck Zeiler
Dates:2/1/1955 - 12/31/1984
Album Info:Photos of the RTA in the Chicago area between 1974 and 1984 when the METRA brand was introduced.
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RTA 1562
Title:  RTA 1562
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority 1562 at about Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on March 15, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  3/15/1983  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 12:06:06 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  RTA 1562(Highliner)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
RTA 1565
Title:  RTA 1565
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority 1565 at about Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/1/1982  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 12:40:55 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  RTA 1565(Highliner)
Views:  644   Comments: 0
RTA 1568
Title:  RTA 1568
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Highliner 1568 arriving at Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on June 11, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  6/11/1987  Upload Date: 6/22/2015 10:22:28 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  RTA 1568(Highliner)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
METX 1578
Title:  METX 1578
Description:  METX 1578 at 23rd Street in Chicago, Illinois on April 19, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/19/1987  Upload Date: 11/1/2014 6:15:47 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  METX 1578(Highliner)
Views:  530   Comments: 0
RTA Highliner 1584
Title:  RTA Highliner 1584
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Highliner 1584 (still in IC paint) arriving at Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on May 13, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  5/13/1983  Upload Date: 6/22/2015 11:12:50 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  RTA 1584(Highliner)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
METX Highliner 1587
Title:  METX Highliner 1587
Description:  METX Highliner 1587 at 23rd Street in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/13/1987  Upload Date: 4/29/2018 10:24:30 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  METX 1587(Highliner)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
RTA Highliner 1597
Title:  RTA Highliner 1597
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Highliner 1597 at 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on October 13, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/31/1987  Upload Date: 6/22/2015 11:49:02 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  RTA 1597(Highliner)
Views:  443   Comments: 0
RTA 1599
Title:  RTA 1599
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Highliner 1599 at 23rd Street in Chicago, Illinois on August 19, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The sign on the wire reads: ENTER AIR GAP
Photo Date:  8/19/1987  Upload Date: 6/22/2015 12:26:40 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  RTA 1599(Highliner)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
NIRC 2001
Title:  NIRC 2001
Description:  Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation caboose 2001 at Blue Island, Illinois on September 8, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Interesting logo below the end door window, I don't know what it is.
Photo Date:  9/8/1984  Upload Date: 3/7/2013 12:40:25 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  334   Comments: 2
RTA 7113
Title:  RTA 7113
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority 7113 at Aurora, Illinois on July 13, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. It appears that this car was built by Budd in 1977-78 for the West Suburban Mass Transit District as part of a group numbered 7100-7121.
Photo Date:  7/13/1982  Upload Date: 9/17/2014 1:19:13 PM
Location:  Aurora, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  720   Comments: 0
METX 8221
Title:  METX 8221
Description:  METX Cab Car 8221 at Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on March 30, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  3/30/1987  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 1:22:01 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  CSS 3(Electric M.U.)
Views:  390   Comments: 1
RTA 8242
Title:  RTA 8242
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Budd gallery control cab car 8242 at Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in March, 1980, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The sign in the doorway reads: SUB LINE 4:15
Photo Date:  3/1/1980  Upload Date: 10/1/2014 2:40:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  187   Comments: 0
RTA 8243
Title:  RTA 8243
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Budd gallery cab 8243 at about 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on unknown day in July 1978, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. The following is from the Saturday, January 7, 1978 issue of the Chicago Tribune newspaper, explaining the cribbing under the CTA structure:

The cracks in the CTA elevated structure developed on a curve where the rapid transit tracks pass over the Rock Island Railroad's commuter right-of-way near 18th and Clark Streets. Because of the danger of the structure collapsing, the Rock Island suspended service to La Salle Street Station. The first of the cracks was spotted Wednesday morning by Vernon Solarie, a bridge engineer for the Rock Island, as he rode to work in the upper deck of a Rock Island commuter train that passed under the elevated structure. Solarie, 46, a native of Columbia, has worked for the Rock Island for 21 years and will be awarded the Chicago Metal of Merit and a certificate of recognition from the Rock Island. Mayor Bilandic said the Metal of Merit will honor Solarie for vigilance and interest in the health and safety of his fellow citizens. The Chicago Transit Authority plans to conduct a test run over the cracked section of the Dan Ryan line elevated sturcture Sunday to determine if it can be opened Monday morning. Marshall Suloway, Chicago Commissioner of Public Works, said that the test train will not run until the structure (built in 1968), dangerously weakened by a series of large cracks in steel girders, is considered to be safely shored up by emergency repairs.

Photo Date:  7/1/1978  Upload Date: 10/16/2014 1:59:17 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  CTA 2173(ACMU)
Views:  396   Comments: 0
RTA 8244
Title:  RTA 8244
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Budd Cab car 8244 at about 18th and Clark Streets in Chicago, Illinois on July 6, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/6/1984  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 2:03:17 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  120   Comments: 0
RTA 8248
Title:  RTA 8248
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority Budd Cab Car 8248 at Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeildr.
Photo Date:  2/1/1982  Upload Date: 12/24/2014 1:05:26 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  78   Comments: 0
RTA 8250
Title:  RTA 8250
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority 8250 at Blue Island, Illinois on July 12, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/12/1982  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 1:19:36 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  113   Comments: 0
RTA 8251
Title:  RTA 8251
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority 8251 and anotrher cab car at 18th Street in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 2/2/2015 1:45:51 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  AMTK 537(SDP40F)
Views:  782   Comments: 0
RTA Budd Cab Car 8255
Title:  RTA Budd Cab Car 8255
Description:  RTA Budd Cab Car 8255 at Western Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  5/25/1982  Upload Date: 6/22/2015 1:31:53 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Station
Locomotives: 
Views:  505   Comments: 0
RTA 8706
Title:  RTA 8706
Description:  Regional Transportation Authority cab cars at the C&NW coach yard between Western and California Avenues in Chicago, Illinois on May 12, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Cab car 8706 is on the right.
Photo Date:  5/12/1984  Upload Date: 5/1/2014 2:50:51 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  298   Comments: 0


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