Chicago Transit Authority Photos

Welcome to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) photo gallery. The CTA began operations in 1947 after acquiring the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the Chicago Surface Lines. It operates numerous rail lines and surface bus routes in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

Below is a sample of what the CTA operates, but by no means complete in covering the CTA throughout it's history.

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Thumbnail Year Model Fleet Number Description Photo Date (M/D/Y)
2000 Novabus LFS 6404 6404 seen on a rainy morning on Route 3. 1/02/2005
2000 Novabus LFS 6423 6423 departing Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6424 6424 laying over at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6432 6432 on Jackson at Canal not in service. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6432 Rear 6432 on Jackson at Canal. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6436 A side view of 6436. This is among one of 484 of thse Novabus's that CTA had delivered to them in 2000 and 2001. These were CTA's first large orders for low floor buses. In 1995, 65 New Flyer D40LF's were built for the CTA and 3 Fuel Cell NFI low floors in 1997 were also built for the CTA. 1/02/2005
2000 Novabus LFS 6444 6444 seen on Route 3 King Drive. 1/02/2005
2000 Novabus LFS 6447 6447 at Navy Pier working Route 66. 8/04/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6451 6451 at Jackson and Canal working Route 37 Sedgwick. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6452 6452 at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6457 6457 departing Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6458 6458 at Jackson and Canal working Route 121. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6464 6464 at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/04/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6467 6467 at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/04/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6467-2 6467 at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/04/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6495 6495 at Jackson and Canal working Route 132 Goose Island. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6527 6527 at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/04/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6527-2 6527 at Navy Pier working Route 65 Grand. 8/04/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6527-3 6458 at Jackson and Canal working Route 121. 8/05/2014
2000 Novabus LFS 6541 6541 in downtown Chicago working Route 132 Congress Plaza. 8/04/2014
2001 Novabus LFS 6671 6671 in downtown Chicago working Route 62 Archer. 8/05/2014
2001 Novabus LFS 6692 6692 in downtown Chicago working Route 29 State. 8/05/2014
2002 Novabus LFS 6747 6747 in downtown Chicago turning onto Madison from Michigan working Route 56 Milwaukee. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7901 7901 turning onto Michigan at Wacker Place working Route 2 Hyde Park Express. 8/05/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7901-2 7901 departing Navy Pier working Route 2 Hyde Park Express. 8/05/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7904 7904 at Navy Pier not in service. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7904-2 7904 at Canal and Jackson working Route 1. 8/05/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7904-3 7904 departing Navy Pier working Route 2. 8/05/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7907 7907 at Navy Pier working Route 2 to Cottage and 60th. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7907 Rear 7907 at Navy Pier working Route 2 to Cottage and 60th. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7924 Rear 7924 on State working Route 2. 8/05/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7925 7907 at Navy Pier working Route 2. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7925-2 7907 at Navy Pier working Route 2. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7925 Rear 7907 at Navy Pier working Route 2. 8/04/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7927 7927 at Canal and Jackson working Route 1. 8/05/2014
2014 Novabus LFS 7927 Rear 7927 at Canal and Jackson working Route 1. 8/05/2014
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