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Below listed are documents pertaining to the CTA's takeover of the CMC on 10/01/1952. The titles give you an idea of what is contained in each memo.

  • 10c Shuttle Bus Sign - 03/12/1953
  • 15th St Parking Lot - 04/02/1953
  • 18th and Indiana Parking Lot - 03/04/1953
  • Additional Mail Location - 10/02/1952
  • Boulevard System Garage Contacts - No Date

  • Boulevard System Routine - 03/02/1953
  • Boulevard System Routine - 03/03/1953
  • Bus Coupons Discontinued - 01/28/1953
  • Buyers Courtesy Shuttle - 06/22/1953
  • Change In Route Numbers - No Date

  • Change Of Route Numbers - 11/14/1952
  • Change Of Route Numbers - 01/26/1953
  • CMC Operators Badges - 03/16/1953
  • CMC Passes IDs - 10/01/1952
  • Company Car Service - 02/11/1953

  • Destination Sign Lights - 02/18/1953
  • Detour Signs - 06/23/1953
  • Disabled Fare Register - 03/19/1953
  • Diversey Office Operators - 03/11/1953
  • Division Fares - 06/10/1953

  • Driver's Banks - 11/10/1952
  • Employee Badges - 10/01/1952
  • Employee's Guide After Merger - 10/01/1952
  • Employee's Guide After Merger - 10/01/1952 R2
  • End of Free Transfer From NSL - 02/11/1953

  • Estimated Parking Costs - 04/25/1952
  • Evening Operations - 03/17/1953
  • Express Bus Fare Change - 09/29/1952
  • Failing To Pickup at Oak and Michigan - 02/11/1953
  • Fairbanks Ct Bus Stops - 09/15/1953

  • Fare Collection on Rt 158 - 01/29/1953
  • Franklin-Orleans Bridge Closing - 01/14/1953
  • Grant Park Bandshell - 06/22/1953
  • Half Trip Readings - 02/19/1953
  • Issuing Round Punches - 06/22/1953

  • Jackson Blvd Closing - 02/12/1953
  • Jackson One Way - 01/22/1953
  • Jackson Route Change - 01/22/1953
  • Jackson Routing Changes - 01/28/1953
  • LaSalle Local Route Change - 01/22/1953

  • Layover Motor Shutoff - 04/13/1953
  • Letter From Mayor Kennelly - 09/29/1952
  • Manpower Shortage - 03/17/1953
  • Manpower Shortage - 03/31/1953
  • Merging Boulevard System Into Transportation Dept - 02/24/1953

  • Michigan Ave Closing - 02/18/1953
  • Michigan Blvd Stop Location Changes - 02/13/1953
  • Mirrors For Garages - 03/03/1953
  • Motor Coach Rules - 09/10/1952
  • Need For Trippers - 05/01/1953

  • New Badge Numbers - 03/25/1953
  • No Smoking In Coaches - 02/10/1953
  • Operating In Curb Lane - 04/30/1953
  • Operator Loss - 05/29/1953
  • Railroad Grade Crossings - 03/20/1953

  • Repairing Defective Fareboxes - 01/23/1953
  • Reroutes - 03/11/1953
  • Retirement Plan - 08/12/1953
  • Retirement Plan Valid Proofs - 06/26/1953
  • Revised Shuttle Service - 02/01/1953

  • Rosemont Transferred To Devon - 08/06/1953
  • Route 1 Modification - 08/31/1953
  • Route 2 Change - 01/22/1953
  • Route 31 Washington - 01/22/1953
  • Route 48 Monroe Parking - 01/12/1953

  • Route 142 Bus Stop Location - 02/06/1953
  • Route 142 Layover - 04/04/1953
  • Route 153 Possible Extension - 03/11/1953
  • Route 158 Ohio St Stop - 02/02/1953
  • Salt Sand Mixture - 11/28/1952

  • Seniority For Clerks - 08/27/1953
  • Station Personnel - 03/27/1953
  • Student Fare - 12/16/1952
  • Superintendent Of Operating Stations - 04/28/1953
  • Supervisory Merging - 03/06/1953

  • Telephone Number - 03/02/1953
  • Tires Scraping Curbs - 03/19/1953
  • Transferring To Route 131 - 03/11/1953
  • Transfer Pickup - 04/08/1953
  • Transportation Supervisors - 02/25/1953

  • Trippers - 05/01/1953
  • Turning Off Fareboxes - 03/12/1953
  • Uniform Caps - 03/19/1953
  • Walking Transfer Locations - 02/06/1953
  • Washington Change of Routing - 03/11/1953
  • Wilcox Garage - 01/05/1953



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