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Below are Pamphlets pertaining to service and/or distributed to the public in 1953. The date listed is either the date printed or the effective date of the information - or our best approximation.



01/1953 - Types of New Vehicles Purchased by CTA

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02/01/1953 - Revised Shuttle Service

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02/01/1953 - Austin Through Service

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02/01/1953 - Armitage Owl Service

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02/01/1953 - Central Owl Service

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02/01/1953 - The Price of Progress

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02/02/1953 - Expanded 10c Shopper-Depot-Parking Lot Service

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02/23/1953 - Westchester Service

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03/1953 - The Price of Progress 2nd Edition

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04/15/1953 - CTA Reports to You

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05/24/1953 - Modern Motor Buses for 63rd St.

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05/24/1953 - Modern Motor Buses for Indiana Route

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06/28/1953 - New Division Routing

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06/29/1953 - Service Changes for the Indiana Route

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07/1953 - Service Revisions

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07/01/1953 - Facts About CTA

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07/01/1953 - Station Achievement Awards

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08/09/1953 - Modern Buses For 43rd-Root Route

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08/17/1953 - Special Message to Parents about Garfield Ground Level Running

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09/12/1953 - Building Today For A Better Tomorrow

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09/13/1953 - Medical District Service Revisions

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09/20/1953 - Van Buren Routing

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10/18/1953 - Skokie Bus Timetable #7

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11/02/1953 - Irving Park Owl Service

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11/09/1953 - End of Operation Bypass

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11/15/1953 - Devon-Pratt Experimental Bus Service

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11/15/1953 - Devon-Pratt Bus Extension

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11/15/1953 - One Way Street Routings

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11/15/1953 - UniversalTransfers

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12/13/1953 - Owl Service on Devon-Sheridan

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Van Buren

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Lincoln

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Pulaski

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Ogden

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on North Ave.

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Lawrence

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Peterson

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Cicero

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Elston

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Chicago

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Armitage

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Diversey

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Belmont

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12/14/1953 - Owl Service on Central

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