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2006 to CTA Purchasing Articulated Buses Built by M.A.N rior to the extension of Blue Line service from Jefferson Park to O’Hare International Airport in 1984, CTA provided service to the airport from Jefferson Park via the #40 O’Hare Express bus route. PThe bus shown in this photo operated on the route as part of an experiment which ultimately led January 2006 to CTA purchasing articulated buses built by M.A.N. of Düsseldorf, Germany in 1979 and 1982. S M T W T F S * New Year’s Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B C D E F G A 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 A B C D E F G Martin Luther 15 King, Jr. Day *16 17 18 19 20 21 G A B C D E F 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 F G A B C D E A B C D E F G : December 2005 February 2006 CTA Operations Division S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Group Days Off 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Alternate day off 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 * if you work on this day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Central offi ces closed 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 E F G A B C D etween 1888 and 1893 cable cars debuted on the Milwaukee Avenue, Madison Street, Blue Island Avenue, and Halsted Street lines of the West Chicago Street Railroad Company and the Chicago Pas- February 2006 Bsenger Railway Company. In 1906, operation of cable cars ended to make way for electric streetcars. S M T W T F S A B C D E F G : January 2006 CTA Operations Division S M T W T F S Group Days Off 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Alternate day off 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 * if you work on this day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Central offices closed 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 E F G A B C D 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 D E F G A B C Lincoln’s Birthday12 13 Valentine’s Day14 15 16 17 18 C D E F G A B Washington’s 19 Presidents’ Day 20 21 Birthday 22 23 24 25 B C D E F G A March 2006 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 A B C D E F G n celebration of the Chicago White Sox 2005 World Series Championship, the CTA unveiled a specially decorated train at the Sox-35th Red Line station March 2006 Ion October 31, 2005. S M T W T F S A B C D E F G : February 2006 CTA Operations Division S M T W T F S Group Days Off 1 2 3 4 Alternate day off 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 * if you work on this day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Central offices closed 26 27 28 Ash Wednesday 1 2 3 4 A B C D E F G 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 G A B C D E F 12 13 14 15 16 St. Patrick’s Day17 18 F G A B C D E 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 E F G A B C D April 2006 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 D E F G A B C n a bold response to increased popularity of the automobile, leaders of public transit agencies across the nation, called the Presidents’ Conference Committee, designed a modern streamliner. In 1936, eighty-three of Ithese vehicles known as Blue Geese, were introduced to the Madison Streetcar Line of the Chicago Surface April 2006 Lines. Two of them are in view among the throngs of onlookers on Madison Street west of Pulaski Road. S M T W T F S A B C D E F G : March 2006 May 2006 CTA Operations Division S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Group Days Off 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Alternate day off 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 * if you work on this day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Central offi ces closed 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 1 D E F G A B C Daylight Savings Time begins 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C D E F G A B Palm Sunday 9 10 11 12 Passover 13 Good Friday 14 15 B C D E F G A * Easter 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 A B C D E F G 23 G 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 F A B C D E F n 1981, the CTA introduced 2600-series rail cars built by the Budd Company. The initial order was for 300 cars; however, CTA later exercised an option May 2006 Ifor 300 more units to further modernize its fl eet. S M T W T F S A B C D E F G : CTA Operations Division Group Days Off Alternate day off * if you work on this day Central offi ces closed 1 2 3 4 5 6 F G A B C D E 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 E F G A B C D Armed Forces Mother’s Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 Day 20 D E F G A B C 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 C D E F G A B April 2006 June 2006 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 * 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 Memorial Day 29 30 31 30 B C D E F G A hen the CTA acquired the Chicago Motor Company in October 1952, the agency assumed the title to 595 buses and several bus garages that made up the “Boulevard System”–and provided passenger service June 2006 Won boulevards that had traffi c restrictions prohibiting the operation of streetcars. Employees are pictured with two Motor Coach buses at the entrance to the Wilcox garage (circa 1955) on the city’s west side. S M T W T F S A B C D E F G : May 2006 CTA Operations Division S M T W T F S Group Days Off 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 * Alternate day off 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 if you work on this day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Central offi ces closed 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 B C D E F G A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A B C D E F G 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Flag Day G A B C D E F 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Father’s Day F G A B C D E July 2006 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 E F G A B C D TA’s Skokie rail terminal at Dempster Street illustrates the convenient transfer arrangements back in September1969 between the Skokie Swift (now called the Yellow Line), the #97 Skokie bus, and Grey- Chound Bus Company. The articulated train (far right) was built by Pullman in 1947, while the CTA bus July 2006 (far left) of the 3730-3875 series was built by the Flxible Company of Loudonville, Ohio in 1968-69. S M T W T F S A B C D E F G : June 2006 August 2005 CTA Operations Division S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Group Days Off 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 Alternate day off 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * if you work on this day 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Central offi ces closed 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 1 E F G A B C D * 2 3 Independence Day 4 5 6 7 8 D E F G A B C 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 C D E F G A B 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 B C D E F G A 23 24 A B 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 G A C D E F G n 1971, the CTA received funding for a major capital improvement program that included the purchase of air-conditioned buses.
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