2015 Historical Calendar Chicago Transit Authority J A N U A R Y A two-car set of Pullman 2000-series cars is posed for this photo on the Lake Street elevated tracks at Canal, just west of the Chicago River. Originally delivered in mint green and alpine white livery, these cars are sporting a special color scheme in honor of the nation’s Bicentennial. January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat F G A December 2014 February 2015 ABCDEFG: S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Division 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Group Days Off 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 t Alternate day off if 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 you work on this day 28 29 30 31 l Central offices closed 1 New Year’s Day 2 3 A B C D E F G 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 G A B C D E F 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 F G A B C D E Martin Luther 18 19 King, Jr. Day 20 21 22 23 24 E F G A B C D 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 F E B R U A R Y CTA “New Look” bus #424, part of an order of 150 buses built by General Motors in 1962-63, is turning north from Washington onto Michigan in front of what was Chicago’s Central Library building at the time. The last of these buses, which presented quite a drastically different appearance from their predecessors, were retired in 1983. (Gerald L. Squire photo) February 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat D E F G A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 C D E F G A B 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Valentine’s Day B C D E F G A 15 16 Presidents’ Day 17 18 Ash Wednesday 19 20 21 A B C D E F G 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 January 2015 March 2015 ABCDEFG: S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Division 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Group Days Off 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 t Alternate day off if 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 you work on this day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 l Central offices closed M A R C H Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) trolley bus #170, just delivered from the Pullman-Standard Company in 1935, looks sharp in its red and cream color scheme, trimmed in silver, as it is posed for a photo outside of West Shops. Trolley buses were used as extensions of existing as streetcar lines and, later, replaced streetcars on some routes during the CTA’s conversion to an all-bus operation. March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat G A B C D E F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 F G A B C D E Daylight Savings 8 Time Starts 9 10 11 12 13 14 E F G A B C D 15 16 17 St. Patrick’s Day 18 19 20 First Day of Spring 21 D E F G A B C 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 C D E April 2015 February 2015 ABCDEFG: S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Division 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Group Days Off 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 t Alternate day off if 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 you work on this day 26 27 28 29 30 29 Palm Sunday 30 31 l Central offices closed A P R I L Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) streetcar #3332 is heading southbound on Clark at Roscoe, crossing underneath the north main line of the ‘L’ on its way downtown on the #22 Clark-Wentworth route, a through route that traversed the city from north to south. Car #3332 was part of a fleet nicknamed “Sedans,” consisting of three orders in 1929 from three different manufacturers. April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat March 2015 May 2015 ABCDEFG: F G A B S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Division 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Group Days Off 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 t Alternate day off if 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 you work on this day Good Friday 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 l Central offices closed 31 1 2 3 Passover Begins 4 B C D E F G A 5 Easter 6 7 8 9 10 11 A B C D E F G 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 G A B C D E F 19 20 21 22 Earth Day 23 24 25 F G A B C 26 27 28 29 30 M A Y CTA car #4292 is posed in the sun, and appears to have just come out of the paint shop. This car has seen many years of service, having carried generations of passengers since being built by the Cincinnati Car Company in 1922. It appears here in its final livery of green and cream that it wore until the end of its service days. May 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat April 2015 June 2015 ABCDEFG: D E S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 Division 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Group Days Off 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 t Alternate day off if 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 you work on this day 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 l Central offices closed 1 2 E F G A B C D 3 4 5 Cinco de Mayo 6 7 8 9 D E F G A B C 10 Mother’s Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 Armed Forces Day C D E F G A B 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 B C D E F G A 24 A 31 25 Memorial Day 26 27 28 29 30 J U N E It is 1948, and a westbound trolley bus on the #76 Diversey route is boarding a group of passengers, on its way to its western terminus at Harlem Avenue. This bus is actually a demonstrator model, manufactured by the Marmon-Herrington Company. The public was very receptive to these buses, and the CTA subsequently ordered 349 of these coaches for its system. June 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat B C D E F G 1 2 3 4 5 6 G A B C D E F 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 F G A B C D E 14 Flag Day 15 16 17 18 19 Juneteenth 20 E F G A B C D Father’s Day 21 First Day of Summer 22 23 24 25 26 27 D E F July 2015 May 2015 ABCDEFG: S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 4 1 2 Division 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Group Days Off 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 t Alternate day off if 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 you work on this day 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 l Central offices closed 28 29 30 31 J U L Y Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) streetcar #937, signed for the #74 Fullerton route, has just passed the intersection of Fullerton/Lincoln/Halsted in Lincoln Park on its way west to the end of the line at Central. This car was part of a fleet of 400 “Small Pullmans” built by the Pullman Car Company which were used on many of the city’s streetcar lines. (Mike Charnota collection) July 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat June 2015 August 2015 ABCDEFG: G A B C S M T W T F S S M T W T F S CTA Operations 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Division 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Group Days Off 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 t Alternate day off if 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 you work on this day 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 l Central offices closed 30 31 1 2 3 4 Independence Day C D E F G A B 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 B C D E F G A 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 A B C D E F G 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 G A B C D E 26 27 28 29 30 31 A U G U S T Chicago Surface Lines (CSL) bus #6518, manufactured by General Motors Corporation (GMC) in 1946, has just arrived from the factory at the time of this photo.