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Welcome aboard the "Bus Day" edition of Eddie's Railfan Page.
Prior to the formation of the Chicago transit Authority in 1947, The city of Chicago's public transit needs, were handled by more than one company. While the Chicago Surface Lines operated mainly with a large fleet of electric city streetcars, they also rostered a modest fleet of transit buses too. The main motor bus operator in Chicago, was a company known as The Chicago Motor Coach Company. This 1951 General Motors bus seen here inside one of the museum's display barns, is an example of one of the last buses owned by the Chicago Motor Coach Company. The Chicago Motor Coach Company joined the Chicago Transit Authority in the year of 1952.
The CTA operated these buses like this one in regular service until 1972.
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