The 2026 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Historical Calendar will be released in a mere five days, and I can't wait. This calendar features historic photographs of "L" trains, cable cars, busses, and other forms of public transportation set against the backdrop of a long ago Chicago. The photograph above was featured in the 2025 calendar and shows a Chicago City Railways cable car operating on the South Side on Chicago Day (October 9, 1893) at the World's Columbian Exposition. Chicago Day, by the way, marked the 22nd anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. And as you can see, that World's Fair was very popular, and if you wanted to get there via public transportation, finding a seat might have been a bit of a challenge. Ah, the Good Old Days!
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