Scott SmithChicago, Illinois
White and Blue and Red and Gray CTA Transit Bus, by Scott Smith. A white CTA bus with blue and red stripes, its back and front both turned toward you, with bus number 1123, an American flag, transitchicago.com along the roofline and advertising panels on its back and side. Scott’s inscription runs in two lines.

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CCA-034 34 of 35 The Chicago Car Archive

White and Blue and Red and Gray CTA Transit Bus

Scott Smith
Pen, marker, and crayon on paper
18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm) · Undated

Vehicle

Type
Bus
Make / operator
CTA
Model
Transit Bus
Model year
Not recorded
Year status
Not recorded
Color
White and Blue and Red and Gray

Details

Doors
Not recorded
Doors status
Not recorded
Door locks
Unmentioned
Windows
Not recorded
Windows status
Not recorded

Observations

Antenna drawn
No
Cultural references
Yes
Vibrations
Yes
Third wheel drawn
No

Vehicle identifications and color names follow Scott’s inscription. Window descriptions keep his terms, such as Electra Power. The vehicle year does not date the drawing. Status fields show whether a value is recorded.

Artwork © Scott Smith. Reproduction of works requires written permission.

Cite this workScott Smith, White and Blue and Red and Gray CTA Transit Bus, undated. Pen, marker, and crayon on paper, 18 × 24 in (45.7 × 61 cm). CCA-034, The Chicago Car Archive. In AND NOW (Chicago: North of 80, 2026), printed page 59. https://www.weightofvalue.com/andnow/work/cca-034.html