New 1981 rail cars
The first two rail cars of an order of 300 new Budd Co. cars for the CTA at the CTA's Skokie shop, 3701 Oakton St., on March 6, 1981.
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Looking north from Madison Street with the Market Street "L" and stub, marking the end of the line before it was removed in 1948.
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Passengers board at 95th Street on the CTA's 5000 Series rail cars, which began testing with commuters on the Red Line, on April 19, 2010.
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Commuters sit face to face in a new 5000 Series "L" car on the Red Line on April 29, 2010.
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Crews work on rail cars June 12, 2012, at the Bombardier Transportation factory in Plattsburgh, N.Y., which manufactures rail cars for the CTA.
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Derek Stawikoski, of Bombardier Transportation, performs maintenance on the door of a 5000 Series CTA car at the CTA train repair facility in Forest Park on June 5, 2013.
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Riders on a CTA "L" Red Line subway train commute in a new 5000 Series car Aug. 1, 2013.
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Rail supervisor Chris Fisher, left, and switchman Edward Fernandez, in train, move a 2200 Series rail car out of the Rosemont garage Aug. 7, 2013. The 44-year-old 2200 Series cars were to make a...
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The CTA's 2400 Series "L" cars arrive at the Washington train stop, at Wells Street, in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 21, 2015, during their last run.
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The Chicago Transit Authority's 2400 Series "L" cars arrive at the Washington train stop, at Wells Street, in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 21, 2015. The 2400 Series, which dates from the mid- to late 1970s,...
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A Chicago Transit Authority 5000 Series rail car is trucked out of the Skokie shop and loaded onto a flatbed so it can be transported via a truck Aug. 27, 2015. The last of the CTA's new rail cars was...
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The interior of the CSR Sifang America 7000 Series cars. The CTA board voted to approve $1.3 billion for 843 rail cars from the 7000 Series
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The exterior of the CSR Sifang America 7000 Series cars. The CTA board voted to approve $1.3 billion for 843 rail cars from the 7000 Series.
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