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Chicago Rapid Transit Company; later Chicago Transit Authority: Cincinnati Car Company: 1914–1924 1973 455 5000-series Pullman Car Company (5001–02) and St. Louis Car Company (5003–04) 1947 1985 4 Built with PCC equipment 6000-series: Chicago Transit Authority St. Louis Car Company: 1950–1959 1992 720 1–50 series: 1959–1960 1999 50
The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") [4] is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois.Operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), it is the fourth-largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length, at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long as of 2014, [1] [note 1] and the third-busiest rapid ...
An elevated station at Roosevelt opened on June 6, 1892, as part of the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad, the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago. [2] From 1919 to 1963, interurban trains of the North Shore Line also used the station. "L" service through the station was discontinued in 1949 when CTA routed all trains from ...
The Chicago "L" is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago and seven of its surrounding suburbs. The system is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). On an average weekday, 759,866 passengers ride the "L", [1] making it the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States, behind the New York City Subway. [2]
Chicago "L" Operator(s) Chicago Transit Authority: Depot(s) Kimball Yard: Rolling stock: Mixed 2600-series and 3200-series 8 car trains (typical, maximum) Daily ridership: 33,302 (avg. weekday in 2023) [1] History; Opened: August 1, 1949 (Current operation) Technical; Number of tracks: 2: Character: Elevated and At-Grade Level: Track gauge: 4 ...
The Dan Ryan branch is a 9.4 mi (15.1 km) long section of the Chicago "L" system located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority, as part of its Red Line service and is normally through-routed downtown towards the North Side via the State Street subway.
Stansted Airport Transit System: Westinghouse/Adtranz C-100 Adtranz/Bombardier CX-100: 1991 Heathrow Airport: Heathrow Terminal 5 Transit: Bombardier Innovia APM 200: 2008 United States: Chicago, Illinois Airport Transit System: Bombardier Innovia APM 256 (Replaced VAL256s in 2019) 1993–2018 (VAL), 2021 (Innovia)
The 7000-series of rail cars was ordered by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the Chicago "L".The base order is for 400 cars and will be used to replace the 2600-series cars, dating back to the 1980s, [3] which are currently assigned to the Blue, Brown, and Orange Lines.