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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 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.
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]
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is the financial and oversight body for the three transit agencies in northeastern Illinois; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, and Pace, which are called Service Boards in the RTA Act. [1] RTA serves Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
The Chicago Transit Authority provides service in Chicago and 10 surrounding suburbs. The CTA provided a total of 532 million rides in 2011, [6] a 3 percent increase over 2010 with ridership rising to levels not seen for 20 years. [7] The CTA operates 24 hours each day and on an average weekday provides 1.7 million rides on buses and trains.
The 5000 series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 2009 and 2015 by Bombardier Transportation of Plattsburgh, New York. A $577 million order for 406 cars was placed in 2006. [1] In July 2011, the CTA ordered 300 more cars (later increased to 308 cars) for $331 million as an option on the first contract. [2] [3]