2600-series (CTA) - Wikipedia
The 2600-series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 1981 and 1987 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 600 cars were built, and 489 of them remain in service. [3] The 2600-series cars (numbered 2601–3200) were manufactured by the Budd Company, the same company that made the 2200-series.
2600-series Cars - Chicago ''L''.org
The 2600s are the oldest cars currently in scheduled "L" passenger service. While a few 2600-series cars were retired before 2014, usually due to accidents or other damage, 594 of the 600 cars built remained on CTA property (of which 561 were in revenue service) in late 2014, when retirement of the cars began in earnest.
Chicago "L" rolling stock - Wikipedia
The oldest series is the 2600-series which was built between 1981 and 1987 and refurbished between 1999 and 2002. The second series is the 3200-series, built between 1992 and 1994 and refurbished between 2015 and 2018.
2600-series - Updates & Retirements - CTA Rail - Chicago Transit …
Aug 28, 2013 · Let's leave the 2600-series retirements alone for now. We have an exciting rehab on 3200-series and the grand finale for the 5000-series being delivered, lets wait a couple of years before we begin to celebrate the grand finale of the 2600-series.
Chicago ''L''.org: Liveries
When the Spirit of Chicago livery was being developed for the 2600s in the early 1980s, a 6000-series car was given the prototype application of the "2600-style" livery, including painting 2600-style marker lights, headlights and taillights on the car end!
Chicago ''L''.org: Rolling Stock - CTA Car Assignments
Nov 1, 2018 · CTA Car Assignments as of November 1, 2018. Route: 12600-series: 3200-series: 5000-series: Total Assigned: Blue: 2601-2602 2605-2606 2615-2616 2621-2624 2637-2638 2647-2652 2655-2656 ... 3458 actually 2600-series car renumbered from 3032 # Assigned to 54th Yard ## Also, 22 cars assigned to Blue Line service MAX "MAX Cars": High-Capacity Cars
CTA 'L' Rosters - CTA Rail - Chicago Transit Forum
Jul 3, 2012 · About 3/4 of the #2200's series trains were hot with people fanning themselves on a 100 degree car and I spotted several cars with the hopper windows open. There is a few that have good AC like #2313 but the #2400's seemed to be in much better condition. Now the purple line #2600's seem to be in good condition too.
2600-series (CTA) - Wikiwand
The 2600-series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 1981 and 1987 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 600 cars were built, and 489 of them remain in service. [3]
CTA reveals new look for next generation of rail cars - CTA
Aug 2, 2013 · The new 7000 series cars would replace the CTA’s oldest rail cars, including the approximately 400 2600 series, which were built between 1981 and 1987 by Budd Company. Additional, later-year options could allow for the timely replacement of the 256 cars in the 3200 series, which were built in 1992-93 by Morrison-Knudsen.
CTA Celebrates 40 Years of Rail Service to O’Hare International …
Aug 30, 2024 · Still running in service today on the Blue, Brown and Orange lines, the 2600-series cars were brand-new and in the midst of being built and delivered to CTA when the O’Hare extension opened. The 2600s on display will be wrapped in their original 1980s “Spirit of Chicago” paint scheme, and also decorated inside with vintage maps and ...