The current rolling stock of the Chicago "L" rapid transit system consists of four series of railcars. The oldest series is the 2600-series which was...
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2200-series (CTA) (redirect from 2200 series (Chicago 'L'))
The 2200-series was a series of Chicago "L" cars built in 1969 and 1970 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 150 cars were built. The last...
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1–50 series (CTA) (redirect from 1-50 series (Chicago 'L'))
190–191, 205. C.E.R.A. (1976), pp. 115. C.E.R.A. (1976). Chicago's Rapid Transit v.2: Rolling Stock/1947–1976. Central Electric Railfans’ Association. ISBN 0-915348-15-2...
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2600-series (CTA) (redirect from 2600 series (Chicago 'L'))
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...
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6000-series (CTA) (redirect from 6000 series (Chicago 'L'))
165 & supplement. ISBN 0-916374-41-6. C.E.R.A. (1973). Chicago's Rapid Transit v.1: Rolling Stock/1892-1947. Central Electric Railfans’ Association. pp...
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5000-series (CTA) (redirect from 5000 series (Chicago "L"))
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...
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2400-series (CTA) (redirect from 2400 series (Chicago 'L'))
The 2400-series was a series of Chicago "L" cars built between 1976 and 1978 by Boeing-Vertol of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, with shells fabricated by Sorefame...
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This is a list of companies that manufactured railroad cars and other rolling stock. Most of these companies built both passenger and freight equipment...
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Pink Line (CTA) (redirect from Chicago L Pink Line)
2 mi (18.0 km) rapid transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the CTA's newest rail...
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2000-series (CTA) (redirect from 2000 series (Chicago 'L'))
Chicago "L" car built in 1964 by Pullman-Standard of Chicago, Illinois. 180 cars were built. The 2000-series was the first of five series of Chicago "L"...
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Brown Line (CTA) (redirect from Chicago L Brown Line)
Line of the Chicago "L" system, is an 11.4-mile (18.3 km) route with 27 stations between Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood and downtown Chicago. It runs...
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3200-series (CTA) (redirect from 3200 series (Chicago 'L'))
the last of five series of Chicago "L" cars known as the High Performance Family and the last railcars ordered for the Chicago Transit Authority that use...
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Green Line (CTA) (redirect from Chicago L Green Line)
Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the only completely...
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Orange Line (CTA) (redirect from Chicago L Orange Line)
Line is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is approximately...
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(103rd/Stony Island) For a description of the 'L' cars, see Chicago "L" rolling stock. See chicago-l.org for car assignment sheets. In 1953, the CTA...
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State-of-the-Art Car (category Chicago "L" rolling stock)
produced BART rolling stock. The two SOAC demonstrator cars were completed in 1972; along with the R44, they were the last rolling stock produced by the...
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Red Line (CTA) (redirect from Chicago L Red Line)
transit line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as part of the Chicago "L" system. It is the busiest line on the "L" system, with an...
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Boeing Rotorcraft Systems (category Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of the United States)
aircraft. For much of the 1970s, Boeing Vertol entered the railroad rolling stock market in an attempt to keep government-funded contracts in the wake...
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7000-series (CTA) (redirect from 7000 series (Chicago "L"))
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...
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CRRC (category Companies listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange)
Chinese state-owned and publicly traded rolling stock manufacturer. It is the world's largest rolling stock manufacturer in terms of revenue, eclipsing...
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The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of...
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Jewett Car Company (category Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of the United States)
Kennebunkport, Maine. Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car 319, built in 1914, is operated at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. Chicago Aurora and...
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Metra (redirect from Chicago Metra)
Metra's routes under purchase-of-service agreements. Metra owns all rolling stock and is responsible for all stations along with the respective municipalities...
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BNSF Line (category Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)
with Metra, inherited from Burlington Northern. While Metra owns all rolling stock, the management and crews are BNSF employees. BNSF is the owner of the...
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Rock Island Rockets (category United States train and rolling stock stubs)
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Rockets were lightweight, streamlined diesel-electric passenger trains built by the Budd Company. These...
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branch". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 2008-01-27. Garfield, Graham. "Kenwood branch". Chicago "L".org. Retrieved 2008-01-27. Garfield, Graham. "Stock Yards...
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Texas Chief (section Rolling stock)
and Santa Fe Railway between Chicago, Illinois, and Galveston, Texas. It was the first Santa Fe "Chief" outside the Chicago–Los Angeles routes. The Santa...
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cars. The first repair facilities for rolling stock were located along the Chicago River near the center of Chicago, but these were abandoned for a more...
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GE Capital Rail Services (category Rolling stock leasing companies)
Systems List of rolling-stock leasing companies "General Electric Railcar Services Corporation", investing.businessweek.com, Bloomberg L.P., archived from...
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National Railroad Museum (section Rolling stock)
501(c)(3) organization since 1958. Its collection of locomotives and rolling stock spans more than a century of railroading. Notable items include an Aerotrain;...
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