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Chicago CTA Still Receives New Cars Using Intermodal Transfers |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri Aug 28 10:53:15 2015 With the Yellow line suspended and no definite opening date the CTA started a work-around transporting new railcars from SKOKIE shops to 63rd St. lower yard where the married pairs are recoupled and now on active rails, the railcars sent to a Red line shop for final prep work. The first transfer, #5675 5000 series railcar, shown on a siding where loading and reloading on the contractor's low-boy highway trailer takes place. When the mated railcar arrives, the loading takes place at the opposite end of the siding to keep cab ends correct.  A new railcars waits at the main gate of the CTA 63rd St. lower yard.   The major street running includes S. State St. from Pershing Rd. south to 63rd St. The view here is where of original Stockyards "L" crossed the street at 40th St.  Switching at the lower yard is handled by two Shuttlewagons. When four quads are assembled they are spotted on powered sidings. Four-car drag comes in from either the Red line or the Green line. The revenue cars bracket the four new cars for transfer to shops, usually the 98th St. Red line yard.  A drag awaits on the incline for clearance from Green line control.   Eight-car trains are unusual in the Green line. The drag consist is pictured just north of the Garfield Blvd. station.  The drag slows south of 17th St. junction where the Orange line connected to the south side main.  A milestone occurred Thursday, Aug. 27, when the 25th car transfer was received at 63rd St. The car was the seventh hundred delivered overall in the entire order from Bombadier. The total order is for 714 railcars. The order equipped the CTA Red, Purple, Green, Yellow, and Pink lines and was mostly successful except for the NYC seating style which is very unpopular in Chicago. The planned 7000 series railcars will revert to more 2 transverse seating.   The reverse trip going back to Skokie shops transfers cars scheduled for rehabs, cars marked for scrapping, and some in need or heavy shopping. A sewer vacuum machine was the transfer for one day. |
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