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CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010 The Bombardier AC5000s finished their scheduled four week stint on the Red line last week and this week moved on to their next stomping ground, the CTA Green line. Small problems occurred...most serious is the raising up and down to match platform heights. One car did get tagged, but was promptly cleaned up. There seems to be a definite effort to keep the logoed cars on the end of the consist. Here's my photo roundup of the four weeks. The brightest item seen is the red contact cover....the diaper...painted bright red as a reminder to switchmen and operators that the AC5000s are not to be electrically coupled to any other high performance cars. The eight car Red line train is just leaving the 63rd ST station.  The eight car train lays up in the Howard ST yard seen here looking north from the platforms.  The logoed cars are on the other end as the eight car train pulls out of Howard ST yard. The line instructor did both the pullin and pullout moves. The instructor accompanies the regular operator and is there to give additional instructions and to aid in troubleshooting.  The test consist is racing northbound in the median of the Dan Ryan at 33rd ST. At this point the expressway is 16 lanes wide.  Southbound meets northbound on the sweeping curve at Marquette RD. The highway ramps in the background lead to the Skyway.  The other end of the sweeping curve that ends at Marquette RD (6700 S.) is shown here, just south of 63rd ST. If ever 70 MPH operation is approved, what a thrill riding this curve will be. The elevated in the background is the 103 year old Englewood branch.   Interior shots of the cab showing the computer display panel. David Harrison |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 20 19:50:26 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. I see they're picking up a bit of MTA in the cab. "Red or flashing red means stop?" Duh. :( |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 20:15:04 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 20 19:50:26 2010. You should see the signs beside interlocking home signals...."If Red over Red...STOP AND STAY. If Tripped, call Rail Control.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu May 20 20:18:53 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 20:15:04 2010. Heh. No need for motorpeople anymore. :( |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Thu May 20 21:33:50 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. Nice shots and coverage!! :-) |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 21:42:54 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Thu May 20 21:33:50 2010. Thanks. I'll have some Green line AC5000s up next week.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Thu May 20 21:45:16 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 21:42:54 2010. Sweet!! :-) |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by arnine on Thu May 20 22:07:46 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. Cool pics :) |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by monorail on Thu May 20 22:18:14 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. any interior shots of the passenger/customer compartment? |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu May 20 22:19:24 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. Thanks, David. hope they do the vestige of 63rd. |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri May 21 08:13:35 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. My aunt rode on the 5000s several times during the past few weeks and didn't care to much for them. Something about the longitudinal seats... |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 09:33:17 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by arnine on Thu May 20 22:07:46 2010. Thanks...Remember that "cool Wrigley chewing gum" comes from here too.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 09:35:40 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by monorail on Thu May 20 22:18:14 2010. I put up this shot before. These are the only two crosswise seats...they fold up for wheelchair placement. David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 09:51:39 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by Jackson Park B Train on Thu May 20 22:19:24 2010. You're welcome.Here's the weekday schedule. Departures: Harlem at 0620, 0910, 1236, 1520, and 1840 Ashland at 0740, 1042, and 1354 Cottage Grove at 1636 and 1959 David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 09:55:29 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Fri May 21 08:13:35 2010. She should write a comment to the Chicago Tribune and to the CTA. I vote for at least keeping the 3200 seating in the new cars.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Randyo on Fri May 21 14:29:00 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 09:35:40 2010. Are those little globes in the roof of the car surveillance cameras? |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri May 21 15:58:41 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 09:35:40 2010. Wow ... that "jungle gym" poledance roof theater stuff looks incredibly cheesy, and not in a good way. Is that the best they could do as far as appearance goes? :( |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 19:29:01 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by Randyo on Fri May 21 14:29:00 2010. Yep...cameras. And if the intercom button is actvated, the operator can see inside the car where the button was a activated.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 19:30:38 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri May 21 15:58:41 2010. You thinking we need some "poles" so we can have some pole dancers???? LOL.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri May 21 19:42:24 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 19:30:38 2010. As Blago would say, "it'd be F'in' golden!" :)But yeah, that "arrangement" looks like it was done by kids. :( |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat May 22 10:15:50 2010, in response to CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Thu May 20 19:26:44 2010. Let me guess - you were standing on the Marquette Rd. viaduct when you snapped that pic of the two trains with the Skyway ramp behind them. We used to take Marquette Rd. to State St. to the Skyway a lot when going home to South Bend. |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Sat May 22 17:51:40 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat May 22 10:15:50 2010. Exactly. By the way name a street in Chicago that goes both east and west and north and south........You guessed it Marquette RD.David |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by George Foelschow on Sat May 22 18:22:05 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Sat May 22 17:51:40 2010. My first guess in that category would be Wacker Drive. |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Randyo on Sat May 22 21:11:19 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 19:29:01 2010. We could use that here in NY! |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Randyo on Sat May 22 21:11:58 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by ChicagoPCCLCars on Fri May 21 19:30:38 2010. There are plenty of Poles in Chicago! |
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Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos) |
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Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sun May 23 09:58:20 2010, in response to Re: CTA AC5000s Have Left The Red Line (Photos), posted by Randyo on Sat May 22 21:11:58 2010. Indeed there are. |
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