2600-series - Updates & Retirements

[Policeman]

1 hour ago, Bus1883 said:

Saw #2841-42 pulling into UIC yesterday. I could of sworn those were on the brown line a few months ago, why are they back on blue this could be unrelated #3323-24 is back on the brown line…

3323-24 been on the brown

[Bus1883]

#3143-44 back on blue spotted at rosemont yard

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

2691 2692 are scrapped

[Bus1883]

#2881-82 #3123-24 and #3191-92 at Midway. There are also two cars unmated in the middle of the yard appears to be ready to be sent to Skokie for scrapping.

[Bus1883]

On 8/11/2024 at 5:33 PM, artthouwill said:

Why would these cars be sitting in 98th Yard rather than Midway Yard?  It makes sense that the Blue Line Yards don't have room  but one would think Midway Would Have the room.   I'm guessing these cars aren't work cars which would be the only reason there should be 2600s in 98th Yard.

Or Midway may also be short on space…

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

57 minutes ago, Bus1883 said:

#2881-82 #3123-24 and #3191-92 at Midway. There are two cars unmated in the middle of the yard as well appears to be ready to be sent to Skokie for scrapping.

3123 3124 has been running on the orange line since 2022.

[Bus1883]

2867-68, 2967-68, 3047-48 & 3081-82 have been moved to midway saw it on run #713 as a 8-car consist.

[Policeman]

2 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

#2867-68, #2967-68, #3047-48 & #3081-82 have been moved to midway saw it on run #713 as a 8-car consist.

from what yard?

[renardo870]

51 minutes ago, Policeman said:

from what yard?

It might have been moved from 98th St Yard if it wasn't at Rosemont. 

Edited November 10, 2024 by renardo870

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

there’s a few 2600’s at howard yard possibly awaiting for moving to skokie, 2719-2720, 3067-3068, 2655-2656 and a few more that i couldn’t make out the number

[Bus1883]

3 hours ago, renardo870 said:

It might have been moved from 98th St Yard if it wasn't at Rosemont. 

 

4 hours ago, Policeman said:

from what yard?

It came from Desplaines 

[Bus1883]

2 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1279 said:

there’s a few 2600’s at howard yard possibly awaiting for moving to skokie, 2719-2720, 3067-3068, 2655-2656 and a few more that i couldn’t make out the number

More than likely they will be sent to Skokie since they are not that far from there, I’m assuming Skokie has no room for them for now, with the 5000s awaiting to get overhauled, 7000s getting delivered and inspected before being sent to Rosemont or there could be some 2600s awaiting to be put in the shop to get parted out until the flatbed truck arrives

[renardo870]

11 minutes ago, Bus1883 said:

 

It came from Desplaines 

Ok. I forgot about Forest Park. I've seen quite a few 2600's stored at 98th and I thought I'd seen that consist a while ago.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

2799 2800 appear to still be on property at Skokie. Idk about 2613-2614.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

On 11/9/2024 at 10:57 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

2799 2800 appear to still be on property at Skokie. Idk about 2613-2614.

2613-2614 are with 2799-2800. Visible on Oakton st.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

Also 2709-2710 and 2729-2730 are assigned to brown line now. Idk if 2601-2602 are still active. I saw 2607-2608 and 2611-2612 in service the other day on the brown line.

[Bus1883]

10 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Also 2709-2710 and 2729-2730 are assigned to brown line now. Idk if 2601-2602 are still active. I saw 2607-2608 and 2611-2612 in service the other day on the brown line.

2601-02 is still around it should still have that green wrap

[Bus1883]

11 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

Also 2709-2710 and 2729-2730 are assigned to brown line now. Idk if 2601-2602 are still active. I saw 2607-2608 and 2611-2612 in service the other day on the brown line.

2709-10 been on brown for a while actually 

[Bus1883]

Looks like 2735-36 is at Kimball, spotted it trailing run #405 this afternoon leaving Belmont 

[Bus1883]

3193-94 Blue to Orange 

[Bus1883]

On 8/12/2024 at 10:03 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

The only trains that came off the blue line last year or early this year that are in active service on the Orange Line are 2843 and 2844. Most of the cars (2777-2778, 3045-3046, 2651-2652, just to name a few) have not been used and some of those cars have been vandalized and were sitting like that for months.

3045 is the one graffitied at the front displaying 54th/Cermak signs. 2777-78, 2651-52 & 3003-04 minus 3045-46 all are still wrapped and all also are still sitting in the same spot as of today since they first went there. Those appear to be done… 3077-78 is still OOS at Rosemont as well as the rest of the 2600s in Ashland and 98th yards. I finally got a few more numbers in the 98th yard, the cars are 2805-06 & 3021-22 looks like those might be sent to Skokie. A few recent ex blue line cars that were sent to the Orange Line not too long ago have been running lately minus the ones that sat for months dating back to March.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

5 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

3045 is the one graffitied at the front displaying 54th/Cermak signs. 2777-78, 2651-52 & 3003-04 minus 3045-46 all are still wrapped and all also are still sitting in the same spot as of today since they first went there. Those appear to be done… 3077-78 is still OOS at Rosemont as well as the rest of the 2600s in Ashland and 98th yards. I finally got a few more numbers in the 98th yard, the cars are 2805-06 & 3021-22 looks like those might be sent to Skokie. A few recent ex blue line cars that were sent to the Orange Line not too long ago have been running lately minus the ones that sat for months dating back to March.

Wow

[kdavis77]

On 11/19/2024 at 3:13 AM, Bus1883 said:

2601-02 is still around it should still have that green wrap

I just wondering if the train cars number 2601-2602 is retiring , should the CTA save them and preservation the ILLINOIS RAILWAY MUSEUM?

[garmon757]

16 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

3193-94 Blue to Orange 

Been assigned to Midway almost 10 years now.

[Bus1883]

On 8/14/2024 at 8:56 AM, Jackson232 said:

There is one at least one set of cars that I saw at the rosemont yard that were graffitied.

That should be #3077-78, they have not ran since February or March most likely LTH along with a pair of 3200s #3277-78. All are sitting on the west end of the yard.