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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…

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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