briman94 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 #5405-06 currently nb at jarvis head car. Looks like it's leader which has #5147-48 in the consists has the new led interior lights. That train should be at howard. I saw 147-8 at Jackson SB yesterday but I didn't see the front two cars. I probably missed the new ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Something new was hooked up to #5405-06 yesterday. I could have swore I saw the numbers #5407 but I couldn't be sure. It was probably the same consist garmon saw earlier so maybe he knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Just spotted a six car #5000 series train on the purple line with not in service signs on it. I wonder if they are training crews for #5000's on the Purple line for maybe the spring pick? I asked one of my rail contacts about this mystery and they said they have been taking 5000 cars up to linden to wash them. I then asked why not do that at howard? They said both places do it but usually the work is done overnight by the servicers at linden. They say linden shops is available so that's what they do. They also said up to 3 trains are going up there a night. The only thing that still confuses me was I saw this at 6pm. they said that didn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Something new was hooked up to #5405-06 yesterday. I could have swore I saw the numbers #5407 but I couldn't be sure. It was probably the same consist garmon saw earlier so maybe he knows. Sorry mate, I didn't see anything new despite taking the Red Line after work. I only saw #5401-02 pairing with #5301-02. I got a feeling something is going to be different with the second option 5000s begins service starting at #5407-08. I consider #5707-08 thru #5713-14 the third option because of the seating arrangements (That's going to be very interesting to keep an eye on next year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briman94 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Something new was hooked up to #5405-06 yesterday. I could have swore I saw the numbers #5407 but I couldn't be sure. It was probably the same consist garmon saw earlier so maybe he knows. What do you mean by "something new?" Did they look different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyetube21 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Just spotted cars #5405-06 on the Yellow Line at Howard while riding the Purple Line Express to downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrunswickBowler Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Just spotted cars #5405-06 on the Yellow Line at Howard while riding the Purple Line Express to downtown. So what pair did they take off of the Yellow Line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyetube21 Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 So what pair did they take off of the Yellow Line? Actually, they borrowed from the Red Line. It's only two-car set. While I was riding the Purple Line Express heading downtown, I've seen them have yellow sign "Skokie" on them at Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Well BusHunter, the retrofitting of the lighting has now infiltrated the Red Line 5000s. #5245-45 and #5337-38 are on the list. However, they're not the only ones that are retrofitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Well BusHunter, the retrofitting of the lighting has now infiltrated the Red Line 5000s. #5245-45 and #5337-38 are on the list. However, they're not the only ones that are retrofitted. Yeah I know, #5147-48 was the first one that I know of from the pre #5369-70 cars to be retrofitted last weekend. I guess it's time to start another list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briman94 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Just saw 5409-5410 sb at Jackson. Those two were the only 5400s in the consist. Didn't look like anything was changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyetube21 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I just ride car #5401 on the Red Line heading sb at Jackson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Shots of #5411-12 @ Roosevelt. Also, they were paired with #5413-14 but I couldn't get those shots in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Shots of #5411-12 @ Roosevelt. Also, they were paired with #5413-14 but I couldn't get those shots in time. I'll be over there in a couple hours. Maybe I can get a shot of it if I see it. Now that the sun is setting later I can take some better.pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busjack Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Sun-Times skin videos has one on Bombardier, but the permanent link is Bloomberg TV. CTA cars are mentioned later on, and several are tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Reports are that #5419-22 showed up at Skokie Shops either on Friday or over the weekend. One or two cars (#5421 or 22) may still be on the trailer, they were yesterday. The other two were on rails but unmarried. I'm assuming then that #5415-18 is inside Skokie Shops testing for an end of the week/early next week release if not sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRSP1900-CTA3200 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Shots of #5411-12 @ Roosevelt. Also, they were paired with #5413-14 but I couldn't get those shots in time. Looking good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagopcclcar Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Sun-Times skin videos has one on Bombardier, but the permanent link is Bloomberg TV. CTA cars are mentioned later on, and several are tested. A good find Busjack....the Bloomberg video. I especially like how they had a third rail on their test track and how they managed to get CTA cars to operate with our gravity trolley shoes. Their third rail had protection covers. But, looking closely, and I think see paddle pickups. For testing purposes, it seems they have a test setup. I guess some people remember when the CTA 2400 series were tested, they had a pantograph fixed on the roof. http://www.newdavesrailpix.com/cta/htm/cta0505.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 #5413-14 head car currently pulling into howard run #927 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 #5413-14 head car currently pulling into howard run #927 At least you got my back about them! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briman94 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Sun-Times skin videos has one on Bombardier, but the permanent link is Bloomberg TV. CTA cars are mentioned later on, and several are tested. Cool video! Sure covered a lot of L cars and all the signs were ones we haven't really seen much of yet since the colored signs came in (blue, orange). I'd love to have that job of testing them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneking7320 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 This morning I was on the westbound #97 on Oakton west of McCormick and I saw two 5k's coming in on trailers. I was too far away to get an iPhone pic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garmon757 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 #5415-16 are in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owine Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Just saw 5417-5418 heading SB on the Red Line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusHunter Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 If you guys are interested a #5000 train with #5411-16 is on the purple line currently sb heading into sedgewick run #506 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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