5000-series - Updates

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

1 hour ago, Shannon CVPI said:

If it was on the south end that you saw it on every other red line train going south is running to 63rd & Ashland during rush hour periods 

I saw these cars on the Green recently not the Red, these two are mated with GL cars like 5200 and 5199, 5143 and 5144, etc.

[Shannon CVPI]

11 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I saw these cars on the Green recently not the Red, these two are mated with GL cars like 5200 and 5199, 5143 and 5144, etc.

Yea they might have swapped cars for some reason CTA likes to swap trains and buses just to get the same model 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

5617 and 5618 are also at Green.

[artthouwill]

1 hour ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

5617 and 5618 are also at Green.

This makes the 2600 series train spotted on the Green Line even stranger

  Red has a surplus of 5000s.   It seems like Red and Green are swapping some cars, presumably to even out mileage.

[chgofan78]

5163-5164 have also made their way onto the Red Line.

[Aiden Tabucic]

4 hours ago, chgofan78 said:

5163-5164 have also made their way onto the Red Line.

I’m on 5163 as I speak 

[renardo870]

5087-5088 was parked in the Howard Yard earlier today and I rode 5158 leaving Howard tonight on run #939. 

[sw4400]

2 hours ago, renardo870 said:

5087-5088 was parked in the Howard Yard earlier today and I rode 5158 leaving Howard tonight on run #939. 

What are you using to take and upload the pics? When you click to view larger, they all appear upside down.

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

I wonder why Green and Red are switching cars. I also got 5689 and 5690 on Green Line.

[Mr.cta85]

Without looking at the car numbers you can still tell the green and redline cars just by how clean they are on the outside lol. Red line cars are filthy while the green still has a shine to it lol.

[renardo870]

17 hours ago, sw4400 said:

What are you using to take and upload the pics? When you click to view larger, they all appear upside down.

It appears right side up from my page. I'm not showing anything upside down. I go through my files and pick the pictures and send. That's it.

[ajm522]

27 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I wonder why Green and Red are switching cars. I also got 5689 and 5690 on Green Line.

Some say because of mileage which is a great point. My first thought was Skokie Shops Or maintenance related.  

[XE NewFlyer]

On 2/21/2019 at 7:44 PM, Mr.cta85 said:

Without looking at the car numbers you can still tell the green and redline cars just by how clean they are on the outside lol. Red line cars are filthy while the green still has a shine to it lol.

And the tan vs. blue seats lol.

[Brandon93]

On 2/21/2019 at 7:38 PM, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I wonder why Green and Red are switching cars. I also got 5689 and 5690 on Green Line.

Certain Red Line runs go to Ashland/63rd to layup after the morning rush due to work going on at 95th. With that being said they’re probably using cars interchangeably because they use the same equipment. The cars that Red borrowed will go back to Green and vice versa when the pick goes into affect towards the end of next month.  

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

5157 and 5158 are back on the Green Line.

[Aiden Tabucic]

This set of cars on the yellow line train 5517-5518 are shining glory even the wheels 

[renardo870]

8 hours ago, Aiden Tabucic said:

This set of cars on the yellow line train 5517-5518 are shining glory even the wheels 

Oh wow...it's back in service?

[Aiden Tabucic]

2 hours ago, renardo870 said:

Oh wow...it's back in service?

Yep

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

5625 and 5626 are on Green Line.

[Brandon93]

I guess cars from The Green Line are permanent now? I thought those cars would’ve gone back to Green after the morning rush since today was the last day of Red Line trains going to 63rd and Ashland. 

[chicagocubs6323]

They probably will go back to the Green within the next week or two.  If not then it's probably like one member in here said .  They could be transferring cars to even out mileage.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

5091-5092 5049-5050 5185-5186 5146-5147 8-Car set on the red line 

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

5200’s on the red line to whole bunch of them 

[Erin Mishkin Jr.]

3 hours ago, Mr.NewFlyer1051 said:

5091-5092 5049-5050 5185-5186 5146-5147 8-Car set on the red line 

I think you mean 5148 is paired with 5147, as 5146 is paired with 5145.

[Mr.NewFlyer1051]

10 minutes ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said:

I think you mean 5148 is paired with 5147, as 5146 is paired with 5145.

Nope 5148 is paired with 5149 and those that I wrote was the whole train set sitting at Howard went back to 95th I rode it also 5145 is paired with 5144 just like 5143 is paired with 5142 because I rode 5142 on the green line today