Skokie Shops Storage

[Bus1883]

I have created this topic for any potential conversations relating to any future maintenance/status of cars and deliveries or retirements, so let’s get started.

2943-44, 3105-06, and 3277-78 is at Skokie Shops. 3451-52 is still in the yard at Skokie thought It would been back on the brown line already following the fire on #3452, however there is video relating to the 2024 rodeo Jamboree somewhere around September with them being spotted inside the shop.

I’m not going to point out any active 5000s or recent delivered 7000s as they are in and out of Skokie shops receiving overhauls/being inspected before being sent down to the Blue Line for service.

2200-series 1969-70 Budd Company:
2273-2274 (Retired)

2400-series 1976-78 Beong-Vertol:

2401-2402 (Storage) 

2600-series 1981-87 Budd Company:

2613-2614 (Possible Retirement) 

2655-2656 (Possible Retirement)

2849-2850 (Possible Retirement) 

2893-2898 (Stored for annual Holiday Train) 

3067-3068 (Possible Retirement) 

3105-3106 (Possible Retirement)

 

3200-series 1992-94 Morrison-Knudsen:

3351/3447 (Stored) 

 

5000-series 2009-15 Bombardier:

5271-5272 (Long Term Hold) 

5599-5600 (Stored as Long Term Hold) 

[Sam92]

5 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

I have created this topic for any potential conversations relating to any future maintenance/status of cars and deliveries or retirements, so let’s get started.

2943-44, 3105-06, and 3277-78 is at Skokie Shops. 3451-52 is still in the yard at Skokie thought It would been back on the brown line already following the fire on #3452, however there is video relating to the 2024 rodeo Jamboree somewhere around September with them being spotted inside the shop.

I’m not going to point out any active 5000s or recent delivered 7000s as they are in and out of Skokie shops receiving overhauls/being inspected before being sent down to the Blue Line for service.

2200-series 1969-70 Budd Company:
2273-2274 (Retired)

2400-series 1976-78 Beong-Vertol:

2401-2402 (Storage) 

2600-series 1981-87 Budd Company:

2613-2614 (Possible Retirement) 

2655-2656 (Possible Retirement)

2849-2850 (Possible Retirement) 

2893-2898 (Stored for annual Holiday Train) 

3067-3068 (Possible Retirement) 

3105-3106 (Possible Retirement)

 

3200-series 1992-94 Morrison-Knudsen:

3351/3447 (Stored) 

 

5000-series 2009-15 Bombardier:

5271-5272 (Long Term Hold) 

5599-5600 (Stored as Long Term Hold) 

I forget.... Was 5271 the pair involved in the pink line accident?

[Bob65]

A heritage 2400 was recently removed from the shops to the scrap yard, I forget the unit number but it’s on Reddit. 

[Bus1883]

3 hours ago, Bob65 said:

A heritage 2400 was recently removed from the shops to the scrap yard, I forget the unit number but it’s on Reddit. 

2544. No wonder why CTA always run 4 of its heritage 2400s every time they come out for events.

[Bob65]

13 minutes ago, Bus1883 said:

2544. No wonder why CTA always run 4 of its heritage 2400s every time they come out for events.

That pair was apart of the 4 car consist, the others had paint issues and other stuff happening. This car was fine until an incident in the yard completely fried it beyond repair.

[Bus1883]

2 hours ago, Bob65 said:

That pair was apart of the 4 car consist, the others had paint issues and other stuff happening. This car was fine until an incident in the yard completely fried it beyond repair.

one of the cars also have a white light which indicates a dead battery that causes only the emergency lights to only work instead of the full interior lights. Don’t take my word I’m guessing someone mistakenly coupled it with a pair of 5000s which damaged 2544 electrically?

[Bob65]

1 hour ago, Bus1883 said:

one of the cars also have a white light which indicates a dead battery that causes only the emergency lights to only work instead of the full interior lights. Don’t take my word I’m guessing someone mistakenly coupled it with a pair of 5000s which damaged 2544 electrically?

You are 100% correct, somehow it got electrically couple to a 5000 which never ever should happen and all the electronics got fried in the 2400.

[Bus1883]

15 hours ago, Sam92 said:

I forget.... Was 5271 the pair involved in the pink line accident?

No. However it appears to have a tarp over it for some reason 

[Mr.NewFlyer1279]

On 1/6/2025 at 8:59 PM, Bus1883 said:

2600-series 1981-87 Budd Company:

2613-2614 (Possible Retirement) 

2655-2656 (Possible Retirement)

2849-2850 (Possible Retirement) 

2893-2898 (Stored for annual Holiday Train) 

3067-3068 (Possible Retirement) 

3105-3106 (Possible Retirement)

these were at howard yard (besides the HT cars) last week when i passed up there only the work motors were in the spot so i had a feeling they finally got moved to skokie.

[NovaBusFan]

What happened to 5271-5272? They’ve been LTH for too long there’s no point of that whatever the issue is Skokie Shops is not trying to fix them, it’s time for them to come back into service

[artthouwill]

18 hours ago, NovaBusFan said:

What happened to 5271-5272? They’ve been LTH for too long there’s no point of that whatever the issue is Skokie Shops is not trying to fix them, it’s time for them to come back into service

I don't know.   Could those cars be on LTH  for legal issues such as a lawsuit or other legal or judicial matter involving these cars?  

[Bus1883]

Almost forgot to mention I’ve seen some night time activity last night around 10 pm going on at Skokie shops as I saw some employees out in the yard and two sets of 2600s with one being pulled by the shuttle wagon and with two to four cars unmated by the shop door awaiting disposal. Both sets had their yellow indicator lights on, looks like those have just arrived in preparation for scrapping.

[Bus1883]

2200-series:
Two cars have made a comeback to become a member of the heritage fleet, which will soon become limited to only ten cars. Two 2600s were swapped in exchange of those for scrap. Rode by on the yellow line and saw 2232 on a flatbed in the entrance on the west end of the shop awaiting to be unloaded. 2231 is parked in the yard awaiting inspection and maintenance. Credits to confirmed information on a post on Facebook. The locker room cars can now be scrapped 
 

2600-series storage:

2607-08, 2789-90 and more cars visible. Can’t see the numbers 

 

5000-series storage:

5271-5272: unit 5272 will soon be sent to Delaware for repairs as it sustained significant body damage in a incident, the amount is not to exceed more than $591,704.00.

[dailycommuter62]

On 7/19/2025 at 9:29 PM, Bus1883 said:

2200-series:
Two cars have made a comeback to become a member of the heritage fleet, which will soon become limited to only ten cars. Two 2600s were swapped in exchange of those for scrap. Rode by on the yellow line and saw 2232 on a flatbed in the entrance on the west end of the shop awaiting to be unloaded. 2231 is parked in the yard awaiting inspection and maintenance. Credits to confirmed information on a post on Facebook. The locker room cars can now be scrapped 

I'm guessing some of the 8 2400s they had are going bye bye then?

[strictures]

On 7/19/2025 at 9:29 PM, Bus1883 said:

2200-series:
Two cars have made a comeback to become a member of the heritage fleet, which will soon become limited to only ten cars. Two 2600s were swapped in exchange of those for scrap. Rode by on the yellow line and saw 2232 on a flatbed in the entrance on the west end of the shop awaiting to be unloaded. 2231 is parked in the yard awaiting inspection and maintenance. Credits to confirmed information on a post on Facebook. The locker room cars can now be scrapped 
 

 

I already reported seeing 2232 on a flatbed going east on Touhy Ave in Lincolnwood last week.

[Bus1883]

11 hours ago, dailycommuter62 said:

I'm guessing some of the 8 2400s they had are going bye bye then?

Pretty soon yes someone in Facebook group mentioned a set will somewhat become placeholders. Sucks that they want the heritage fleet only limited to 10 high performance family cars. Why not have the 2 2200s, 4 2400s, 4 2600s and potentially 4 3200s?

[Busjack]

5 hours ago, Bus1883 said:

Why not have the 2 2200s, 4 2400s, 4 2600s and potentially 4 3200s?

Why don't you donate enough money to cover that?

Last I heard, CTA had like a $500 million deficit and if not bailed out by the taxpayers will have to cut service 40% next year. But you think its main mission is running a museum, not transporting people. Maybe it can also acquire Thomas the Tank Engine from IRM. Did you volunteer there? In fact, cars like 4271-4272 were rebuilt by volunteers. Are you willing to go to the Shops on your day off to overhaul the cars you listed? For instance, the 2200s should be preserved with the original leatherette seats, not the dirty fiberglass shells. 

That's why.

 

[Busjack]

BTW, I wasn't being facetious or overly caustic with the above. [Former?] Members @pace2322 and @CTA5750 were responsible for saving buses for CHBM until it went defunct; 9799 and RTA 8006 are at IRM courtesy of CHBM and those members' efforts.  As for other CTA historical efforts, there were 2007-2008, repainted in [I think ugly] SSRT livery and renumbered 1892-1992, which eventually became a sculpture at Skokie Shops, and chicago-l.org says were then sold to IRM for parts. In 2017 CTA reacquired 4 PCC cars, and later restored some 2400s, but that's about the extent of it.