The new 7000 series cars would replace the CTA’s oldest rail cars, including the approximately 400 2600 series, which were built between 1981 and 1987 by Budd Company. Additional, later-year options ...

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is seeking manufacturers for a brand-new generation of rail cars, the 7000 series, continuing the agency's efforts to modernize the transit system to improve ...

The CTA is testing out new rail cars on the Blue Line.

CTA to upgrade to 7000-series rail cars. wpvi. By 6abc. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. February 6, 2013 (CHICAGO) The transit agency wants to spend more than $2 billion to buy 846 new 7000-series ...

CTA to upgrade to 7000-series rail cars. wtvd. By ABC11. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. February 6, 2013 (CHICAGO) The transit agency wants to spend more than $2 billion to buy 846 new 7000-series ...

Many parts of the CTA's new fleet of 7000-series rail cars will look familiar. For example, seats are still a combination of fabric and plastic. "They like consistency," CRRC Sifang America ...

The Chicago Transit Authority board voted on March 9, 2016, to approve a $1.3 billion contract for 846 rail cars — representing about half of the CTA’s total fleet.

Bombardier Transit Corp. emerged Monday as the lead bidder for the CTA’s next-generation rail car, one that will avoid the unpopular design trait in the agency’s newest cars that requir… ...

CTA to upgrade to 7000-series rail cars. wls. By ABC7. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. February 6, 2013 (CHICAGO) The transit agency wants to spend more than $2 billion to buy 846 new 7000-series ...

The CTA ran out-of-service tests on 7000-series prototypes last fall on all eight rail lines to evaluate performance under different conditions. The Blue Line, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The CTA is testing out new rail cars on the Blue Line. The 7000-series cars feature redesigned interiors as well as blue endcaps, new layout for headlights and taillights.