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.

seats in a design “that promotes more efficiency in boarding and exiting the train while providing passengers several standing and seating choices,” CTA said. The CTA fleet currently consists of ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- In a few hours, you could be riding on a brand-new Chicago Transit Authority train during your morning commute. The CTA said its first 7000-series car officially runs on the Blue ...

People ride one of the new CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line toward Forest Park in Chicago. A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls out of the Damen Blue Line ...

The wheels are turning for what the CTA hopes is a simpler and easier commute. Many parts of the CTA's new fleet of 7000-series rail cars ... to the side of the train, instead of the floor ...

Donation Options Search Search Search These new 7000-series cars are being tested on the CTA’s Blue Line ... hearing-impaired passengers when a train will run express, and where the next ...

The funding comes after the CTA recently began running new, 7000-series train cars on the Blue Line, identifiable by their bright blue end caps. The CTA had been testing the trains with passengers ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The first two 7000 series CTA ‘L’ cars ... two familiar-looking stainless steel train car bodies are propped six feet in the air, dangling coils of ...

The Chicago Transit Authority’s first 7000 Series rapid transit cars have begun testing. The prototype married pair in the photo, consisting of car nos. 7005 and 7006, began EMI and brake testing on ...