2200-series (CTA)
| 2200 series | |
|---|---|
 2200 series car 2218 leads a Pink Line train at Clark/Lake | |
| Constructed | 1969–1970 |
| Entered service | 1969 |
| Number built | 150 |
| Number in service | 142 |
| Number scrapped | 8 |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Doors | 4 per car |
The 2200 series is a series of Chicago 'L' car built between 1969 and 1970 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia. One hundred fifty cars were built, though as of 2010, only 142 of them remain in service.
The 2200 series was the second series of five interoperable series of Chicago 'L' cars known as the High Performance Family. These cars were the last 'L' cars built with blinker doors, with all subsequent cars employing sliding doors. Due to the narrow opening afforded by these doors, the 2200 series cars cannot admit a bicycle or wheelchair, and so are not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For this reason, these trains can no longer operate alone in revenue service, and are always coupled with at least one pair of cars with sliding doors.
History
In 1967, the Chicago Transit Authority embarked on two ambitious rapid transit construction projects, both in the medians of major expressways, namely the Dan Ryan and the Kennedy. These two projects necessitated the order of new rail cars to supplement the existing fleet, and the City of Chicago ordered 150 new rail cars from the Budd Company to fill that need. The city retained two important consultants on the project, the Chicago Transit Authority (who would operate the cars) and the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which was heavily involved in the architectural work of the new stations. The new cars were designed to complement the modernist approach that SOM was taking to the design of the new stations, and featured unpainted fluted sides, a first for the CTA that would later become the standard for its rail fleet.
References
- "CTA Car Assignments". Chicago-'L'.org. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - "2200-series Cars". Chicago-'L'.org. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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