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CTA Replaces Last 6000-series “L” Cars
Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection
“CTA ordered the first 130 cars in the 6000 series from the St. Louis Car Company less than a year after the agency was organized in 1947, and delivery began in August, 1950. Another 70 units arrived in 1951…The original 200 cars were just the beginning of a modernization process that CTA wanted to accelerate to remove from service the remaining turn-of-the-century wooden units still in operation. “
From 1992 CTA pamphlet, CTA replaces last 6000-series “L’ cars.
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Pamphlet. CTA Replaces Last 6000-series “L” Cars. CTA publication from 1992.
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Credit: | Courtesy of Chicago Transit Authority and William Wulfert |
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The 6000-series railcars have been called the “workhorses” of the Chicago Transit Authority; over 700, 6000-series cars were put into service by the CTA between 1950 and 1959. These cars ran throughout the elevated and subway system, serving Chicago commuters until 1992.
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Chicago, Illinois
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