CTA 2400-series railcars
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The CTA 2400-series railcars were an earlier generation of Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit cars that served as a key workhorse of the “L” system before being succeeded by later series.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago 'L' rolling stock
ⓘ
rapid transit railcar series ⓘ |
| brakeType |
dynamic brakes
ⓘ
pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| carBody | stainless steel ⓘ |
| carBodyMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| carHeight | approximately 12 feet ⓘ |
| carLength | approximately 48 feet ⓘ |
| carWidth | approximately 9.3 feet ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | third rail contact shoe ⓘ |
| controlSystem | cam control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Boeing-Vertol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-platform rapid transit ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding doors ⓘ |
| electricSystem | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1976 ⓘ |
| fleetNumbers | 2401–2600 ⓘ |
| formation | married pairs ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| heritageUnitsPreservedAt | Illinois Railway Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageUnitsPreservedBy | Chicago Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1976 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing-Vertol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
full-width cabs on some units
ⓘ
stainless steel fluted sides ⓘ updated interior compared to earlier series ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 200 ⓘ |
| operatedInCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInState | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 100 hp per motor ⓘ |
| precededBy | CTA 2200-series railcars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | passenger service ⓘ |
| retired | 2014 ⓘ |
| serviceType | rapid transit ⓘ |
| status | retired from regular service ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
CTA 2600-series railcars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CTA 3200-series railcars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usedOnLine |
Blue Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brown Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellow Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnSystem | Chicago 'L' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.