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cta2781-DHL.jpg
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In 2005, DHL
advertised their shipping services on several Red
and Blue line
cars. The panels on the left and right ends of the car sides
were yellow with red lettering and white lettering inside
red boxes. The center panel was a full-color image of
delivery men in action. Car 2781 is featuring the ads with
stopped at Howard
on October 15, 2005. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
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cta2871-DHL.jpg
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The end panels of the DHL
advertisements featured "L"-related puns. The left panel
said, "WE HAVE A ONE TRACK
MIND." while the right panels said,
"OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS
ELEVATED TOO." Car 2871 features the ads as it passes
Diversey on its
way to Howard on
January 9, 2006. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
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cta2872-DHL.jpg
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A unit featuring DHL
ads, trailed by car 2872, brings up the rear of a northbound
Red Line train
passing Diversey
on January 9, 2006. The flagman on the right is protecting
maintenance ironworkers working on flange renewal at
Diversey station.
(Photo by Graham Garfield)
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cta2754@59th.jpg
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An 8-car Red
Line train trailed by car 2754 is northbound passing
63rd Middle Track and through 59th Interlocking as it speeds
along the Dan Ryan Expressway toward downtown and Howard
terminal on September 13, 2002. Overhead is the Englewood
branch of the Green
Line. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
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cta2937@47th.jpg
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Budd-built car 2937 is bringing up the rear of a northbound
Red Line train
stopping at 47th
station on the Dan
Ryan branch on September 17, 2002. The curvature of he
station platform, evident in this view looking north,
requires the use of CCTV monitors for proper berthing and
sidedoor operation in the era of one-person train operation
(OPTO). (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
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cta2900-2899-Rover.jpg
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The advertise his morning show's move to Chicago, radio
station WCKG
105.9 FM bought full-body advertising wraps on the
Red Line for
Rover's Morning Glory. Cars 2900-2899 are at the head
end of a northbound Red
Line train passing Diversey
on January 10, 2006. Rover's morning show left Chicago and
returned to Cleveland less than a year later.
(Photo by Graham Garfield)
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cta3003-1stPinkLine.jpg
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Just before 4am on Sunday, June 25, 2006, the very first
Pink Line
train to run in revenue service is preparing to leave
54/Cermak
terminal for its inaugural trip downtown. Led by car 3003,
wrapped in all pink for a ceremonial first trip for
officials and invited guests the day before, the two-car
train is typical of early morning and late night train
lengths. (Photo by Robert
Bresse-Rodenkirk)
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cta2747@47th.jpg
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Car 2747 brings up the rear of a Red
Line train at 47th
station on the Dan
Ryan Line, looking north on August 12, 2006. The train
has "Not in Service"
signs because a "linecut" is in place on this weekend, with
trains running between 95th
and 47th and
between Cermak-Chinatown
and Howard, with a
bus shuttle bridging the gap, to allow renovation work at
Sox-35th station.
(Photo by Jamaal Thomas)
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cta2839@47th.jpg
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A Red Line
train led by car 2839 pulls into 47th/Ryan
station on August 12, 2006. Already changed to show
"Not in Service" signs,
the train will unload when it pulls into the station and
transfer its passengers o shuttle buses to get to Sox-35th
station or to Cermak-Chinatown
to continue north on the Red
Line due to a "linecut" that has been put into effect
that weekend for renovation work. (Photo by
Jamaal Thomas)
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cta2702int.jpg
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The interior of 2600-series
car 2702, part of the consist of a northbound Red
Line train near 87th
in June 2007, is typical of the rehabbed 2600s.
The faux-wood paneling and molded plastic wall panels are
typical of the era in which the cars were built.
(Photo by Jamaal Thomas)
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