Chicago Transit Authority


Here we have a set of 3200-series "L" cars entering Halsted station on the CTA Orange Line.

The Chicago Transit Authority, known as the CTA, is the second-largest transit system in the United States. A large network of buses and rail-based rapid transit currently operates throughout the city of Chicago and its environs.

Possibly the most prominent feature of the CTA is the "L". This mostly-elevated rapid transit system has come to define the city of Chicago as a whole, especially its downtown core which has taken the name "the Loop" from its elevated rail loop. The "L" currently consists of eight main routes, each identified by color.

The CTA also operates a vast bus network that provides approximately one million passenger trips per day from more than 12,000 bus stops.

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CTA "L" Fleet

• 1969-1970 Budd '2200 Series' (2201-2352)
• 1976-1978 Boeing-Vertol '2400 Series' (2402-2600)
• 1981-1987 Budd '2600 Series' (2601-3200)
• 1991-1994 Morrison-Knudsen '3200 Series' (3201-3457)
• 2010-? Bombardier '5000 Series' (projected numbering: 5001-5406)

CTA Bus Fleet

• 1991 Flxible 40102-6-T 'Metro-B' (5300-5769)
• 1995 Flxible 40102-6-T 'Metro-E' (6000-6329)
• 2002-2003 NABI 060.02LFW (7500-7725)
• 1995/2006-2008 New Flyer D40LF (5800-5864, 1000-2029)
• 2006-2007 New Flyer DE40LF (800-809, 900-909)
• 2001-2002 NovaBUS TL-40102LFS (6400-6883)
• 2006 Optima Opus (500-544)
• 1991 Orion I 01.508 (4915-4927)
• 1991 TMC RTS T80208 (4400-4875)