Flag Stop 4,614 transit photos from Chicago and beyond, mostly 1940s–2000s
Equipment

Budd 2400 Series

20 photographs
A long line of blue and red Chicago 'L' cars on an elevated track, with the lead car showing the number 2482 and 'cta' on its front window, against a backdrop of tall buildings. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2482, on an elevated structure with passengers nearby. c. 1970 to 1990 A side view of a silver CTA 2400 series rapid transit car with red, white and blue stripes, numbered 2446, sitting on a flatcar marked MTTX 92177. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400 series rapid transit car, number 2446, is being transported on an MTTX flatcar at a yard. June 1977 · Conrisly, PA An elevated train car with red, white and blue stripes, labeled CTA 2460, stopped at a station platform in an urban setting with office buildings in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2460, at an elevated station platform, with a destination sign reading 'Douglas Milwaukee'. April 16, 1978 · Milwaukee Polk St., Milwaukee, WI A side-view of a Chicago Transit Authority train, marked cta 2486, running on an elevated concrete structure above a highway, with construction equipment visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2486, travels along an elevated expressway median on a sunny summer day. May 29, 1978 · Jefferson Park Yds., Chicago, IL A blue and silver Chicago Transit Authority train, number 2419, labeled 'Ravenswood All stops', is stopped at a wooden platform under construction on an elevated track on a sunny day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2419, on the Ravenswood line with its destination sign reading 'Ravenswood All stops', pictured at a station platform under construction. July 2, 1979 · Ravenswood, Chicago, IL A silver CTA rapid transit car with red and blue stripes, numbered 2415, is stopped at an elevated station platform with a 'Kimball Belmont' sign on the front, and a brick building labeled 'THE VIC-THEATRE' in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2415, at an elevated station with a 'Kimball Belmont' destination sign. July 8, 1979 · Sheffield and Belmont, Chicago, IL An elevated train with the number 2468 on its front, stopped at a station with a rusty roof, in a city setting. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2468, at an elevated station platform in Chicago. May 17, 1987 · Wabash and Adams, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car with red, white, and blue stripes, number 2425, is positioned on tracks in a yard, with another car, number 514, visible in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2425, is shown in a yard with its destination sign reading 'Howard Dan Ryan'. July 3, 1993 · Howard, Chicago, IL A silver rapid transit car with red and blue stripes is raised on yellow lifts inside a large industrial shop with high ceilings and windows. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car is elevated on a lift inside a maintenance shop. July 11, 1993 · Hawthorn A silver Chicago Transit Authority train with the number 3289 and destination 'Midway' travels on elevated tracks between tall buildings on an overcast day. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit train on an elevated structure in downtown Chicago, bound for Midway. May 1995 · Lake and La Salle, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit car, numbered 3441 and headed to Skokie, moves along tracks under a complex web of overhead wires on a cloudy autumn day. A CTA 2400-series rapid transit car numbered 3441 travels along an overhead-wired private right-of-way in Skokie, Illinois, with a destination sign reading 'Skokie'. August 1995 · Oakton and Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL A silver, red, and blue CTA train with the number 2430 is stopped at the elevated Wellington station on a sunny day with clear skies. A CTA 2400-series rapid transit train at the Wellington station on an elevated structure on a clear summer day. September 1995 A silver, red and blue CTA train with the number 2475 is stopped at the Wellington elevated station platform under a clear sky. A CTA 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2475, is shown at the Wellington station on an elevated structure on a clear summer day. September 1995 · Wellington Station, Chicago, IL A silver and blue CTA 'L' train with the number 2504 is stopped at an elevated station platform with a red sign that reads Wellington. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2504, at the Wellington station platform. October 1995 · Wellington Station, Chicago, IL A Chicago 'L' train, numbered 2492, on an elevated track with a 'Dan Ryan' sign, under a clear sky with bare trees in the background. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, numbered 2492, travels on an elevated structure with a 'Dan Ryan' destination sign. February 24, 1996 · Howard Addison, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit train with red and blue stripes, numbered 2444, sits on an elevated track under a steel bridge with a brick building in the background. A CTA 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2444, is shown at a station on the elevated structure, displaying its destination as East 63rd. May 14, 1996 · Wabash and Adams, Chicago, IL A silver, red, and blue Chicago 'L' train at an elevated station platform, with passengers waiting and a green 'SELF PARK' sign overhead. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2479, at an elevated station with its destination sign reading 'Ashland 63'. May 14, 1996 · Ashland / 63 An elevated view of a silver and red Chicago 'L' train with the number 2404 on its front, running parallel to a highway with cars and trucks in the lanes beside it. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series 'L' train operates in the median of a multi-lane expressway on an overcast day. April 4, 1997 · Kennedy and Sayre, Chicago, IL A silver Chicago 'L' train with red stripes, numbered 2406, is stopped at an elevated station platform under overcast skies. The front sign reads 'Evanston Express'. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit car, number 2406, at an elevated station platform, displaying 'Evanston Express' on its front sign. September 2, 1997 · Chicago, IL A silver Chicago Transit Authority train with red stripes travels on tracks in the median of a multi-lane highway, with cars and trucks visible on the road. A Chicago Transit Authority 2400-series rapid transit train, number 2404, travels along an expressway median on a cloudy winter day in 2002. March 1, 2002