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O'Hare station train crash
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On March 24, 2014, a Chicago "L" train crashed at O'Hare station, injuring 34 people. A Blue Line train entering the station, the line's terminus, crashed into a bumper block and ran up an escalator a
The crashed train atop the escalator
The crashed train atop the escalator
View of O'Hare station from the escalator that the train impacted, showing the three-track layout
View of O'Hare station from the escalator that the train impacted, showing the three-track layout
2600-series (CTA)
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The 2600-series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 1981 and 1987 by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 600 cars were built, and 413 of them remain in service.
O'Hare station train crash
…located in line with the center track. The train involved in the crash was Blue Line train number 141, which was operated by an eight-car train of 2600-series cars. Blue Line service normally operates 24/7 between O'Hare and Forest Park, but scheduled maintenance on the night of March 23-24 resulted in trains…
Rehabbed 2600-series cars on the Orange Line at Quincy
Rehabbed 2600-series cars on the Orange Line at Quincy
Interior view of the 2600-series car
Interior view of the 2600-series car
Interior of a 2600-series car, featuring the manufacturers
Interior of a 2600-series car, featuring the manufacturers
2600-series cars as-built at the Cicero-Berwyn Terminal on July 17, 1994
2600-series cars as-built at the Cicero-Berwyn Terminal on July 17, 1994