#4264
2400-series (CTA)
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems· from 1976· Train used in Chicago, US
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Chicago Elevated, Wabash: Cragin Spring from Richmond Illinois, United States· CC BY 2.0
- 2. Green Line @ Clinton: Eric Allix Rogers from Chicago, USA· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. CTA 2400 series Miami: TriStateGuy· CC BY 4.0
- 4. CTA 2400 SERIES 2017: Milwaukee 148· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The 2400-series was a series of Chicago "L" cars built between 1976 and 1979 by Boeing-Vertol of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, with shells fabricated by Sorefame. 200 cars were built (numbered 2401–2600) and on October 31, 2014, the series was retired from revenue service. These cars were in service for 38 years.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 50 years ago, in 1976.
- 328 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 39 years (1976–2015).
carriage / wagon: Unpowered passenger coaches or freight wagons, pulled by a locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1976
- in service from
- 1976
- retired
- 2015
- status
- retired
- number built
- 200
- kind
- carriage / wagon
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Boeing Rotorcraft Systems
- operators
- Chicago Transit Authority
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 328 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- Married pair
- length
- 14.6 m
- weight
- 24.6 t
- capacity
- 45 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4631754, Wikipedia: 2400-series (CTA) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.