CTA Rail Cars ... Then and Now
CHICAGO (CBS) -- News that the Chicago Transit Authority will be purchasing new train cars assembled in Chicago, generated an interesting bit of trivia.
The last time CTA cars were made in Chicago?
1964
By Pullman.
Here is a look at what the trains looked like then, and that the new 7000 series trains will look in the near future.
Our new 7000-series cars will be assembled in Chicago! The last time we had cars made here? 1964, from Pullman. #tbt pic.twitter.com/Vfl0KnPVrb
— cta (@cta) March 10, 2016
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