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| In service | 1981–present |
| Manufacturer | Budd Company |
| Built at | Red Lion Plant, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Family name | High Performance |
| Constructed | 1981–1987 |
| Entered service | 1981[citation needed] |
| Refurbished | 1999–2002,[1][2] Alstom Plant, Hornell, New York |
| Scrapped | [citation needed] |
| Number built | 600 |
| Number in service | 493 (additional 18 in work service)[citation needed][3] |
| Number scrapped | 21[citation needed] |
| Successor | 7000-series |
| Formation | Married pair |
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| Capacity | 45 (A car) or 46 (B car) seated |
| Operators | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Depots | |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel with fiberglass end bonnets |
| Car length | 48 ft (14.63 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Height | 12 ft (3.66 m) |
| Doors | 4 per car |
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| Weight | 54,140 lb (24,560 kg) |
| Traction motors | 4 × GE 1262A1 110 hp (82 kW) DC motor |
| Power output | 440 hp (330 kW) |
| Electric system(s) | Third rail, 600 V DC |
| Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | Regenerative and disc brakes |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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 493 of them remain in service.[3]
- ^ "Chicago Transit Authority Train Collides with Bumping Post and Escalator at O'Hare Station" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. March 24, 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Blue Line O'Hare Branch challenges—and what we're doing - Improvement projects". CTA. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b 0-CTA_Rail Car Assignments 2022-07-01 chitransit.org
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