|
ROW@Hill01.jpg
(151k)
In the early 1990s, the Brown Line had all of its rolling
stock replaced with new 3200-series
equipment. Here, car 3434 brings up the rear of an inbound
Brown Line train near Hill Street, looking southwest. April
18, 2003. The CTA had begun to remove the unused outer
tracks around Church Curve, replacing them with fiberglass
catwalks. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
|
|
ROW@Halsted02.jpg
(150k)
Car 3210 brings up the rear of an inbound Brown Line train
near Halsted, looking east on April 18, 2003. The spaces
between the tracks were formally for dual island platforms,
now removed, for the former Halsted station. (Photo by Graham Garfield)
|
|
cta3441.jpg
(204k)
On September 11, 2004, a four-car train of
pantograph-equipped Yellow Line cars, trailed by car 3441,
pass Crawford Avenue while performing a test of the new
third rail traction power. The pantographs, once necessary
to operate on the Yellow Line beyond Skokie Shops, are
locked down and now superfluous. The test was successful and
the third rail officially entered revenue service two days
later. (Photo by Graham Garfield)
|
|
ROW@North02.jpg
(119k)
The North Avenue bridge, a replacement structure installed
in the 1990s, is seen from street-level on May 30, 2004 as a
southbound Brown Line train of 3200-series
cars passes overhead on its way to the Loop.
(Photo by Graham Garfield)
|
|
cta3200s@Chicago-night.jpg
(152k)
In a striking night view, a northbound Brown Line train
enters Chicago
station, whose passengers wait bathed in the yellow glow of
the sodium vapor platform lights. The Sears Tower looms over
the Merchandise Mart in the background, both lit up like
beacons in the evening sky. (Photo by Tony
Coppoletta)
|
|
cta3421-Barneys.jpg
(187k)
Cars 3421-22 are wrapped for Barney's
Co-Op, the "affordable" clothing store carrying casual
apparel and accessories marketed toward younger customers
operated by the famous luxury department store, stops at
Diversey on May
1, 2005. It is interesting that the address of the store on
the letterboard was spaced such that it cuts off mid-word on
the right end. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
|
|
cta3421-22-LaSalleBank.jpg
(163k)
Car 3421, wrapped for LaSalle
Bank, is trailing a Brown Line train at Diversey
on May 25, 2005. Although LaSalle
Bank has had its name on a couple ad wrap cars up to
this point (as they sponsor the Chicago Marathon, who has
wrapped a few cars a year since 2004), this is the first
wrap that was specifically advertising the bank
itself. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
|
|
cta3278-Ted.jpg
(193k)
In Spring 2005, United Airlines wrapped six cars for their
budget airline, Ted.
The cars carry a Chicago baseball theme, with each car in
the pair representing one of the two local clubs. The Cubs
car has a blue background and a Cubs logo on the far left of
the car under the side window, following by the words "Ted"
a Northsider." in large orange type. Under the right-most
side window on two lines are the words "Low fares from
O'Hare." in orange. The White Sox car in each pair is the
same, except that the background is orange, the lettering is
blue, the Sox logo is used, and the lettering says "Ted is a
Southsider." and "Low fares from Midway." The Orange Line cars trail a train at Clark/Lake
on May 9, 2005. (Photo by Graham
Garfield)
|
|
cta3341-42_3247-48-Target.jpg
(175k)
Four cars of a six-car Brown Line train -- cars 3341-3342
and 3347-3348 -- are wrapped for Target
stores at Western
station on March 18, 2004. Target
is one of the CTA's more frequent ad wrap customers. (Photo by
Matthew Isoda)
|
|
cta3247-48-AmEx.jpg
(161k)
Cars 3247-3248, stopped at Western
on December 12, 2003, are advertising American
Express' "Blue Cash" card, an Am Ex credit card that has
cash-back rewards. Reinforcing the brand, the wrap has a
multi-toned blue design. (Photo by Matthew
Isoda)
|