2200s meet their fate with the 5000s...

The Budd 2200 series make a visit to Cottage Grove during a private CTA charter.

The soon to be retired 2200 series cars hold track 4 as a outbound Red Line train rounds the 90 degree curve at Sheridan Rd on its way to Howard Street.

At 1:52am, a four car blue line train lead by one of the soon to be retired 2200 series cars, makes its stop at Logan Square.

A 2200 and 2600 waiting for their next assignment in the pouring rain.

Shot from the 3rd floor parking garage at Wells & Lake, the 2200 charter is seen passing the new Tower 18 on its way to Englewood. These cars are slated to be retired by the end of the year... suc... (more)

When the 2200s were new, they spend some time working Green Line when it use to run to 95th Street and the Red Line ran to Ashland/63rd and Jackson Park. Anyway, I thought it would be fitting to d... (more)

A six car CTA charter with the 2200 series cars heads up the Douglas connector as a Ohare bound Blue Line train heads for the city.

A six car CTA charter with the 2200 series cars heads past the abandon Kostner Ave depot which has been closed since the 1970's.

The 2200 series cars make a "once in a lifetime" run up to Dempster Street on the Skokie Swift with a charter train. This is the only time 2200s have run north of the Skokie Shops.

Car 2272 passes the "new tower" at Damen Ave which has only been used by CTA's signal department since it was built in 1951. For more info on "Damen Junction" visit http://www.chicago-l.org/operat... (more)

Closed since Sept 1973, car 2298 passes the old Kostner Ave stop.

Budd Co. car #2340 makes its stop at Clark & Lake on its way to Ohare. 4 car trains on the blue line are common over the weekend as normal 8 car operations run "belly" style during the week.

Car 2320 makes its station stop at Division Street.

The end of an era is approaching fast on the CTA with the retirement of their 2200 series cars built with "blinker doors" by Budd in the 60's & 70's. Here, cars 2259 & 2337 are in the shop for one... (more)