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A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls into the Logan Square Blue Line station April 21, 2021. Riders will be able to identify the cars from a distance, with distinctive blue end caps, new layout of headlights and taillights, and a more streamlined look than the rest of the CTA's aged fleet.
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A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls into the Logan Square Blue Line station April 21, 2021. Riders will be able to identify the cars from a distance, with distinctive blue end caps, new layout of headlights and taillights, and a more streamlined look than the rest of the CTA’s aged fleet.

CTA begins testing new made-in-Chicago rail cars

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A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls into the Logan Square Blue Line station April 21, 2021. Riders will be able to identify the cars from a distance, with distinctive blue end caps, new layout of headlights and taillights, and a more streamlined look than the rest of the CTA's aged fleet.
A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls into the Logan Square Blue Line station April 21, 2021. Riders will be able to identify the cars from a distance, with distinctive blue end caps, new layout of headlights and taillights, and a more streamlined look than the rest of the CTA’s aged fleet.
The interior of one of the new 7000 series CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line in Chicago. A redesigned interior featuring a new seating configuration, including a mix of forward-facing and aisle-facing seats, is one of the new features of the cars.
The interior of one of the new 7000 series CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line in Chicago. A redesigned interior featuring a new seating configuration, including a mix of forward-facing and aisle-facing seats, is one of the new features of the cars.
People ride one of the new 7000 series CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line toward Forest Park.
People ride one of the new 7000 series CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line toward Forest Park.
A new layout of headlights and taillights are new features of the 7000 series CTA rail cars.
A new layout of headlights and taillights are new features of the 7000 series CTA rail cars.
Aisle-facing seats in a 7000 series CTA rail car April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line in Chicago.
Aisle-facing seats in a 7000 series CTA rail car April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line in Chicago.
People ride one of the new CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line toward Forest Park in Chicago.
People ride one of the new CTA rail cars April 21, 2021, on the Blue Line toward Forest Park in Chicago.
A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls out of the Damen Blue Line station on April 21, 2021.
A train featuring the new 7000 series CTA rail cars pulls out of the Damen Blue Line station on April 21, 2021.
A new hybrid configuration of forward-facing and aisle-facing seats is one of the features of the new CTA 7000 series rail cars being tested on the Blue Line on April 21, 2021.
A new hybrid configuration of forward-facing and aisle-facing seats is one of the features of the new CTA 7000 series rail cars being tested on the Blue Line on April 21, 2021.

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