When I was living in the Chicago, I usually took this line for either my amusement or for going to Rosemont and Forest Park to meet up with my dad for business purposes, since we often do events for and around each city. The Blue Line and the rest of the CTA certainly takes me back, despite all the negative people and weird sights among other passengers.
Lee Crooks has me hooked on saying his occasional announcements, including the infamous "Doors Closing" phrase. Sounds so different, considering that it was updated, with this new fleet of CTA railcars, along with the others.
I just hope CTA dosent do a back handed move and decide to equip the Blue with the 5000s from the Red Line so they can assign these to that Line. Screw that!!! The Red has its new cars Give the Blue Line something to be proud of for a change!
But you already know that’s what they’re going to do lol...the best cars must go on the lines that showcase the attractions along the line, just the way it goes 🤷🏾♂️
@@Firefox_42 yeah, and the older cars honestly give off that “we don’t really care about modernizing the system” vibe to tourists that travel to Chicago and have to use the CTA trains to get around.
Why would they build the train locally to have a higher floor than the platforms, or build the platforms to be shorter than the floor height of the trains?
@@ivanoffw The train have exacting spec that's accurate to the 10th of an inch. The platforms and rails not so much. So you need to have a way to compensate, normal on modern rail trains. Chicago hasn't had a modern rail till now.
I grew up on the Blue Line and used to take these trains every week downtown. I never dreamed that the Blue Line would one day have such beautiful trains!
Thats good that they placed protective covers to prevent thefts of the maps. Im sure its the same or a few indivduals who are selling them on Ebay! These maps keep popping up on there for sale!
So glad they recruited Lee Crooks again instead of dubbing all the computer announcements with a stupid computer voice like Washington DC Metro did with their 7000 series trains Also glad they preserved the classic iconic door chime rather than replace it (also something Washington DC did)
Omg the new announcements and door chimes on the WMATA 7000 series SUCKS. I *hate* it when transit systems use text-to-speech for their announcements. It just sounds cold, unfriendly, and un-human, which is not what you want your transit system to sound like. And the door chime on the 7000 series is terrible, too. I wish they would keep the old door chime and get an actual person to record the announcements. The CTA ‘L’ has 2 more lines than DC and 54 more stations, so if they can pull off human announcements, I think WMATA can (and should). Not to mention NYC.
@@crazyexpresso NYC has way more lines and stations than either the CTA or WMATA, but they still use real human voices for their announcements, which is quite a feat. Granted, they use spliced-together audio files to put together announcements so they don’t have to manually record each announcement, but it’s still great that they use real voices for their announcements.
The Congress branch of the Blue Line needs track reconstruction like what the CTA did with the Red Line South reconstruction, that way Blue Lines can clear the Congress branch faster than 30 minutes and the Blue Line can accommodate to newer rail fleets with out going even more unbearably slow on the Congress branch.
It's been said that the Orange Line would be first to receive assignment of the 7000s. However, if this first-ever revenue run on the Blue Line is any indication, the Blue will be getting them first. And it should.
@@tvorfreddy I get what you're saying. But you gotta remember that the 3200's that have been doing runs on the Blue Line for the past 2 years (I think) were "borrowed" from the Ravenswood Brown for the most part. Also, this shift of the 3200's to the Blue Line completely depleted the Orange Line of the few remaining 3200's they were running. If I'm not mistaken, the shift of the 3200's and of a few 5000's to the Blue was pretty much done out of necessity because the 2600's were just plain "shot"; they were on their last leg. So the newer equipment was needed to supplement the aging 2600's. And then too, when the Orange Line was first opened in the early 1990's, that line was run exclusively by the then brand new 3200's. That assignment remained solid until around late 2012 - 2013. The Blue Line on the other hand NEVER saw 3200's or 5000's until recently. From the mid-1980s that line has operated with mostly 2600's (then brand new) with a few Budd 2200's in the mix. I know it sounds unfair, but the Blue is LOOONNNNNGGGGG overdue for brand new equipment. But I don't think you have to worry; the Orange Line IS going to get it's share of 7000's.
@@TheChicagoL understandable but the only the thing the blue line also needs is a repair on tracks of the Douglas branch I’m just a lil bit concerned on how these trains will preform on that side of the line other than that I really don’t mind seeing these trains on the blue line and let’s hope orange will receive them as well both lines serves to and from the airport and it’ll be great for tourists who’s new to the city to experience the smooth quiet rides on these new equipment rather then the loud 2600 series.
I take the blue to the red when I use the system. Look forward to checking it out. Now...CTA...I BEG OF YOU connect to Union Station for lord sake. At least in NY Plenty of cross over options between commuter lines and the subway.
Example from just today. I took New Jersey Transit from X to New York Penn station. I arrived at 1100 hrs. My Long Island Railroad connection, a very short walk from Track 4 to Track 17 and I was on my 1119 hrs. Train. Impossible at Chicago Union station. Don't get me wrong...I really like my commute on METRA but to get to my destination in say Chinatown I need to get to the blue line, blocks away and change to the Red line through a rather unpleasant tunnel and multiple staircases.
I thought so at first that they sound like the MBTA's Blue Line cars but it's actually a different propulsion. When the 7000 accelerates, the pitch goes from a low to high pitch then starts over and starts over twice. It's not like the 5000s although the beginning of the sound is familiar. Watch my other videos of the 7000s on the Red Line, the one with the Howard action. In the middle of the video I took a clip in the subway. You can hear it a lot better.
In my opinion CTA should do what they did with the red line reconstruct the whole congress branch in other words do the red line south reconstruction but its the blue line reconstruction
Yeah I feel with the way it’s deteriorated the best thing to do would be to just rip the whole bandaid off. But of course that’s contingent on the IDOT’s project to realign/rebuild the Ike, and they’ve been dragging their feet on that for years. What if the CTA reconstructs the branch and then IDOT decides to reconstruct the Ike right after, forcing CTA to rebuild track they had just laid?
I would assume not for 15+ years. Red Line is all 5000 series ~10y/o. Blue, Orange, Brown will probably get updated first (unless they do a reshuffle).
So they have the money to replace the rolling stock, but not enough money to replace the tracks? Isn't the cost of replacing/repairing the tracks cheaper than buying many new rail cars with features such as kneeling like a bus?
The issue is actually more complicated than you think. They are waiting on IDOT to finish the Jane Byrne interchange project that is taking forever so that they can come up with a plan to reconstruct I-290. There is a proposal to move the Congress branch to the middle of the Expressway from Central to Harlem. Right now it's running on one side of the Ike and the exit lanes are in the left lanes, which causes a traffic bottle neck for miles. IDOT wants to get rid of that which requires the CTA tracks to have to be moved to the middle.
Only place to get enough tracks to replace all the old ones are made in China; the US simply don't have the capacity. The trump tariffs put a stop to that.
I think the money spent on these new China CRRC Shifang trainsets would've been better spent on fixing Chichago's crime problem and building new metro lines
It would take a million times the money spend on the trains to fix those two problems. And I don't think Chicagoans are up to paying a million a year in property taxes.
@@seanxu13 I don't think anyones up for paying taxes anytime soon since *TAXATION IS THEFT* and businesses such as Amazon.com Inc. will only campaign for higher taxes if it hurts their competitors more... And no I don't think it would "tae a million times the money spend" to fix Chichago's crime problem, all they need to do is read >10 pages of the book "More Guns, Less Crime" by John R. Lott. and published by the University of Chichago Press.
I guess the chances of the 5000 series being in the Blue Line are none, zero, zilch, nada because of weight restrictions for the time being until Blue Line Forest Park gets overhauled which will probably cause Blue Line trains to divert to the Pink out to 54/Cermak which wouldn't surprise me!!
They should just do what they did with the Dan Ryan Red Line and close it for a couple of months for a complete rebuild. Blue line trains can continue on the Douglas Branch (Pink Line) and addition green line trains can be run along with shuttle busses. The tracks along the Eisenhower are getting really bad. Last time I checked the main thing holding up fixing the tracks was IDOT. Hopefully something will happen sooner rather than later.
I'm going to miss the 2600 Series, and 3200 Series, idk why CTA will retire them, they are working perfectly fine with barely any flaws, and all these features seem like an actual trainwreck in the city of Chicago with it's violence.
The CTA is mostly focused on the Red Purple Modernization project right now. They are replacing a 100 year old embankment with a new 'L' structure between Lawrence and Bryn Mawr. We're talking about repairing a 60+ year old rail line vs a 100 year old embankment that is also falling apart.
There's also conflicts in planning. IDOT wants to rebuild the Eisenhower Expressway. Without coordination a Blue Line rebuild before the Highway rebuild would mean delays on the line even with new tracks while highway construction takes over. The best and most likely option is the CTA/IDOT coming to an agreement on the timeline and work that needs to be done to reduce unnecessary delays from construction most likely shutting down the branch completely while construction takes place.
I talk a lot of shit about the CTA but these don't look half bad! (I don't want to know how much they're paying for them though...) It's like they finally entering the early 2000s. How come American metro train cars make so much noise when they brake? I noticed that in Paris and London, even the old looking subway cars make barely any noise on the tracks. I mean we should probably first work on closer stops, adding more trains, and adding new lines or at least light rail alternatives to connect the various lines, but I hope they address the sound issue at some point. Would you be willing to start narrating your videos and talk a bit about the trains, history of CTA, and stuff like that for some of your videos? Maybe bringing some PSA to Chicago transit will help them get some more funding lol.
$632 million order for 400 rail cars is the price. The noise is the design of the train being so old. The new ones are AC electric motor with active suspension.
@@seanxu13 I'm not too familiar with the average costs elsewhere. Do you know how it compares to a cost of trains in, say, Seoul or Paris? I hate that the CTA actually shut down stops from the past, and now distances between stops within a line can be a whole mile, and between lines they can be many miles apart. I love the Paris Métro and they have an average distance of 500 m, and I would love to walk at most 250 m to get to a train. Also why don't we have any light rail if something like the circle line is "too expensive" (but Carter's pensions apparently aren't)??
The sounds of the expressway fade out the sound of the propulsion. You can hear it better in my video of the 7000s testing on the Pink Line. They have a Siemens propulsion.
I think that these trains will be replaced in 5-10 years because I think that they will have reliability problems, which is pretty known for Chinese trains.
As I've mentioned in previous videos of the 7000s most of the parts of the train come from American companies, with the truck, motor, and cab signaling components coming from Siemens. All CRRC is doing for the most part is assembling the rail cars and providing the shells.
I guess the Sifang treats this train much better than their domestic versions. That is we Chinese always joke about our country's products. Even in China Sifang is not good at metro trains, their high-speed trains are more reliable than their metros. CRRC Changchun's metro is better and they have more domestic market share in metro trains than Sifang.
Mainly conditions. Chicago Summer is no joke so for safety, the CTA has to slow down trains. It also not actually that slow. Chicago runs trains up to 55 miles an hour in normal times. The Metropolitan Line only runs 5 miles faster at 60 mph
It’s simply the fact that I’ve loved them for so long that I just don’t see the others the same. And I can’t forget the red white and blue cta scheme they had which makes me like them even more so.
The design was specifically chosen to match the old ones. Down to the seat with cloth and plastic sides. The city don't want you to see what the latest trains design looks like in China and complain.
@@seanxu13 but the thing is that the Chicago metro looks so outdated... why can’t Chicago have a nice working system like ones in China or the rest of the world?
@@thechickenstew3716, not everyone wants a Copypasta system. That’s why cta has four lines going ABOVE Ground. With only TWO underground in the city’s central area. That’s better than having all 6 underground exclusively.
@@videonut1988 not everyone wants an archaic outdates system that constantly needs repairs. most ppl don’t care that the trains are there as long as the work. but in chicago’s case… they dont always work.
The New York style seats on the trains suck. The homless have been sleeping on them since they came out several years ago. The seats get smelly and soiled. They should of kept the double seating when they replaced them. It was uncomfortable sitting in those seats. allowing bikes on the train was getting in the way !
Its made in Chicago by union workers. Just design in China. We design planes and made in China. It just happens that trains are the main transit system in China.
@Ploke Newo78 yes and all the profits go to France. Learn a thing or two from the competitors. Look at China. It has overtaken USA in almost every field
Look how it waddles! The 7000 Series wouldn't survive the Red or Green Lines higher platforms bcuz it's too damn heavy. It rocks back & forth entirely too much.
Still the same "new" wagons, and they are at least as noisy as the previous models. What does this have to do with the twenty-first century, nothing! Loud, swinging, waving carriages and stations as if from the 19th century.
Assembled in the US, but mostly made in China. The EU is thinking of restrictions for companies with ties outside Europe. They would be scrutinized and many if not most Chinese companies wouldn't get the contract as they are often using price dumping tactics. And we should definitely not support the CCP!
@@oskarsrode2167 Actually, TrainMaking is not a kind of industry with high technological barriers. Almost every country with sufficient wealth could start its own train maker. It was only because Americans don't think train making is important and it makes much more sense to buy from others instead. Cuz Americans don't have a railway market large enough to justify running its own train makers.
@@oskarsrode2167 Secondly, train making is overcompeted. With the Rotem🇰🇷, Hitachi from Japan🇯🇵, CAF🇪🇸,And Alstom and Siemens. There are too much train makers. Also, unlike cars who go everywhere, Train are made specific to their own rail system. Therefore their aren’t lots of demands for railway to support them all. In facts Bombardier ended up sold its rail division to Alstom.
@@oskarsrode2167 Thirdly, every countries(Japan,Korea) protect their own train making Jobs, that's why all those train making names did not end up insolvent
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When I was living in the Chicago, I usually took this line for either my amusement or for going to Rosemont and Forest Park to meet up with my dad for business purposes, since we often do events for and around each city. The Blue Line and the rest of the CTA certainly takes me back, despite all the negative people and weird sights among other passengers.
For me, the biggest negative was how loud the train used to get when it entered the subway. Thankfully that is fixed now.
Nobody will replace Lee Crooks
Who is that? I am just kidding I know Lee Crooks! But If he was replaced i would die instantly.
@@Jackyliu009 At least someone here has some sense.
@@sandraberrios1808 same here, it’s just an updated version. Lee Crooks is the voice of Chicago and has been like that since my childhood.
@@brandonlightfoot5631 I kinda guessed it was. I was just saying if he was replaced I would go on a rampage and die instantly right after.
Lee Crooks has me hooked on saying his occasional announcements, including the infamous "Doors Closing" phrase. Sounds so different, considering that it was updated, with this new fleet of CTA railcars, along with the others.
That door chime is the best. I’m so glad they aren’t replacing it.
its a door bell
@@chromebomb door bell.....door chime....same thing
I hate announcements. I know where I amm going.
@@keithsy75 some people are blind, and other people may be riding the route for the first time and may have no idea where they are going
@@keithsy75 Soooo you are familiar with EVERY stop on aaaall the train lines? Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Brown, Orange, Purple...
I just hope CTA dosent do a back handed move and decide to equip the Blue with the 5000s from the Red Line so they can assign these to that Line. Screw that!!! The Red has its new cars Give the Blue Line something to be proud of for a change!
Same thing with the Orange line! They gave the worst cars to the two airport lines. Always made me jealous while waiting at a station.
But you already know that’s what they’re going to do lol...the best cars must go on the lines that showcase the attractions along the line, just the way it goes 🤷🏾♂️
The other week, I saw one of these trains in the 95th / Ryan Red Line yard, so I don't know!
It’s for the blue since the Ohare branch of the blue has power / electrical issues, these newer cars use less power
@@Firefox_42 yeah, and the older cars honestly give off that “we don’t really care about modernizing the system” vibe to tourists that travel to Chicago and have to use the CTA trains to get around.
I hope they were prepared for how awful the track conditions are on the Forest Park Branch.
The new 7000 series rail cars looking good I can’t wait ride them one day
8:59 Now THIS is a feature more trains need.
Why would they build the train locally to have a higher floor than the platforms, or build the platforms to be shorter than the floor height of the trains?
This is something that most modern trains have lmao
@@ivanoffw The train have exacting spec that's accurate to the 10th of an inch. The platforms and rails not so much. So you need to have a way to compensate, normal on modern rail trains. Chicago hasn't had a modern rail till now.
I'm going for a joyride on the 7000 Series today to Rosemont & back to Washington , I'm happy to ride them.
Complete with brand new Lee Crooks announcement recordings.
It’s hard to believe the old sound recordings are about 2 decades old.
I grew up on the Blue Line and used to take these trains every week downtown. I never dreamed that the Blue Line would one day have such beautiful trains!
Really good to see new cars for CTA
Great to see these in service! Hopefully I'll make it over to Chicago sometime soon to see them myself.
I'm a Model Railroader & the 7000 cars are beautiful, I'm crossing my fingers they come in HO Scale.
Excellent attention to detail and production value. Nicely done! 👍🏽👍🏽
Chinese craftsmanship.
Thats good that they placed protective covers to prevent thefts of the maps. Im sure its the same or a few indivduals who are selling them on Ebay! These maps keep popping up on there for sale!
Wow, I did not know that Chinese rail companies set up shop in the US. That is actually kind of fascinating.
Yeah CRRC also made the new Orange and Red line trains for Boston
Yeah China is making America great again!
if I'm correct under US law foreign rail companies Have to make at least some parts of the trains here
@@ciello___8307 Final assembly has to be in the US under the Buy America Act
@@babicomel2469 Thanks Trump for saving us, so much has changed! LOL
Is it me or did they slightly change the way Crooks says “Doors closing?” Great to see the cars on the road now though.
Crooks is getting older, so his voiceovers might reflect that as a result
So glad they recruited Lee Crooks again instead of dubbing all the computer announcements with a stupid computer voice like Washington DC Metro did with their 7000 series trains
Also glad they preserved the classic iconic door chime rather than replace it (also something Washington DC did)
Omg the new announcements and door chimes on the WMATA 7000 series SUCKS. I *hate* it when transit systems use text-to-speech for their announcements. It just sounds cold, unfriendly, and un-human, which is not what you want your transit system to sound like. And the door chime on the 7000 series is terrible, too. I wish they would keep the old door chime and get an actual person to record the announcements. The CTA ‘L’ has 2 more lines than DC and 54 more stations, so if they can pull off human announcements, I think WMATA can (and should). Not to mention NYC.
@@OliversElevators Wdym mean wen you talk about NYC
@@crazyexpresso NYC has way more lines and stations than either the CTA or WMATA, but they still use real human voices for their announcements, which is quite a feat. Granted, they use spliced-together audio files to put together announcements so they don’t have to manually record each announcement, but it’s still great that they use real voices for their announcements.
The Congress branch of the Blue Line needs track reconstruction like what the CTA did with the Red Line South reconstruction, that way Blue Lines can clear the Congress branch faster than 30 minutes and the Blue Line can accommodate to newer rail fleets with out going even more unbearably slow on the Congress branch.
It's been said that the Orange Line would be first to receive assignment of the 7000s. However, if this first-ever revenue run on the Blue Line is any indication, the Blue will be getting them first. And it should.
no it shouldn't they already have the 3200's i really think the orange line should receive them first as it should be
@@tvorfreddy
I get what you're saying. But you gotta remember that the 3200's that have been doing runs on the Blue Line for the past 2 years (I think) were "borrowed" from the Ravenswood Brown for the most part. Also, this shift of the 3200's to the Blue Line completely depleted the Orange Line of the few remaining 3200's they were running. If I'm not mistaken, the shift of the 3200's and of a few 5000's to the Blue was pretty much done out of necessity because the 2600's were just plain "shot"; they were on their last leg. So the newer equipment was needed to supplement the aging 2600's. And then too, when the Orange Line was first opened in the early 1990's, that line was run exclusively by the then brand new 3200's. That assignment remained solid until around late 2012 - 2013. The Blue Line on the other hand NEVER saw 3200's or 5000's until recently. From the mid-1980s that line has operated with mostly 2600's (then brand new) with a few Budd 2200's in the mix. I know it sounds unfair, but the Blue is LOOONNNNNGGGGG overdue for brand new equipment. But I don't think you have to worry; the Orange Line IS going to get it's share of 7000's.
@@TheChicagoL understandable but the only the thing the blue line also needs is a repair on tracks of the Douglas branch I’m just a lil bit concerned on how these trains will preform on that side of the line other than that I really don’t mind seeing these trains on the blue line and let’s hope orange will receive them as well both lines serves to and from the airport and it’ll be great for tourists who’s new to the city to experience the smooth quiet rides on these new equipment rather then the loud 2600 series.
@@tvorfreddy The Douglas branch was completely rebuilt in the early 2000s. You must be referring to the Congress branch.
@@ChicagolandTransit yeah the congress my fault dude
I'm so glad they fixed the direction of the seats. That was a no brainer.
Just curious why they’re better than the aisle facing seats?
These remind me of the trains I rode when I was in DC. On their yellow line
I take the blue to the red when I use the system. Look forward to checking it out. Now...CTA...I BEG OF YOU connect to Union Station for lord sake. At least in NY Plenty of cross over options between commuter lines and the subway.
Wdym plenty of crossover lines?
Example from just today. I took New Jersey Transit from X to New York Penn station. I arrived at 1100 hrs.
My Long Island Railroad connection, a very short walk from Track 4 to Track 17 and I was on my 1119 hrs. Train.
Impossible at Chicago Union station.
Don't get me wrong...I really like my commute on METRA but to get to my destination in say Chinatown I need to get to the blue line, blocks away and change to the Red line through a rather unpleasant tunnel and multiple staircases.
@@rachelehrenberg9231 oh okay I understand.
You don't have to do all that. From Union Station just walk along Jackson until Clark and take the 24 Wentworth bus to Chinatown.
@@ChicagolandTransit True but not my point.
Thanks for the ride.
I actually rode that train once. It looks so much better
Why doesn’t the announcements say “this is a blue line train to forest park”? The CTA trains used to have that.
It only announces it any stop between O'Hare and Racine.
Wow, atleast Chicago didn't change their door chime like DC did.
I went on the branf new train before with my son Bob Harrison
These trains use the same Melco propulsion as the MBTA CRRC Red and Orange Line trains
I thought so at first that they sound like the MBTA's Blue Line cars but it's actually a different propulsion. When the 7000 accelerates, the pitch goes from a low to high pitch then starts over and starts over twice. It's not like the 5000s although the beginning of the sound is familiar. Watch my other videos of the 7000s on the Red Line, the one with the Howard action. In the middle of the video I took a clip in the subway. You can hear it a lot better.
Didn’t know they used reversers as well I drove subway trains for septa and the Kawasaki cars also used reversers
The innocent CRRC Chinese guy sitting there made me lol
You can see the build plate, which says
"Designed and manufactured by CRRC" Springfield, MASSACHUSETTS
Wrong
@@ChicagolandTransit Those cars came from a Chinese company.
Correct but they were not built in Springfield, MA.
I remember seeing a display on these and the story of the partnership. I believe further attempts with other cities were blocked.
CRRC started with Boston, but then China-USA relation took a dumpster dive.
Did you run into Burj2005 when you were on the train?
Hey Chicago can u ride the 7000 series purple line express from Davis to clark and lake?
In my opinion CTA should do what they did with the red line reconstruct the whole congress branch in other words do the red line south reconstruction but its the blue line reconstruction
I agree
Yeah I feel with the way it’s deteriorated the best thing to do would be to just rip the whole bandaid off. But of course that’s contingent on the IDOT’s project to realign/rebuild the Ike, and they’ve been dragging their feet on that for years. What if the CTA reconstructs the branch and then IDOT decides to reconstruct the Ike right after, forcing CTA to rebuild track they had just laid?
They look awesome!
Nice cta train
what do you think about the little touch they added the trains lowering to platform level for easier boarding
Wonder when they gonna replace the ones on the Red line? I’ll be moving there in less than 2 years
I would assume not for 15+ years. Red Line is all 5000 series ~10y/o. Blue, Orange, Brown will probably get updated first (unless they do a reshuffle).
Looks good. I just noticed that these trains are much smaller than WMATA’s.
Ok?
So they have the money to replace the rolling stock, but not enough money to replace the tracks? Isn't the cost of replacing/repairing the tracks cheaper than buying many new rail cars with features such as kneeling like a bus?
The issue is actually more complicated than you think. They are waiting on IDOT to finish the Jane Byrne interchange project that is taking forever so that they can come up with a plan to reconstruct I-290. There is a proposal to move the Congress branch to the middle of the Expressway from Central to Harlem. Right now it's running on one side of the Ike and the exit lanes are in the left lanes, which causes a traffic bottle neck for miles. IDOT wants to get rid of that which requires the CTA tracks to have to be moved to the middle.
Only place to get enough tracks to replace all the old ones are made in China; the US simply don't have the capacity. The trump tariffs put a stop to that.
I think the money spent on these new China CRRC Shifang trainsets would've been better spent on fixing Chichago's crime problem and building new metro lines
It would take a million times the money spend on the trains to fix those two problems. And I don't think Chicagoans are up to paying a million a year in property taxes.
@@seanxu13 I don't think anyones up for paying taxes anytime soon since *TAXATION IS THEFT* and businesses such as Amazon.com Inc. will only campaign for higher taxes if it hurts their competitors more...
And no I don't think it would "tae a million times the money spend" to fix Chichago's crime problem, all they need to do is read >10 pages of the book "More Guns, Less Crime" by John R. Lott. and published by the University of Chichago Press.
Reminds me of the 7K series on the WMATA that replaced older and defective traincars
the DC Metro 7000 series is much brighter on the inside though
6:13 Old Style speed limit sign.
Why did the 7000 not adopt the blue interior like the later-build 5000 series?
I stopped taking the blue line a while ago because it kept derailing, so I didn't know this was a thing.
When Maya?
U know something Chicago, New York City, Boston, even London has/about to get 2nd generation train
This First New Trains CHICAGOLAND
Attractive. They seem to be very quiet and they don't have the annoying "violin-whine" chopper control sound that you hear on NYC subway cars.
AC electric motor with Active suspension.
I wish I go on that
Thanks
geez the tracks are uneven :/
they are design and build over 100 years ago. They looks pretty good being that old.
It looks worse than it is
I would say “Welcome to the Future.”
Now they need to update CTA buses.
@@apostolic2216 I hope you read my response to your previous comment. Also, CTA will be getting more 40ft buses in 2022.
What time did you catch this? I’m looking to try and get on one tomorrow (Friday)
Track run #101 tomorrow morning
@@ChicagolandTransit Around what time will that be? Sorry, I wasn’t sure where to find a tracker or schedule for the run number.
0:07 why is it so muffled bruh
Is that dude laughing or crying @ 3:20 - 3:33
He was actually laughing. I was trying to listen to his conversation and I think he just found something funny.
Nice
New trains, with out new tracks 😭
Trump tariff put a stop the the new tracks.
@@seanxu13 screw trump I don't give a shit about him and he is not president anymore and let's keep it that way
Chicago do not let this smell like piss damn we cnt have nun
Lets see if these perform better than the CRRC cars in Boston...
I guess the chances of the 5000 series being in the Blue Line are none, zero, zilch, nada because of weight restrictions for the time being until Blue Line Forest Park gets overhauled which will probably cause Blue Line trains to divert to the Pink out to 54/Cermak which wouldn't surprise me!!
They should just do what they did with the Dan Ryan Red Line and close it for a couple of months for a complete rebuild. Blue line trains can continue on the Douglas Branch (Pink Line) and addition green line trains can be run along with shuttle busses. The tracks along the Eisenhower are getting really bad. Last time I checked the main thing holding up fixing the tracks was IDOT. Hopefully something will happen sooner rather than later.
@@Eric-sl4jl Exactly, they're probably all waiting for more funding from the government with this!!!
I'm going to miss the 2600 Series, and 3200 Series, idk why CTA will retire them, they are working perfectly fine with barely any flaws, and all these features seem like an actual trainwreck in the city of Chicago with it's violence.
Why cant they repair the congress branch?
The CTA is mostly focused on the Red Purple Modernization project right now. They are replacing a 100 year old embankment with a new 'L' structure between Lawrence and Bryn Mawr. We're talking about repairing a 60+ year old rail line vs a 100 year old embankment that is also falling apart.
Secondary priority after the RPM and Red Line Extension right now. Congress rebuild is probably next after that.
There's also conflicts in planning. IDOT wants to rebuild the Eisenhower Expressway. Without coordination a Blue Line rebuild before the Highway rebuild would mean delays on the line even with new tracks while highway construction takes over. The best and most likely option is the CTA/IDOT coming to an agreement on the timeline and work that needs to be done to reduce unnecessary delays from construction most likely shutting down the branch completely while construction takes place.
First day of service?
I talk a lot of shit about the CTA but these don't look half bad! (I don't want to know how much they're paying for them though...) It's like they finally entering the early 2000s.
How come American metro train cars make so much noise when they brake? I noticed that in Paris and London, even the old looking subway cars make barely any noise on the tracks.
I mean we should probably first work on closer stops, adding more trains, and adding new lines or at least light rail alternatives to connect the various lines, but I hope they address the sound issue at some point.
Would you be willing to start narrating your videos and talk a bit about the trains, history of CTA, and stuff like that for some of your videos? Maybe bringing some PSA to Chicago transit will help them get some more funding lol.
$632 million order for 400 rail cars is the price. The noise is the design of the train being so old. The new ones are AC electric motor with active suspension.
@@seanxu13 I'm not too familiar with the average costs elsewhere. Do you know how it compares to a cost of trains in, say, Seoul or Paris?
I hate that the CTA actually shut down stops from the past, and now distances between stops within a line can be a whole mile, and between lines they can be many miles apart. I love the Paris Métro and they have an average distance of 500 m, and I would love to walk at most 250 m to get to a train.
Also why don't we have any light rail if something like the circle line is "too expensive" (but Carter's pensions apparently aren't)??
ooh
Why is it not a with walk-through train?
cheaper to build and safer too.
0:34 the rails looks terrible!!!
Design and build 100 years ago.
@@seanxu13 they can just modernize it.
@@yosh9433, they can’t have an all cemented ballast stereotypically.
@@seanxu13 the Congress branch opened in 1958. Not 100 years ago....
Thanks for sharing
What kind of propulsion does this train have? I don't even hear it.
The sounds of the expressway fade out the sound of the propulsion. You can hear it better in my video of the 7000s testing on the Pink Line. They have a Siemens propulsion.
@@ChicagolandTransit Oh ok, I'll go check that out!
AC Electric Motors
2021 and brand new trains without open gangways.... 😩
Cheaper and safer.
There's nothing "modern" about open gangways. It's been around for decades.
This ain’t TfL or the TTC (both systems have open gangway cars)
I think that these trains will be replaced in 5-10 years because I think that they will have reliability problems, which is pretty known for Chinese trains.
As I've mentioned in previous videos of the 7000s most of the parts of the train come from American companies, with the truck, motor, and cab signaling components coming from Siemens. All CRRC is doing for the most part is assembling the rail cars and providing the shells.
I guess the Sifang treats this train much better than their domestic versions. That is we Chinese always joke about our country's products. Even in China Sifang is not good at metro trains, their high-speed trains are more reliable than their metros. CRRC Changchun's metro is better and they have more domestic market share in metro trains than Sifang.
When was last time you rode on a Chinese train? Take a look first before jumping to conclusions.
In New York we’re waiting for the R211 to debut
Is it just me or are the announcements in the beginning kinda seedy?
The speakers were way too loud. Usually I record the announcements directly on the speaker but that's one of the bugs the train has right now.
Has a Londoner. iam asking why do your trains move so slow...nice trains just to me has a user I would want them to go faster
I was going to say the same. That speed is ridiculous and kinda defeats the point.
@@MyCamilla1989 could you imagine if the central line ran that slow 😱😱🤣🤣
@@michaelbuntine362 it’s like American railway authorities are doing their best to make people go off railways.
Mainly conditions. Chicago Summer is no joke so for safety, the CTA has to slow down trains. It also not actually that slow. Chicago runs trains up to 55 miles an hour in normal times. The Metropolitan Line only runs 5 miles faster at 60 mph
Won't take long for the smokers to stink them up.
im gonna hate seeing the 2600's go.
Nah the 3200s is where I'm gonna cry.
It’s simply the fact that I’ve loved them for so long that I just don’t see the others the same. And I can’t forget the red white and blue cta scheme they had which makes me like them even more so.
@@hollisandzdrake1272 you know I'm not really a fan of Roblox but your 7000 looks pretty dope.
@@ChicagolandTransit eh its so and so.
although it has some pretty good decals
Already the 2200s were gone, and now the 2600s :(
Why is there so much trash on the tracks ?
These trains look like they’re stuck in the 90s
The design was specifically chosen to match the old ones. Down to the seat with cloth and plastic sides. The city don't want you to see what the latest trains design looks like in China and complain.
@@seanxu13 but the thing is that the Chicago metro looks so outdated... why can’t Chicago have a nice working system like ones in China or the rest of the world?
@@thechickenstew3716, not everyone wants a Copypasta system. That’s why cta has four lines going ABOVE Ground. With only TWO underground in the city’s central area. That’s better than having all 6 underground exclusively.
@@videonut1988 not everyone wants an archaic outdates system that constantly needs repairs. most ppl don’t care that the trains are there as long as the work. but in chicago’s case… they dont always work.
No they dont
Why are the tracks so bad?
Because the system was design and build in 1892. To be honest, the system looks pretty good for being 100 year old.
@@seanxu13 Why hasn’t the government upgraded the tracks
The New York style seats on the trains suck. The homless have been sleeping on them since they came out several years ago. The seats get smelly and soiled. They should of kept the double seating when they replaced them. It was uncomfortable sitting in those seats. allowing bikes on the train was getting in the way !
well in nyc the seats are not fabric so no piss. and usually the trains are crowded enough that there are few homeless
Is it just me or do You hate the way it is in front of these looks
I just wish USA makes trains instead of buying them from China
Its made in Chicago by union workers. Just design in China. We design planes and made in China. It just happens that trains are the main transit system in China.
They give pennies and take the millions. American companies should start their production
@Ploke Newo78 yes and all the profits go to France. Learn a thing or two from the competitors. Look at China. It has overtaken USA in almost every field
Look how it waddles! The 7000 Series wouldn't survive the Red or Green Lines higher platforms bcuz it's too damn heavy. It rocks back & forth entirely too much.
Chinese design made in Chicago...no spitting on the floors though customary in China...
Glad that these cars employ American workers.
Chinese Design?
How do you figure that?
Do these new trains have better sleeping accommodations for Chicago bums?
How about you catch this train and find out for yourself? If you find the train comfortable yourself to sleep on then there's your answer.
@@ChicagolandTransit That may be the funniest reply ever! 🤣
@@ChicagolandTransit He might get arrested by the Chinese and thrown into one of their concentration camp eg Cook County Jail on California.
They try to make blue line look like the red line
Still the same "new" wagons, and they are at least as noisy as the previous models. What does this have to do with the twenty-first century, nothing! Loud, swinging, waving carriages and stations as if from the 19th century.
Made in China?
No. Made in America
Assembled in the US, but mostly made in China.
The EU is thinking of restrictions for companies with ties outside Europe. They would be scrutinized and many if not most Chinese companies wouldn't get the contract as they are often using price dumping tactics.
And we should definitely not support the CCP!
@@oskarsrode2167 Actually, TrainMaking is not a kind of industry with high technological barriers. Almost every country with sufficient wealth could start its own train maker. It was only because Americans don't think train making is important and it makes much more sense to buy from others instead. Cuz Americans don't have a railway market large enough to justify running its own train makers.
@@oskarsrode2167 Secondly, train making is overcompeted. With the Rotem🇰🇷, Hitachi from Japan🇯🇵, CAF🇪🇸,And Alstom and Siemens. There are too much train makers. Also, unlike cars who go everywhere, Train are made specific to their own rail system. Therefore their aren’t lots of demands for railway to support them all. In facts Bombardier ended up sold its rail division to Alstom.
@@oskarsrode2167 Thirdly, every countries(Japan,Korea) protect their own train making Jobs, that's why all those train making names did not end up insolvent
New? Really? How come something so new look so dated? This is one ugly set of rolling stock
The train is design to look like the old system for familiarity. The technology is the latest.
Dated so people are familiar. Not all trains are to look like London’s or Paris’ or some Asian trains.
A new mobile home for some
A new soliciting spot for some
A new drug recreational area for some.📍
All the trains have cameras. The Chinese aren't gonna let Americans dirty their new trains.