CTA 2200s being moved back into Barn 4 for a new traction motor.

Going back to August 2013, the Final Farewell run of the Budd 2200 Series cars pulls into Madison / Wabash. The trip originated at Harlem & Lake on the Green Line, ran up to Kimball, back south to... (more)

CTA relics bask in the sunlight at IRM. After a recent farewell tour on August 25th, the CTA 2200's were officially retired from service. Luckily, these two were sent to IRM.

The 2200 series cars make one last run across their old stomping grounds on the Douglas Park Branch which is now known as the Pink Line. This will be my last photo of these cars on CTA property. C... (more)

Heading south along the Evanston Express track, we find the old Wilson platform. This part of the station is closed to the public and if you look just above the left car, you can see a catenary su... (more)

Goodbye blinker doors! Introduced in 1947 with the original 5000 series cars, the retirement of the 2200s in 2013 puts an end to the blinker door era on the CTA. Car 2346 is seen stopped at Main S... (more)

Northbound 2200 Farewell Tour rounds the curve into Sheridan on the Evanston Express tracks.

Cars 2339-40, 2327-28 & 2345-46 head south above Wabash Ave as the sun peaks through the buildings downtown.

Its a beautiful summer day in the loop as the 2200s make a photo stop at Adams & Wabash on their Final Farewell Tour.

A six car train of 2200 series cars makes their final trip down the State Street Subway at Washington & State. The Washington Station has been closed since 2006, with Lake & State replacing it jus... (more)

A six car train of 2200 series cars makes up the Final Farewell Tour on Sunday Aug 25th. The 2200 series cars were officially retired from service on Monday Aug 26th. Here, the train is seen comin... (more)

This is the end - the last run of CTA's 2200 series cars in revenue service. It was very appropriate of CTA to assemble 8 of them for a final, farewell, ceremonial run.

40 feet below the streets, passengers disembark the 2200 farewell trip at Washington.

The 2200 series cars navigate the yard at Forest Park for the last time before heading back to Rosemont on the final run.

An eight car train of 2200s races down the middle of the Kennedy Expressway on their was to Forest Park for the last time. Note the Congress / Milwaukee A train signs that were used for the final ... (more)