5000-series_(CTA)
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The 5000 series is a series of Chicago "L" car built between 2009 and 2015 by Bombardier Transportation of Plattsburgh, New York. A $577 million order for 406 cars was placed in 2006. In July 2011, the CTA ordered 300 more cars (later increased to 308 cars) for $331 million as an option on the first contract. The 5000-series reuses a numbering set used on four experimental articulated train-sets t
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| 5000-series | |
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 5055 at 18th on the Pink Line, bound for The Loop | |
 Interior view of a 5000-series car | |
| In service | 2011–present |
| Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
| Built at | Bombardier Plant, Plattsburgh, New York |
| Replaced | 2200-series, 2400-series |
| Constructed | 2009–2015 |
| Entered service | 2011 |
| Number built | 714 |
| Number in service | 712 |
| Formation | Married-pair |
| Fleet numbers | 5001–5714 |
| Capacity | 34 seated, 123 total |
| Operator | Chicago Transit Authority |
| Depots | |
| Lines served |
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| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel with fiberglass end bonnets |
| Train length |
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| Car length | 48 ft (14.63 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Height | 12 ft (3.66 m) |
| Doors | 2 × 2 per car |
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| Weight | 57,000 lb (26,000 kg) empty |
| Traction system | Bombardier MITRAC IGBT–VVVF |
| Traction motors | 3-phase AC induction motor |
| Electric systems | Third rail, 600 V DC |
| Current collection | Contact shoe |
| UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ |
| AAR wheel arrangement | B-B+B-B |
| Braking systems | Regenerative, disc, and track brakes |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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