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CTA: New Rail Cars Will Be Back On Tracks By May

By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 13, 2012 1:45PM

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Photo via Chicago Transit Authority's Facebook Page.

CTA announced Thursday the new "New York"-style 5000 series rail cars will be back on the agency's rail system by May.

The new rail cars by Bombardier Transit Corp. were pulled from tracks last December after flaws were discovered in Chinese-manufactured parts in the cars' rail truck assemblies. Bombardier tried to convince CTA to let them replace the defective parts at later times, during routine maintenance on the cars. CTA flat out rejected that suggestion and worked with Bombardier employees to disassemble the cars already delivered so that the flawed truck assemblies can be returned for repair.

CTA President Forrest Claypool said the plan is to phase the new cars in on the Pink Line. CTA has a $1 billion contract with Bombardier for 706 new cars.

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