CTA CRRC Sifang 7000 Series Cars Performance Testing on the Pink Line - 1/05/2021

[@CristianMtnz]

The destination displays seem to be higher resolution and display accurate line color as opposed to the standard RGB pink. Is this correct?

[@tech83studio38]

They are really handsome railcars !

[@mtattrain2]

Oh wow the 7000s have the electronic whistles after all?

[@ChicagolandTransit]

Just #7007 for some reason

[@Hotters9060]

@@ChicagolandTransit I have a question. When will the 2600 and 3200 trains retire and also are you going to miss them??

[@Roboboy]

And now Boston and Chicago have trains with the same propulsion motor whine!

[@SydeLeaderRay]

Now I'm waiting for the HEP sound.

[@Knuckleheadcapone]

The cta pink line 54/cermak is my station i take to go to the loop

[@michaelglass4701]

I saw a 8 car train of the 7000 on the Howard Line , they are beautiful, I Love the blue face 🚇🚉👍😄

[@germanname1990]

Interesting how the border outlining the red and white lights change color. I'm looking forward to seeing these new cars in service hopefully later this year.

[@iluvyousomuch000]

7000 brakes sound loud than new york trains

[@alefantozzi2774]

Maybe because are Chinese train's...

[@TheSUBWAYZ]

Those are Beautiful

[@gfujigo]

I like the new trains.

[@BishopTJH]

I had gotten word that these cars will not be interoperable with the 5000 Series cars. So I guess the mixed-consist era is over!

[@moonoink]

Question, when will the 7000's start doing revenue service testing? (Like the 5000's did in 2010)

[@LuvHydrozz]

Sometime this year.

[@touchybanana1430]

That 1 platform for that subway station seems really inefficient.

[@trainking076]

These horns are high pitched

[@blue9multimediagroup]

They're not horns. They're beepers LoL

[@Azarable]

@@blue9multimediagroup When will passengers be able to ride the new CRRC 7000???

[@videonut1988]

Those “horns” has been the mainstay of cta for DECADES. (As they are beeper-type “horns”)

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@Azarable probably in a few months. They have to complete all the testing first.

[@Azarable]

@@blue9multimediagroup I will miss the original trains when they retire but this new CRRC train is beautiful and I like the blue color in the front and back.

[@johnperry4572]

The screechy brakes are a bit annoying

[@OliversElevators]

Lol that guy at 5:35 sounds so exasperated that someone dared try to board his train. Well, if you’re stopped at a station, your destination sign is set correctly, and you open your doors, what do you expect? Maybe you should’ve told people the train was out of service *before* opening your doors...? P.S. may I suggest you try using a tripod for your shots? It would greatly enhance the quality and steadiness of your long zoomed-in shots.

[@ChicagolandTransit]

CTA's photography policy does not allow tripods on platforms. I recently got this camera so I'm practicing on ways to make the videos more stable. Also, they did make an announcement coming into the station but if you look closely, the guy was running thinking it was a Green Line train. He boarded the Green Line behind the 7000s. There's people out there that simply just see a train and board it out of impulse.

[@phillipgrey]

The brake squeal similar to the subway cars in New York is annoying. It’s not like the normal rail friction.

[@ChicagolandTransit]

Watch my newer videos. They fixed that since they entered service.

[@metrorailfan2334]

How come this railcar is so screechy?

[@videonut1988]

They have a different type of third rail so that’s why there’s some scraping. (These are the same type of third rails that runs on Transport for London’s Underground and Overground lines)

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Either of 2 things. 1. Sleet scrapers to knock ice off the third rails. 2. The MITRAC propulsion system naturally screams when it changes acceleration due to the frequency changes within the motors.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@Jackyliu009 BOMBARDIER MITRAC AC IGBT-VVVF IGBT-VVVF is known for the high pitched squealing on takeoff and braking.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@Jackyliu009 Plus MITRAC is BOMBARDIER's go to for propulsion.

[@ChicagolandTransit]

@@blue9multimediagroup The 7000s have Siemens propulsion and truck assemblies.

[@Hardtransport]

Why this new trains sound too bad when they run?, maybe the friction with the icy rails cause that? Also the new trains look good, very traditionalist style with nothing different to impress

[@tranduyen7639]

9:11

[@ChariotManGaming85]

Good but NYC MTA is better Lol.