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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Jul 29 15:17:05 2011, in response to Used car Dealer, was Re: R32 car won't be retiredl {screenshot, description from MTA C.P.}, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Jul 29 13:36:31 2011. The PATH received 95 PA 4s back in 1987-88. Is that enough, or would the PA3s be needed too?Thet are Stainless Steel, three doors per side and are cabe cars. This info was garnered from a PATH websit and may be outdated PATH has a fleet of 333 cars (reduced from 348 cars) that are in active revenue service. There are five models: PA1, PA2, PA3, PA4 and PA5. PATH cars are 51 ft (15.5 m) long, with a width of approximately 9'-2¾" (2.8 m). They can achieve a maximum speed of 70 mph (112 km/h). Each car seats 35 passengers, on seats that line the sides of the cars, with a larger number of standees in each car. The PA1 cars were built by St. Louis Car in 1965. PA2 cars were built in 1966–67, also by St. Louis. Hawker Siddeley built the PA3 cars in 1972. The PA4s were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1986–88. The PA5s are currently being built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 2008–10. PA1, PA2, and PA3 cars have painted aluminum bodies, and have two doors on each side. Back-lit panels above the doors display the destination of that particular train: HOB for Hoboken, JSQ for Journal Square, NWK for Newark, 33 for 33rd Street, and WTC for World Trade Center. (Some of the older PA3 signs contain such overzealous punctuation as J.S.Q., N.W.K. and 33RD. ST.). The MBTA's Blue and Orange Line cars, built in 1978–79 and 1980–81 respectively are based on the PA3. PA4 cars have stainless steel bodies, and have three doors on each side. Back-lit displays above the windows (between the doors) display the destination of that particular train. Would only 95 cars and the modifications necessary for the Eastern Division be worth the six year service time until the R179s come ashore? |
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