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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 24 11:41:09 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by Broadway Lion on Mon Apr 24 11:35:58 2006. Haha. That sums it up.-The C3's got 2X2 because they are bi levels. They were able to get away with that because they for all intents and purposes consolidated the need for two sperate cars into one (roughly speaking of course) - you don't see 12 car trains on the diesel lines anymore, as it's unecessary - 4-8 cars or somewhere in between are now the norm. -They can't put bilevels on the electric lines due to the flexibility, and becayse bilevels couldn't use the Atlantic Branch, or the 63rd St tunnel (when it opens). -So 2X3 seating became necessary to replace the seating they had on the M1's, as you can make longer and longer trains, which would be necessary had they not done that. -the seats are narrower than the M1's because the new cars had to allow for ADA. |
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