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Posted by Sand Box John on Mon Jul 26 23:12:01 2010, in response to Re: WMATA: 7k cars are not composed of 2 married pairs, posted by Widecab5 on Mon Jul 26 18:37:38 2010. In DC, it will be an A and a B sandwiching two C's on each 4-car set. Ergo, the cabs are in the A and B car but not in the C.A-C+C-B The C cars will have hostler panel on F end to be used only for non revenue movements. I was in DC this weekend and it was discovered WMATA plans to use the 7000 series to replace the 1000, 2000 and 3000 series cars over several years. If all options are exercised there will be over 700 7000's delivered by late in this decade. Production options:
Sequence of production:
The only cars to be replaced by 7k cars are the 1k cars. The 2 and 3k cars received their mid life rehabilitation within the last 5 years. The original production sequence plan place the rehabilitation of the 4k cars during the manufacture 1k car replacements. Because that option at this time is unfunded along with the other unfunded options I have no idea when that will happen. My best guess is the second 64 cars for the Silver line will be built after the 1k car replacements as they are to be funded with money out the phase II Silver line budget. Being that all 300 of the 1k replacements will not be on WMATA property by the time phase II of the Silver line is opened expect to see 1k car still in revenue service when it opens. What will be rather cool is, the 1k car were delivered with a Dulles Airport destination sign on them, after more then 40 years most of those cars will get the opportunity to display that sign.  And, BTW, WMATA does NOT plan to preserve any of its retired equipment in-house, though a few 1000's have already been reconfigured for work service. Cars 1010, 1011, 1044 and 1045 are now 8000 - 8003 and are used for revenue collection. Car 1028 is the undamaged car from the Federal Trangle wreck of 01 13 1982 it is used for clearance checking. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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