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Posted by TransitChuckG on Sat Oct 18 12:07:54 2014, in response to WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 10:35:21 2014. Bookmarked and saved. |
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Posted by RailBus63 on Sat Oct 18 13:08:45 2014, in response to WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 10:35:21 2014. Unless WMATA or the builder has invested in a time machine, I don't think these delivery dates are correct:Car Tentative. Expected Number Delivery Acceptance 7004-05 12 10 2014 11 10 2014 7006-07 12 27 2014 11 10 2014 |
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Posted by blue8irt on Sat Oct 18 13:14:22 2014, in response to WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 10:35:21 2014. So what company is building them? I haven't heard that the contract was awarded. |
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Posted by blue8irt on Sat Oct 18 13:19:44 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by blue8irt on Sat Oct 18 13:14:22 2014. ooops. Please disregrad my other post on this thread. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 14:37:59 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by RailBus63 on Sat Oct 18 13:08:45 2014. Unless WMATA or the builder has invested in a time machine, I don't think these delivery dates are correct:My error, the table should read:
Even that discrepancy doesn't seem correct either. Don't know the exact dates, but I do know that 7004 - 4007 arrived on the property sometime before 7000 - 7003.  7004 - 7007 Greenbelt Yard 04 11 2014, The car on track 6 is 7062. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 23:53:01 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and acceptance dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 14:37:59 2014. After checking my records cars 7004-05 and 7006-07 did in fact arrive on the property on 12 10 2013 and 12 27 2013.John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Joe V on Sun Oct 19 09:44:06 2014, in response to WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Sat Oct 18 10:35:21 2014. At what point can they start scrapping the 1K's ? |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Sun Oct 19 19:48:05 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Joe V on Sun Oct 19 09:44:06 2014. At what point can they start scrapping the 1K's ?After roughly 25% of the 300 car option has been put into service. As it stands now WMATA has committed to procuring 428 cars:
Funding for the remaing 320 has not been committed:
In my opinion I believe WMATA should procure another 500 cars to allow 150 second headways (30 TPH). At present WMATA is running a mix of 6 and 8 car trains at roughly 180 second headways (20 TPH). The train control and signaling system on all but the Silver line is designed to support 90 second headways (40 TPH), the train control and signaling system on the Silver line is designed to support 185 second headways (19 TPH). John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Far Rockaway A Train on Mon Oct 20 05:40:17 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Sun Oct 19 19:48:05 2014. Why are they planning to replace the 4Ks? |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Mon Oct 20 10:16:42 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Far Rockaway A Train on Mon Oct 20 05:40:17 2014. Why are they planning to replace the 4Ks?The suits in the Jackson Graham Building came to the conclusion that it would be cheaper to replace them then rehabilitate as well as upgrade their crashworthness. The 4k cars are structurally similar to the 1k cars. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by Far Rockaway A Train on Tue Oct 21 01:05:53 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Mon Oct 20 10:16:42 2014. Ok. Thanks. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Oct 21 08:40:21 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Far Rockaway A Train on Tue Oct 21 01:05:53 2014. Ok. Thanks.I would like to see a set of 4k car preserved somewhere as they are the only cars on WMATA's roster that contain 1970s propulsion technological (DC choppers). John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Oct 21 13:25:54 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Tue Oct 21 08:40:21 2014. Don't forget about the four "8000 Series" cars, those weren't overhauled either. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Tue Oct 21 14:17:09 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Tue Oct 21 13:25:54 2014. Don't forget about the four "8000 Series" cars, those weren't overhauled either.They in fact were. Somewhere on Ben Schumin's web site is a picture of an AC label on one of the money train cars. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Oct 22 13:12:32 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by Sand Box John on Tue Oct 21 14:17:09 2014. He took his site down, but I'll ask. I was pretty sure those cars were in a pre-GOH condition. |
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Posted by Sand Box John on Wed Oct 22 14:14:39 2014, in response to Re: WMATA: Tentative delivery and dates for the first option of 7k cars., posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed Oct 22 13:12:32 2014. He took his site down, but I'll ask. I was pretty sure those cars were in a pre-GOH condition.Schuminweb.com is still up and running. He has redesigned his site some time after I saw the article the picture was in. The other picture in the article showed No Passengers silk screened using an irregular font on the back side of the destination sign box window. John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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