Rotem Cars Discussion (new bi-level cars)

jamesinclair wrote:These cars are required to have full ADA right?

Electronic destination signs on the outside?
LCD/LED screens on inside showing next station/destination with automated audio announcements?

Yes.

Here is a link to some pictures of the plant that's going to build our new cars: http://www.trainweb.org/phillynrhs/RPOTW090111.html

I am going to make this a normal thread since there hasn't been much activity to justify this being a sticky.

Great... just what we need. A plant that is junk, next to tracks that are junk that will transport our cars which will (presumably) be junk.

The building is under renovation and will no doubt look much better when completed. As for the tracks, they will obviously have to be reconditioned before the plant opens, especially if part of the trackage is to be used for testing purposes.

Here's rotem's official page about the cars.

http://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/Eng/Busi ... _pop18.asp

It seems that it will look very similar to a K-car, but with a rounded roof, and marker lights at the bottom next to the ditch lights.

Also, it says inboard bogies. Does that mean it will be similar to the pioneer trucks on the bombardier cars?

What, exactly, is electro-pneumatic braking?

A quick search on Google yielded this: http://www.railway-technical.com/ep-brakes.shtml

All CR equipment has this system installed but it is not used and all disabled. EP Brakes could be a topic for another thread?

That's what I thought, I just haven't seen that version of the name before.

I have a question about the current K-cars. Do the side exit doors slide electrically (and are they trainlined) like the newer MARC/LIRR versions?

diburning wrote:Here's rotem's official page about the cars.

http://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/Eng/Busi ... _pop18.asp

It seems that it will look very similar to a K-car, but with a rounded roof, and marker lights at the bottom next to the ditch lights.

Also, it says inboard bogies. Does that mean it will be similar to the pioneer trucks on the bombardier cars?

166kph=~103mph They're joking right? The top speed of MARC's Kawasakis are 125mph. Well, you get what you pay for. SEPTA and MBTA will find out soon enough...

Seeing how mbta operates 80mph max, it doesn't seem to be an issue

Only the cars assigned to the Old Colony lines have power doors...everything else is manual.

realtype wrote:I have a question about the current K-cars. Do the side exit doors slide electrically (and are they trainlined) like the newer MARC/LIRR versions?

diburning wrote:Here's rotem's official page about the cars.

http://www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr/Eng/Busi ... _pop18.asp

It seems that it will look very similar to a K-car, but with a rounded roof, and marker lights at the bottom next to the ditch lights.

Also, it says inboard bogies. Does that mean it will be similar to the pioneer trucks on the bombardier cars?

166kph=~103mph They're joking right? The top speed of MARC's Kawasakis are 125mph. Well, you get what you pay for. SEPTA and MBTA will find out soon enough...

realtype wrote:I have a question about the current K-cars. Do the side exit doors slide electrically (and are they trainlined) like the newer MARC/LIRR versions?

All K cars have electric doors, just cars assigned to the Old Colony Lines have them activated. The same will be with all new CR equipment purchased.

When will we get the cool automatic glass sliding doors between cars used on amtrak on the acela and in europe

jamesinclair wrote:When will we get the cool automatic glass sliding doors between cars used on amtrak on the acela and in europe

Ummm have you looked at the economy recently?

Not sure if it is related, but the track or engineering dept has been out at night with a laser rigged up to a high rail to measure the height of bridges. Could be something that is done every now and then though so I am not sure.