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Re: Green Line Extension Lechmere to Medford

 by smallfire85 ¦  Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:24 pm ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Green Line Extension Lechmere to Medford ¦  Replies: 1355 ¦  Views: 431754

Sorry for the necropost, I've just got to reading on the gauge issues here and didn't see answers. MBTA Green line minimum gauge is 56 1/8". The GM stated that there were no locations other than the identified three that required a speed restriction. The main issue was that the tracks were out ...

Re: Green Line Extension Lechmere to Medford

 by smallfire85 ¦  Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:28 am ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Green Line Extension Lechmere to Medford ¦  Replies: 1355 ¦  Views: 431754

Sorry for the ominous post. there's a Type 9 test train at Union SQ. Should be heading to Lechmere in a bit. It's creeping along

Re: Green Line Extension Lechmere to Medford

 by smallfire85 ¦  Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:10 am ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Green Line Extension Lechmere to Medford ¦  Replies: 1355 ¦  Views: 431754

Anyone who has time to make it to Lechmere in 20-30 minutes might want to do so

The topography is the main factor to the bus setup. There is about a 90-foot elevation difference between the North and South entrances at Huntington. The roads on the north end of the station are relatively isolated from the roads from the south end, which effectively creates two demand areas for t...

Re: All Things WMATA 7000 Series

 by smallfire85 ¦  Fri Dec 28, 2018 8:31 am ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: All Things WMATA 7000 Series ¦  Replies: 1539 ¦  Views: 402381

Saw 7610-7611 in the green line today, with the new spring-type inter-car barriers.

Re: WMATA 6000 Series Rail Car Legacy

 by smallfire85 ¦  Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:11 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: WMATA 6000 Series Rail Car Legacy ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 6544

Don't know how detailed we're looking to get on changes, but I'd toss on the white on black fleet number decals and the large rooftop fleet number decals.

Re: WMATA - 6000-series train decouples

 by smallfire85 ¦  Wed Aug 29, 2018 8:11 am ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: WMATA - 6000-series train decouples ¦  Replies: 27 ¦  Views: 7330

They had to assemble a teem from the shop with the needed tools to disconnect the remaining cables and hoses. Disconnect those cables and hoses. Couple a rescue train to the east end of the train and pull it to Falls Church Yard, Couple another rescue train to the west end and push it to Falls Chur...

Re: WMATA Money Trains

 by smallfire85 ¦  Wed May 09, 2018 11:11 am ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: WMATA Money Trains ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 3910

YOLO wrote:
Link doesn't load, would like to see one of these in the wild, thx
Link is working now.

Re: WMATA 8000 Series Rail Cars

 by smallfire85 ¦  Mon Apr 09, 2018 10:32 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: WMATA 8000 Series Rail Cars ¦  Replies: 179 ¦  Views: 53463

YOLO wrote:Updates from Metro - resembles the R211s from NYC if you ask me
It's most likely cheaper to adapt an existing design than to create a new one from scratch. The R211s themselves have similar designs to London's new cars. I think it's the current design fad...

After peeling through the tweets, Rail Transit Ops answered her question back in early March. The tracks need to be inspected twice a week, each track. That means at least four days that track workers are inspecting that area, not including the monthly switch inspections at EFC. It's a 2 3/8 mile wa...

WMATA Money Trains

 by smallfire85 ¦  Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:21 am ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: WMATA Money Trains ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 3910

For all keeping track, an update on the cars used as the money trains... 8000-8001 have been scrapped. 8002-8005 are still in service and are the last 1000 series cars to ply the rails...for now. 6182-6183 and 2016-2017 have been added to the collection duty fleet and have been seen in service as of...

From what I remember, Metro would have had to treat the dirty water if they wanted to use detergents to wash the railcars. That means a treatment plant at each wash location that would have to comply with the local jurisdiction's environmental effluent codes. That becomes expensive and cumbersome to...

Hey, sorry for the delay. Here are a couple shots: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/798/40179189674_4343829456.jpg 6051_3 by smallflame85 , on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4782/40886805701_fd02ea61e0.jpg 6051_2 by smallflame85 , on Flickr I wasn't able to get any truck close-ups, sorry.

Re: WMATA rail: getting better or worse?

 by smallfire85 ¦  Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:42 pm ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: WMATA rail: getting better or worse? ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 3095

For fear of having an apparent bias, I would say getting better. I have many of the problem areas of my commute memorized, and I have crossed a fair amount off the list. MCL is right, until you tackle all the problems, any failure will trigger the usual tweets and news responses. However, notice tha...

Re: All Things WMATA 7000 Series

 by smallfire85 ¦  Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:18 am ¦  Forum: DC - Maryland - Virginia Area Passenger Rail: MTA(MARC), VRE, WMATA(Metro) ¦  Topic: All Things WMATA 7000 Series ¦  Replies: 1539 ¦  Views: 402381

Saw 7500-7503 testing on the former rush-plus yellow route this morning. Realistically, 7499 is car #500, but the number threshold is passed! An aside to running shorter consists: WMATA's current berthing policy is to have all revenue trains stop at the end of the platform (8 car marker) to service ...

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