Saw a MARC set going to Temple University this morning
so did SEPTA really buy the MARC cars?
so did SEPTA really buy the MARC cars?
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jmatchesky wrote:How exactly did MARC end up with so many extra cars? Is it just good timing with their new bi-levels arriving and the old single-levels not being scrapped yet?They are in pretty great shape, overall. The oldest IIa's are only 2 years older than the original SEPTA Bombardier coaches, and the SEPTA cars have even less mileage on them, overall.
Just from riding a few of them on SEPTA (not that you can tell much from that), it seems like the coaches are in decent shape. It would be a shame if they can't continue to be used by someone if MARC has no more use for them.
STrRedWolf wrote: Bathrooms are needed on such trips, and MARC will direct the operators of the lines to make bathroom stops if the train doesn't have a bathroom.Unless it is broken, every MARC train has at least one bathroom (in the cab car).