Green Line Type 9 Thread

The door mechanism is a standard one that CAF uses on other models. It will be fine. It's nothing like the original ones on the Boeings.

Plug doors are the standard for new LRVs, and as diburning mentioned, the technology is a lot more mature than it was when the Boeings were built. Folding doors cannot be used with level platforms (which are necessary for speedy boarding and true accessibility) because they will hit the platform surface.

3922 has now been delivered

3923 has been delivered. So this marks the completion of the Type 9 delivery. To date, cars 3900-3905, 3907-3916 have been accepted for service so 3906, 3917-3923 are in acceptance testing.

MBTA DMA wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:06 pm 3923 has been delivered. So this marks the completion of the Type 9 delivery.

Any chance of options beyond the initial 24?

Extremely unlikely. The MBTA is probably less than a year away from pulling the trigger on the Type 10s, which will have substantially more capacity than the 9s and be 100% low floor.

MBTA DMA wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:06 pm 3923 has been delivered. So this marks the completion of the Type 9 delivery. To date, cars 3900-3905, 3907-3916 have been accepted for service so 3906, 3917-3923 are in acceptance testing.

Was this the truck hauled white shrink wrapped trolley that was backing up eastbound Mass Pike traffic around Worcester late Wednesday (10/21/20)?

The EGE wrote: ↑Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:07 am Plug doors are the standard for new LRVs, and as diburning mentioned, the technology is a lot more mature than it was when the Boeings were built. Folding doors cannot be used with level platforms (which are necessary for speedy boarding and true accessibility) because they will hit the platform surface.

Add to that that the present situation with the folding doors makes it necessary to have those problematic slide out ramps which at times get stuck on the platforms (particularly Copley). Slightly higher (really level with the car's floor) platforms would eliminate the need for these and their required maintenance.

As it states on netransit roster, they aren’t getting anymore type 9’s since they are moving forward with the type 10 design instead. Nothing has been updated or contracted to a builder yet.

3917 has now been accepted

3918 has now been accepted

3906 has been accepted into service, leaving 3919-23 left as the 5 cars waiting to be accepted into service upon completion of testing.

3921 has been conditionally accepted

3920 has been conditionally accepted.

3919 and 3922 have been conditionally accepted. So 3923 is remaining in the acceptance testing.