Railfan Windows

[jackintosh11]

Do the trains on the metro have railfan windows?

[MACTRAXX]

JT:

Metrorail equipment have full width cabs - but at peak hours the rear cab is sometimes open but the seat pair faces inward.
Back in the 80s the rear cab used to be open at all times - at some point that was changed to the cab area being open only
during peak hours only - another member can mention if this practice is still used or is the rear cab closed at all times...

MACTRAXX

[dcmike]

40.5.5 Trailing Cab Door Procedures:

After completing the Switching Ends Procedure, the train operator shall adhere to the following guidelines when securing the non-operating end train cab doors during mainline operations:

40.5.5.1 During Rush Hours, personnel shall secure cab door to isolate operator seat and console area, allowing access to seats and intercom for customers.

40.5.5.2 During Non-Rush Hours, personnel shall secure all non-operating end cab door (no access), closing off full cab area to include seats, intercom and bulk head door.

Even when the cab door is closed, you can still get a pretty good view through the partition glass on all car series except the 7000.



However there is a modification under way to add additional tint on some car series due to many operator complaints of glare from the interior lights.

The 7000 series have true full-width cabs without any passenger seating, so there is no "railfan" window. A pocket door partitions off the right side of the cab area when not in use.

[Fan Railer]

No tint on the 7K windows yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srnC5wNMmJI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Robert Paniagua]

Oh thats great, although I still can take a video clip out the front 7k RFW as well, I'd do it from a bit further back so that the driver doesn't see me.