Everyone: Does anyone know what PATH plans to do with the 20-year old (800 series) PA-4 cars when the day comes that PATH has enough
PA-5 cars to replace them?
Does PATH plan to use them in rush hours similar to how the 1958-vintage H&M Class K cars were used in their last years?
Will they be retired in favor of an all PA-5 operation as I suspect?
I was thinking about this: Selling the entire group to the Chicago Transit Authority to be used as high-capacity cars allowing
their 1970 - vintage 2200 Series Budd cars with their bus-type "Blinker" doors to be retired.
The CTA could obtain a group of cars with at least 15-20 years of life left for a fraction of the cost of brand-new cars.
The CTA is looking to procure cars with "bowling-alley" type side seats to be used during rush hours on high-ridership lines.
The Kawasaki PA-4 cars could fit the bill here allowing the CTA to place them into service with little modification since I
believe they are close if not the same as dimensions of CTA equipment.
Small modifications-like creating a full-width cab option-would be necessary here.
Is there anyone knowledgable about what PATH plans on doing with the PA-4 cars upon retirement - which may be still years away? I would rather see this instead of the cars being scrapped - which would be a waste in my opinion.
I am also posting this idea in the CTA forum section.
Thanks to all ideas and views in advance - MACTRAXX
PA-5 cars to replace them?
Does PATH plan to use them in rush hours similar to how the 1958-vintage H&M Class K cars were used in their last years?
Will they be retired in favor of an all PA-5 operation as I suspect?
I was thinking about this: Selling the entire group to the Chicago Transit Authority to be used as high-capacity cars allowing
their 1970 - vintage 2200 Series Budd cars with their bus-type "Blinker" doors to be retired.
The CTA could obtain a group of cars with at least 15-20 years of life left for a fraction of the cost of brand-new cars.
The CTA is looking to procure cars with "bowling-alley" type side seats to be used during rush hours on high-ridership lines.
The Kawasaki PA-4 cars could fit the bill here allowing the CTA to place them into service with little modification since I
believe they are close if not the same as dimensions of CTA equipment.
Small modifications-like creating a full-width cab option-would be necessary here.
Is there anyone knowledgable about what PATH plans on doing with the PA-4 cars upon retirement - which may be still years away? I would rather see this instead of the cars being scrapped - which would be a waste in my opinion.
I am also posting this idea in the CTA forum section.
Thanks to all ideas and views in advance - MACTRAXX
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