MBTA’s Red Line History Comes to On the Dot - Caught In Southie
Jun 12, 2024 · According to Wikipedia and the MBTA, the 1600 cars operate today along with three newer generations of Red Line cars, 1987-’89’s UTDC cars, 1993-’94’s Bombardier cars, and the newest vehicles, an order of 252 cars from CRRC, of which 14 are now running.
NETransit: MBTA Vehicle Inventory Main Page
Jun 19, 2017 · Peak vehicle requirement for Red Line is 126 cars (9 six-car trains for Ashmont, 12 six-car trains for Braintree) Red, Orange, and Blue new work cars: MBTA has ordered three four-piece work trains for the Red, Orange, and Blue Lines from Geismar North America for …
Orange Line 1200s vs. Red Line 1500/1600/1700s - RAILROAD.NET
Jan 9, 2025 · Orange Line 1200s vs. Red Line 1500/1600/1700s; Discussion relating to commuter rail, light rail, and subway operations of the MBTA.
Remaining 1600-series control cars - RAILROAD.NET
Jan 15, 2025 · Does anyone have a list of the remaining 1600-series (Bombardier) control cars? From what I can gather, 1628, 1636 and 1638 are still in service, however, there may be more. Also, what is going to be done with the 1600s? Are they going to be scrapped?
Red Line - Boston Streetcars
While the newest Red Line cars (1800 series), built by Bombardier, were built in the mid-1990s and feature electronic stop announcements and digital roll signs, the oldest Red Line cars (1500 and 1600 series) are Pullman Standard subway cars built in 1969!
Difference between Pullman standard and UTDC red line cars
Jul 19, 2020 · From the inside, 1700 cars have emergency intercoms at both ends of the car, 1500 and 1600 only have them at the Number 2 end (opposite end from the motorman cab). I was just on the wiki for the red line fleet, and have always wondered why such simmilar cars were made from different manufacturers - anyone know…
Red Line (MBTA) - Wikipedia
In October 2013, MassDOT announced plans for a $1.3 billion subway car order for the Orange and Red Lines, which would provide 74 new cars to replace the 1500/1600-series cars, with an option to increase the number to 132 to replace the 1700-series cars.
MBTA Red Line Cars - TrainWeb
MBTA Red Line Cars Currently, the MBTA has several types of Red Line cars on its roster. The oldest are the 01400-series #5 Cambridge Tunnel cars, built by Pullman-Standard in 1962-1963.
Red Line Program | Projects - MBTA
The 252 new Red Line vehicles (including 34 more cars added to the fleet) will feature: More spacious interiors, wider doors, more handrails, and LED lighting systems for your comfort; Two more accessibility areas on each vehicle; Modern visual and audio communications systems, including new audio and visual door open and close warnings
Red Line (MBTA) | Metro Wiki | Fandom
In October 2013, MassDOT announced plans for a $1.3 billion subway car order for the Orange and Red Lines, which would provide 74 new cars to replace the 1500/1600-series cars, with an option to increase the number to 132 to replace the 1700-series cars and …