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They are the first light rail vehicles in the United States to incorporate crash energy management technology, a form of crumple zone that protects the train operator and passengers in a collision. [9] [10] The Type 9 cars are fitted with positive train control equipment, to be used with the future Green Line Train Protection System. [13]
By contrast, light rail vehicles can travel in multi-car trains carrying a theoretical ridership up to 20,000 passengers per hour in much narrower rights-of-way, not much more than two car lanes wide for a double track system. [56] They can often be run through existing city streets and parks, or placed in the medians of roads.
The TriMet transit system, serving the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, owns and operates two different rail transit systems: a light rail system known as MAX, and a commuter rail system known as WES. The fleet of 145 MAX electric light rail vehicles (LRVs) includes five different models, designated by TriMet as "Type 1" through "Type 6".
The Siemens SD-100 and SD-160 are two related types of high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV), manufactured by Siemens Mobility for the North American market. A total of 431 vehicles were built by Siemens in Florin, California from 1992 to 2013. The SD-100 began production in 1992, and is equipped with direct current traction motors and folding ...
The S700 streetcars are a compact version of the S70 light rail vehicles [26] that currently operate on the LYNX Blue Line. The cost to purchase these six vehicles and spare parts is $40.4 million. [27] Houston, Texas : 18 S70 units purchased, the first of which was delivered in April 2003; [5] delivery was completed in late 2004.
The vehicles will be low floor, meaning that disabled passengers can enter the cars at any of the train doors. The order builds upon an initial order of 20 cars in 2020 and another eight in 2021.
MBTA Kinki Sharyo Type 7 is a type of light rail vehicle owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Since 1986, the MBTA has used the Type 7 on its Green Line light rail network. It is the first rail vehicle for the United States built by Japanese rail vehicle manufacturer Kinki Sharyo. [1] [6] [2] [7]
The SLRV is a double-ended high-floor articulated light rail vehicle 71 ft (22 m) long overall (over the anticlimbers), in the same range as many heavy rail vehicles both at the time and now, but noticeably shorter than many other modern LRVs such as the at-minimum-81-foot (25 m) Siemens S70 and S700 commonly found today, which rides on three ...