bout time their fleet is 40 years old.
Not really. Any of the original cars in the fleet only have their original shell with all the mechanical and electronic components replaced. The C cars were variously made by Alstom and Morrison-Knudsen in the late 80s to 90s.bout time their fleet is 40 years old.
Why the new cars thenNot really. Any of the original cars in the fleet only have their original shell with all the mechanical and electronic components replaced. The C cars were variously made by Alstom and Morrison-Knudsen in the late 80s to 90s.
Well, they are 30 years old. They're replacing the Acelas, and they're only 20 years old.Why the new cars then
This is opening a can of worms, but Boston's MBTA is still running 1945 PCC streetcars on the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line. That's in regular commuter service, not a touristy historic line. Wikipedia says the cars have been in continuous revenue service since they were built for MBTA.Well, they are 30 years old. They're replacing the Acelas, and they're only 20 years old.
But I think the real transit longevity champs are the PATCO trains that run from Philly to south Jersey. The service started in 1969, and I believe they're still using the original rolling stock.
You know you're going to get some responses...This is opening a can of worms, but Boston's MBTA is still running 1945 PCC streetcars on the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line. That's in regular commuter service, not a touristy historic line. Wikipedia says the cars have been in continuous revenue service since they were built for MBTA.
This is opening a can of worms, but Boston's MBTA is still running 1945 PCC streetcars on the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line. That's in regular commuter service, not a touristy historic line. Wikipedia says the cars have been in continuous revenue service since they were built for MBTA.
You know you're going to get some responses...
I'll start...
This one may be considered "touristy" for sure, but it always has, and still does serve as basic transportation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Charles_Streetcar_Line
Well, going back to San Francisco, there's the F Market St & Wharves that runs heritage streetcars, and, of course, the cable cars.You know you're going to get some responses...
I'll start...
This one may be considered "touristy" for sure, but it always has, and still does serve as basic transportation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Charles_Streetcar_Line
But those definitely fall within the touristy category.Well, going back to San Francisco, there's the F Market St & Wharves that runs heritage streetcars, and, of course, the cable cars.
Yep. Only US rolling stock of similar age in continuous regular service and without a "tourist" motivation are the (previously mentioned) PCCs of Boston's Mattapan Trolley -- and Amtrak's ex-Metroliner cab cars, which were ordered in 1966 (though I'm not quite sure what year they went into service).Well, they are 30 years old. They're replacing the Acelas, and they're only 20 years old.
But I think the real transit longevity champs are the PATCO trains that run from Philly to south Jersey. The service started in 1969, and I believe they're still using the original rolling stock.
This is opening a can of worms, but Boston's MBTA is still running 1945 PCC streetcars on the Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line. That's in regular commuter service, not a touristy historic line. Wikipedia says the cars have been in continuous revenue service since they were built for MBTA.
The 1964 built R-32's came close to winning the NYC longevity contest, but no cigar...some of the BMT 'Q' cars retired in 1969 were built in 1903...66 years in service. That said, the R-32's with minimal maintenance could probably run for another 20 years...Wow, and I thought the R32 railcars in service on a few lines in NYC(including the J and Z subway lines, and on one other line I'm forgetting) from the early to mid-1960s, were very old as heck! Supposedly I think all R32s finally were all retired like a year or 2 ago, according to a few online reports I found when I was doing some googling.
Don't get me wrong, I did like riding in the R32s for their history, myself.
Beyond North America, I remember reading one subway system had some railcars that were supposedly even older than the R32s, but finally were retired in the early 2010s I think. Here's an article about those railcars in Buenos Aires, which finally were retired in 2013: South America's First Subway Turns 101
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