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Re: WMATA: Pictures of 7k cars

Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Mar 12 23:57:24 2012, in response to Re: WMATA: Pictures of 7k cars, posted by Sand Box John on Mon Mar 12 23:25:45 2012.

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from David Pirmann's site
Length A cars = 75 feet
B/C cars = 70 feet Weight 56,000 lbs
Width 10 feet 5 inches Seats A/B cars = 72
C cars = 64
Height 10 feet 5 inches

clearly they could buy married pairs. As it is they tend to operate "modules" of 3, 4. or 5 cars each having an A on one end. They are added /subtracted as necessary to form 6.8.9.10 car trains. Those could just as well be semi permanently coupled as are the NTT trains.

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