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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Tue Nov 26 07:37:02 2019, in response to Re: First look at LA Metro's new HR-4000 subway cars, posted by Easy on Tue Nov 26 07:20:15 2019. The original Blue Line cars (P685) and the later ones that were originally on the Green Line and are now on the line have small windows that can be opened at the top of the main window (see pic) They require a tool to be opened, so the geese can't do it themselves. Only one time did I see one open on a car in service. I was inbound to L. A., and the lead car of a 2-car train had the pantograph down. The safety equipment (headlights, horns, doors etc) were being powered no doubt by the trainline connection from the second powered car,but auxiliaries like interior lights and the HVAC were not. I boarded at Compton, and at Imperial, a tech got on and opened all the windows using some sort of tool. IIRC, it was in the winter, and relatively early in the morning (7:30-8:00ish), so it wasn't all that hot anyway. The train was restricted to about 35 mph, since it was just the trailing car providing power. This of course caused the train to be late, as we made the turn from Washington Blvd onto Flower St, I could see the trailing train entering Grand station. I assume once we arrived at 7th St/Metro Center, they swapped out that train for the gap train that usually stayed on the tail track, but I needed to get to work, so I didn't stick around to see if that was what occurred. |
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