Refresh me. I can never remember which ones are which. What were the boxy ones with big windows that predated the Flxibles? Which were the last artics CTA...
... Flxibles? Which ... and what are ... The boxy ones are the MAN Americana (4000 Series). The MAN Artics before the Seatles ones were the 7100 Series....
Last night I had cause to ride the Red line out and back from Howard. Aside from interlocking problems (which delayed getting a NB Purple line for the trip ...
On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:17:38 -0000, "bjdetw32" <bjdetw32@...> ... OT, but Seattle's last MAN Americanas left service on Friday. The 46 MAN artic ETBs...
The MAN Americanas (series 4000-4361) were from 1985, and were basically completely square. The Seattle Artics (series 7300-7413) are the third series of MAN...
Second 7500 question - was the option exercised on these? What will be the final total - 151 or 226? Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably...
Roosevelt turns SB are definitely connected to Dan Ryan single tracking, which I understand is going on all weekend. Red/Yellow markers are used with most...
So that would mean that CTA's last few Americanas are the last of their kind in service anywhere? Considering they are 19 years old, that is about average... ...
... The Seattle coaches were lift equipped if we're talking about the ones with a single entryway. The original MANs had a split entryway so no lift could be...
We turn every other southbound train back north at Roosevelt, Garfield, or 69th street as warrented or as operable during single track operations on the Dan...
The "original" artics from 1980 were part of a "consortium" purchase that included Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and several others. They were very...
... will be ... told that North Park and 103rd were to receive 75 buses each, and all the other garages were to receive at least 10 buses apiece. Currently,...
The single track this past weekend I can describe in one word. Ridiculous! In all my years, both as a Passenger, and Motorman, I have never seen a more insane...
In addition to all of the shortcomings that have been mentioned in this thread, it might be noted that the extension (1970) and subsequent popularization of...
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That's so, but the red Roosevelt sign is an exception with a white rather than yellow marker light, as noted. —a message from Roy G. Benedict Publishers’...
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I actually saw a SB Red with red and yellow coming in to Belmont. But opposite of the normal Orange Line red and yellow. As it got closer, I saw she actually...
... In those cases(definitely, in the case of the Neo artics), the rear axles are the driving axles, so there can't be steering. AFA steerable rear axles,...
CTA's artics had under floor engine for propulsion driving the middle axle (rear of main body). The rear of trailer engine was for A/C and the trailer axle...
The early artics (MAN and Volvo) had the center axle driven, and an underfloor engine in the front half. This was at the time thought necessary to avoid...
From the All_Aboard list. ... From: Robert Madison To: All Aboard Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 1:00 AM Subject: [A_A] Fwd: HBLR: held up by police for railfan...
My point keeps getting reinforced. Andre "If you are seeing this, the message is probably legit. In line with recent "spoofing" problems on webtv, I have added...
Chicago Tribune: Empty CTA train derails near Dan Ryan http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-040503derail,1,6324663.story?co ll=chi-news-hed Empty CTA...
Chicago Tribune: CTA looks at hiring after felon gets jobs http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0405030084may03,1,3428290.story ?coll=chi-news-hed CTA...
CTA Derailment Ties Up Traffic On Dan Ryan WMAQ-TV Updated: 1:04 a.m. ET May 04, 2004 10:34 p.m. CDT May 3, 2004 - A CTA accident tied up traffic on the Dan...
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Osiris Press offers vintage reproductions for the first time. The following items are for sale directly from the publisher. Item NCL-1, a 25 page reproduction...
This is probably a dumb question, but, I will ask it anyways. Today, I was waiting for the El at Cumberland and I noticed that there are signs that display a...
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