Saturday, July 20, 2019

passenger trains and rolling stock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_car#Passenger_cars

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_L#Rolling_stock
"All cars are 12 ft (3.66 m) tall (from top of rail) and 48 ft 3 in (14.71 m) long (over coupler pulling faces). They are 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) wide at the window sills but only 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) wide at the door sills."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_L_rolling_stock 48ft


Train length5-car train: 301.05 feet (91.76 m)
4-car train: 240.84 feet (73.41 m)
Car length60.21 feet (18.35 m)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R211_(New_York_City_Subway_car) 60ft

Train length4 car train: 240.84 feet (73.41 m)
8 car train: 481.68 feet (146.82 m)
Car length60.21 feet (18.35 m)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R143_(New_York_City_Subway_car)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R179_(New_York_City_Subway_car)
Train length4-car train: 240.84 feet (73.41 m)
5-car train: 301.05 feet (91.76 m)
8-car train: 481.68 feet (146.82 m)
10-car train: 602.1 feet (183.5 m)
Car length60.21 feet (18.35 m)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R179_(New_York_City_Subway_car)#Description 60ft


"The rolling stock of the Washington Metro system consists of...75-foot (23 m) cars..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metro#History 75ft

"Metro's heavy rail lines (the Red and Purple Lines) run 75-foot (22.86 m) electric multiple unit cars, powered by electrified third rail."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail_rolling_stock 75ft


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium-capacity_rail_system#Definition

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/2018/09/bc-skytrain.html

https://jf-databits.blogspot.com/search?q=rolling+stock