Budd Universal Transit Vehicle
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The Budd Universal Transit Vehicle is an
Description
The Universal Transit Vehicle was manufactured by the Budd Company at their Red Lion plant in Northeast Philadelphia. The appearance of cars on the SubwayLink are identical to those on the Metrorail (and vice versa), as the two agencies built their systems at the same time and saved money by sharing a single order.[1]
Trains draw power from the electric third rail. The cars are 75 feet (22.86 m) long, 10 feet (3.05 m) wide, and have a top speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Each car can hold up to 166 passengers (76 seated, 90 standing). Cars are semi-permanently attached in married pairs, and were arranged as 4-car trains on the Metrorail. The trains on the SubwayLink are arranged as 2-, 4- and 6-car consists.
The SubwayLink fleet had a significant overhaul between 2002 and 2005. Seats were reupholstered, and the floors were replaced. External destination
Replacement
Because of the improper maintenance of the Metrorail cars, Miami-Dade announced a $313 million purchase of 136 new Metrorail cars from
In July 2017, the Maryland Transit Administration announced the purchase of 78 new railcars from Hitachi Rail Italy to replace the entire SubwayLink fleet. The cars will be similar in appearance to those purchased for the Miami Metrorail.[7]
See also
- Breda A650 - A similar fleet operated by the Los Angeles Metro Rail on its B and D lines.
References
- ^ Scott M. Kozel (October 13, 2002). "Baltimore Metro Subway". Roads to the Future. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002. Retrieved June 28, 2002.
- ^ "Community Image Advisory Board" (PDF). Miami-Dade County. March 26, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Memorandum" (PDF). Miami-Dade County. May 6, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- The Miami Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "Miami-Dade County gets its first new Metrorail train for over 30 years". Intelligent Transport. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ^ "Maryland Transit Administration". mta.maryland.gov.