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Car 1079 [137] was the lead car on the second train involved in the June 22, 2009, Washington Metro train collision and was subsequently destroyed. Its mate, car 1078 was used as a parts source until it was scrapped in 2017.
All twelve rail cars on the trains were damaged in the crash, and two were derailed, causing at least $9 million in damages. [15] Train 902 (the moving train) was made up of cars 5056, 5057, 1171, 1170, 3223 and 3222. The stationary train was made up of cars 5138, 5139, 1107, 1106, 3216 and 3217. [12]
The Washington Metro, ... Metro's fleet consists of 1,216 rail cars, each 75 feet (22.86 m) long, with 1,208 in active revenue service as of May 2024.
The lead car of the moving train was two months overdue for scheduled brake maintenance. [7] In a press conference the evening of June 22, Catoe stated that the last car on the stopped train was a CAF 5000-Series car (car 5066), which entered service in 2001, and that the lead car on the moving train was a Rohr Industries 1000-Series car. WMATA ...
Cars of the Washington Metro were telescoped in this November 3, 2004 accident at Woodley Park station. Interior of Washington Metro car 1077 following telescoping in a head-on collision . This car sustained a loss of 34 linear feet of passenger compartment space (nearly half the car) due to telescoping.
Throughout railroad history, many manufacturing companies have come and gone. This is a list of companies that manufactured railroad cars and other rolling stock.Most of these companies built both passenger and freight equipment and no distinction is made between the two for the purposes of this list.
An eight-car train sits out of service at Vienna station. When it first opened, Metro ran a mix of four- and six-car trains; however, there have not been any four-car trains used in the system (except for the money train) since the mid-2000s. At all times, a mix of six- and eight-car trainsets are used.
Metro Rail (A, E, L and C lines) Los Angeles: Electric Light rail July 14, 1990: Part of Los Angeles' larger Metro Rail network, which also includes the rapid transit B and D lines. Marysville and Yuba City Street Railway: Marysville – Yuba City: Horse Streetcar August 17, 1889: 1906 [24] Sacramento Northern Railroad: Electric 1907 February ...