On February 7, 2008 the MBTA Board of Directors voted on a $190 million contract with Rotem for 75 bi-level cars, first four cars are to be delivered by 2010 while the remaining 71 cars are to be delivered in 2011-2012. Order is for 28 cab-control cars without restrooms and 47 blind-trailer coaches with restrooms.
Guilford Guy wrote:The mock up looks very much like a K car, a little stream lining on the roof, moving the markers down, and adding boxy things above the windows...
diburning wrote:Guilford Guy wrote:The mock up looks very much like a K car, a little stream lining on the roof, moving the markers down, and adding boxy things above the windows...
Actually, it looks EXACTLY like a K-car only repainted. Is this news site credible? Could they have made the mock up to make their story look better? Is there an official mock-up on the Rotem site?
travelsoccerkid1 wrote:diburning wrote:Guilford Guy wrote:The mock up looks very much like a K car, a little stream lining on the roof, moving the markers down, and adding boxy things above the windows...
Actually, it looks EXACTLY like a K-car only repainted. Is this news site credible? Could they have made the mock up to make their story look better? Is there an official mock-up on the Rotem site?
It's absolutely identical. I don't know why everyone was worried about their not being a trap by the engineers side of the control car. It looks the same as the current K-Cars, so there must be a trap there.
Arborway wrote:I'm pleasantly surprised that they can begin delivering them in as little as two years.
I've been jaded by the need to custom-design just about everything else the T uses to fit esoteric requirements. ("This tunnel has this three foot section built in 1897 with quirk X that means you have to throw out the standard design of Y...")
acela 2036 wrote:Anyone know if they will have just power doors on them?
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