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 #1634290  by OldColonyRailfan
 
Update:

Cars 1828-31, 1834-41, 1843-44, 1849-50 are all in service now
Cars up to 1854 are on property.
Cars 1832 and 33 I believe are in Readville or Rochester.
Car 1842 is ???.
Cars 1852-54 are in Rochester
All other not in service cars are scattered around the T's yards.

Doors are having major electrical problems opening and closing, as they don't receive the signals well.

The cars' reliability has dropped over the past few weeks, with 10 or so just sitting in Readville
 #1634370  by OldColonyRailfan
 
Update:

Cars 1828-31, 1834-41, 1843-44, 1849-50 are all in service now
Cars 1849,51 are in testing
Cars up to 1854 are on property.
Cars 1832 and 33 I believe are in Readville or Rochester.
Car 1842 is ???.
Cars 1852-54 are in Rochester
All other not in service cars are scattered around the T's yards.

Doors are having major electrical problems opening and closing, as they don't receive the signals well.

The cars' reliability has dropped over the past few weeks, with 10 or so just sitting in Readville
 #1634466  by CRail
 
No. Only double deckers have them, the 900 kawasakis don't work with the traction interlock, and the Rotems' doors are electric instead of air. They took a proven method and made it not work.
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