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MCL1981 wrote:Does anyone know what westboard trains generally use the new cars? I would actually settle for any westbound train that isn't 100% single level old clunkers. I normally take 891 (3:45pm) which is all single level cars. But if I work late, I'd like to avoid the old clunkers.I started taking MARC again last week. All of the longer (5-6 cars) Brunswick Line consists have the new bilevels (the MARC III Kawasaki cars seem to only be on the Penn Line now). Of course the cab car on all B-Line trains (and usually the Quiet Car) is always single level.
I rode in one of the new ones on Friday. It was dream compared to the older single level cars. I don't even want to think about the gallery cars....
Here are the consists I've observed so far:
871/881/872- 4 cars (4S)*
873/870- 4 cars (4S)*
891/890- 3 cars (3S)
875/874- 6 cars (5B,1S)
877/876- 5 cars (4B,1S)
893/892- 5 cars (1S,3B,1S)
879/878- 5 cars (1S,3B,1S)
895/894- 3 cars (3S)*
883/872- 5 cars (1S,3B,1S)*
Car types are from Quiet car to cab car:
S- Sumitomo single level (MARC II)
B- Bombardier multilevel (MARC IV)
(*Not 100% sure of the car type of these trains. These are from when I last rode in March. Lengths should still be accurate)