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From: wjm@whuxj.UUCP (MITCHELL)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re Subways & LRV's
Message-ID: <247@whuxj.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-May-84 10:46:55 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 25 10:46:55 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 31-May-84 23:53:46 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany, N.J.
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While I'm interested in trains in general, I'm particularly interested in
electric traction - both main line and urban.  Although I've ridden on most
of the systems in the US (except some of the new ones that have opened up
within the past 2 or 3 years), I'm most familiar with NYC and Boston.
Newark, as you mentioned, has a trolley line that for most of its route
runs along a separate grade-level or open-cut right-of-way, and then goes into
an underground subway for a short distance in downtown.
At present, NJTransit has no plans to replace the PCC cars, although they are
doing a major rehab project on the track and stations.
LRV is a generic term for streetcar for those who feel streetcar and/or
trolley car are antiquated outmolded terms.  Technically, most LRV's are not
trolley cars since they use pantographs rather than trolley poles for power
pickup.
Regards,
Bill Mitchell
Bell Communications Research, Inc.
(whuxj!wjm)