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From: stevel@haddock.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Boston Arborway line - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 12-Jul-84 18:09:59 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 12 18:09:59 1984
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haddock!stevel    Jul 10 11:10:00 1984

The Arborway line has two problems with running LRVs.

First is that it has very tight street clearances and sharp
turns with clearance problems. I belive, but am not certain, that
these have been fixed in a large reworking of the track that is
just finishing.

Second is that because of all the problems with the Boeing LRVs
half the order was cancelled and there are not enough Boeing
trolleys to go around so they run the PCCs on the Arborway line.
It saves them grief to concentrate the same type of cars on the same
line so that when one breaks the next one can couple to it without
an adapter.

Steve Ludlum, decvax!yale-co!ima!stevel, {amd70|ihnp4!cbosgd}!ima!stevel