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817: 457: 128: 995: 22: 1005: 475:. The cars are 75 feet (22.86 m) long, 10 feet (3.05 m) wide, and have a top speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Each car can hold up to 166 passengers (76 seated, 90 standing). Cars are semi-permanently attached in married pairs, and were arranged as 4-car trains on the Metrorail. The trains on the SubwayLink are arranged as 2-, 4- and 6-car consists. 482:
were replaced with LED displays; internal systems that display train destinations and upcoming stop announcements were also installed. There was a planned refurbishment for the cars on the Metrorail, but later it was decided to purchase new cars after it was found that the fleet was never maintained
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announced the purchase of 78 new railcars from Hitachi Rail Italy to replace the entire SubwayLink fleet. The cars will be similar in appearance to those purchased for the Miami Metrorail.
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The SubwayLink fleet had a significant overhaul between 2002 and 2005. Seats were reupholstered, and the floors were replaced. External destination
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Because of the improper maintenance of the Metrorail cars, Miami-Dade announced a $ 313 million purchase of 136 new Metrorail cars from
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The Universal Transit Vehicle was manufactured by the Budd Company at their Red Lion plant in
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Universal Transit Vehicle as seen on the Baltimore Metro SubwayLink
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Budd Universal Transit Vehicle as seen on the Miami-Dade Metrorail
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Mazzei, Patricia; Rabin, Charles (November 8, 2012).
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Metro SubwayLink
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Maryland Transit Administration
Miami-Dade Transit
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Green Line/Orange Line
Westinghouse
chopper control
Traction motors
DC motor
Electric system(s)
third rail
Current collector(s)
Contact shoe
UIC classification
AAR wheel arrangement

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