The document is a compilation of data on rapid transit cars built or currently on order between 1945 and 1980, and in service as of July 1980. It includes cars in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Data includes cost, performance, dimensions, weights, electrical equipment, heating and ventilating systems, traction motors, propulsion equipment, lighting systems, and trucks and suspensions. The Roster is organized by alphabetical order. Within each secton, the cars are listed in chronological order and includes cars of the following transit systems: BART - San Francisco Bay Area Transit Authority; BRRTS - Baltimore Regional Rapid Transit Authority; CTA - Chicago Transit Authority; GCRTA - Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; MARTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; MBTA - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; WMATA - Washington Metropolitan AREA Transit Authority; MDCTA - Metropolitan Dade County Transportation Administration; MUCTC - Montreal Urban Community Transit Commission; NYCTA - New York City Transit Authority; PATCO - Port Authority Transit Corporation; SEPTA - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; STC - Sistema de Transporte Collectivo Organismo Publico Descentralizado; and TTC - Toronto Transit Commission.


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    Title :

    Roster of North American Rapid Transit Cars, 1945-1980 (Section Edition)


    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    289 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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