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by starkparker
1210 days ago
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There were two major differences from the stock Kinkisharyo cars, one technical, one political: - Most North American light rail systems use 750V electrification, Sound Transit used 1500V to reduce the number of substations.[1] - The cars arbitrarily had to be assembled at Boeing in Everett "because of a 'Buy American' requirement written into the Kinkisharyo International contract ... Federal grant money is being used to help pay for the light-rail fleet, which means a percentage of the rail cars must be built in the U.S. and that final assembly must take place in Sound Transit's service district".[2] Seattle's cars also used 70% low-floor access for ADA accessibility and included more bike racks, which isn't unique now but were both relatively novel at the time.[3] 1: https://web.archive.org/web/20150924022530/http://www.global... 2: https://web.archive.org/web/20070524112643/http://www.herald... 3: http://www.kinkisharyo.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/S... |
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