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Breda
Description:
Breda (now Ansaldobreda) rapid transit cars in Los Angeles and light rail cars in San Francisco
None:
60? ft. for rapid transit car. 73ft. ? for light rail car
Vehicle Type:
Married-Pair Rapid Transit Car and Articulated Light Rail Vehicle
Full Name:
Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie (Breda Railway Construction)
Years:
1994? for rapid transit car and 1994 - 1995 and 2000 - ? for light rail car
Distinctive Features:
Light rail car: Has Breda logo in front. This will certainly disappear a cars get repainted. The color scheme is very similar to the original MUNI colors dating from 1910s. MUNI car 1 has a similar gray and red.
Distinctive Features:
Rapid transit car: Basic Box. The entry doors has the Breda logo on the bottom
Notes:
Rapid transit car: Breda has also made cars for other rapid transit systems. This car may be similar to those for Washington, DC
Photo Library

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

4232-45
Thsi is the only Red Line station that feels like an old style subway. Transfer point to the Metro Blue Line
May 15, 1998
1544-42
Interior of Metro Red Line car. The map (right) only show the line going to Mid Wilshire
Jul 28, 1998
9175-49
Inside a Red Line car
Sep 17, 2005
9175-52
In late 2004, MTA decided to change their logo. The car on the left has newer logo, while the one on the right has the older (fleet 602 and 583)
Sep 17, 2005

San Francisco Municipal Railway

0087-49 BioHazard!
When J Church was extended a connection from northbound Church to westbound Duboce was also added
Jan 29, 1998
3007-71 Cool!
MUNI Metro Extension Portal
Jan 30, 1998
0087-33
Light gray interior of a new Breda LRV. The driver's cab as an openning to pay fares, show passes, etc.
Jan 29, 1998
0087-89
Sunset Blvd. and Taraval St. This photo really wanted to be good
Jan 31, 1998

MUNIs Boeing LRV have never been reliable. The cars themselves have only two doors availiable for high platform use, three for low. The Boeing cars were never reliable and after only 15 years of service they had to be replaced. This contrasts with MUNI Flyer trolley buses (over 25 years), PCC cars (over 45 years) and cable cars (close to 100 years). MUNI Metro had never had the kind of service that it could have. The terminal at Embarcadero Station has only a simple crossover which severly limits the number of trains into the subway.

The Breda cars and automation were the answer to all of these problems. The Breda cars have four doors available for both high and low platforms. MUNI paid a premium for the cars with the insurance that they would be reliable. They also could run in an automated mode through the subway. This will eventually insure higher frequency of service, greater safety, and more consistent service.

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