Comments on: Large metro wagons http://montreal.metblogs.com/2006/06/21/large-metro-wagons/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:52:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank http://montreal.metblogs.com/2006/06/21/large-metro-wagons/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Frank Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:40:45 +0000 http://montreal.metblogs.com/2006/06/21/large-metro-wagons/#comment-964 Compared to the ones I have seen in Chicago and Europe, the wagons here tend to be on the more spacious side. Though that may be an impression due to the seat layout. The free space in front of the doors is a big plus. Paris and Chicago were on the small side, while I remember German wagons being more open for some reason. It would be interesting to find the statistics. In Chicago, they are rebuilding or extending the elevated stations along one of the lines in order to accommodate eight wagons instead of six. This has meant tearing down buildings for the room required. So they are going longer instead of wider. Compared to the ones I have seen in Chicago and Europe, the wagons here tend to be on the more spacious side. Though that may be an impression due to the seat layout. The free space in front of the doors is a big plus. Paris and Chicago were on the small side, while I remember German wagons being more open for some reason. It would be interesting to find the statistics.

In Chicago, they are rebuilding or extending the elevated stations along one of the lines in order to accommodate eight wagons instead of six. This has meant tearing down buildings for the room required. So they are going longer instead of wider.

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