cyruskafaiwu
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Streetcars look great. I hope they will just put a light behind to show that doors are unlocked.
I've read that the do not pass sign on the back will light up when the doors are unlocked at a stop for boarding.
I think they are doing that right now, I guess the work is not yet finished so they have to truck in the prototypes.I understand that even though Hillcrest has a working railway south of it, they plan to transfer 4400 for transport by truck. I'm guessing they removed the sidings. However, with 200 new low-floor streetcars coming, removing the siding would have been a mistake. Can't they put in a temporary siding?
Can't they put in a temporary siding?
I think they are doing that right now, I guess the work is not yet finished so they have to truck in the prototypes.
I'd guess ... though presumably 4400-4402 would go into service too, sooner or later. The CLRV prototypes (4000-4005 - the ones with all the red plastic) all went into service, and the first production unit was 4010.
Not sure why they didn't start numbering at 4300.
I've read that the do not pass sign on the back will light up when the doors are unlocked at a stop for boarding.
The sign should be dark unless lit and should read: "OPEN DOORS DO NOT PASS"
The current wording is ambiguous as to whether the doors are open or not.
That's not the rule though. If the streetcar stops and is about to discharge or let on passenger, you can't pass the doors if they are closed either.Hardly. The sign reminds drivers at all times what the rules are -- you don't pass open doors.
I would have expected them to skip the 4xxx series entirely, having already used most of it on the CLRVs, ALRVs and even PCCs. 5000 would be a nice place to start - once I had found out about the numbering of the current fleet I was quite pleased to be able to catch, say, 4003 from time to time.
Streetcars look great. I hope they will just put a light behind to show that doors are unlocked.