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| − | PATH purchased 162 '''PA-1''' cars in 1965 as part of a project to modernize the PATH system after the Port Authority of NY/NJ took over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. Of these cars, 110 (#600–709) are "A" cars that have cabs at one end; the remaining 52 (#100–151) are "C" cars with no cabs. | + | PATH purchased 162 '''PA-1''' cars from the St. Louis Car Company in 1965 as part of a project to modernize the PATH system after the Port Authority of NY/NJ took over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. Of these cars, 110 (#600–709) are "A" cars that have cabs at one end; the remaining 52 (#100–151) are "C" cars with no cabs. |
The exterior of these cars is painted aluminum. Each car has two doors per side. | The exterior of these cars is painted aluminum. Each car has two doors per side. | ||
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| + | These cars, as well as the [[PATH PA-2|PA-2]] and [[PATH PA-3|PA-3]] cars, were overhauled in the mid-1980s by Morrison Knudsen. | ||
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| + | Cars #139, #143, and #612 were part of a train left at the World Trade Center station on 2001-09-11. These cars were recovered and are stored out-of-service, stripped of useful parts. | ||
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| + | Car #694 is in use as a work service car. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | * [http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=541747#p541747 Railroad.net forums post] | ||
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| + | {{PATH cars}} | ||
[[Category:Passenger cars|PA-1]] | [[Category:Passenger cars|PA-1]] | ||
[[Category:PATH|PA-1]] | [[Category:PATH|PA-1]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 11 January 2009
PATH purchased 162 PA-1 cars from the St. Louis Car Company in 1965 as part of a project to modernize the PATH system after the Port Authority of NY/NJ took over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. Of these cars, 110 (#600–709) are "A" cars that have cabs at one end; the remaining 52 (#100–151) are "C" cars with no cabs.
The exterior of these cars is painted aluminum. Each car has two doors per side.
These cars, as well as the PA-2 and PA-3 cars, were overhauled in the mid-1980s by Morrison Knudsen.
Cars #139, #143, and #612 were part of a train left at the World Trade Center station on 2001-09-11. These cars were recovered and are stored out-of-service, stripped of useful parts.
Car #694 is in use as a work service car.
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