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Blue Line (Orient Heights Carhouse)

Blue Line Fleet (94 cars +70 cars on order)

*Series*	*Car type*	*Built By*	*Electrical*	*Year Built*	*Width*	*Length*	*Seats*	*Cars Active*	*Cars Out of Service*
0600-0669	#4 East Boston	Hawker-Siddeley	GE	1978-80	111”	48’06”	42	68	2
0700-0793	#5 East Boston	Siemens	Siemens	2007/2008	111”	48’06”	35	24	70 additional cars on order

Blue Line Active Fleet (92 cars, operated in married pairs 68 #4 cars and 24 #5 cars ):

0600/0601 through 0622/0623, 0625/0626, 0628/0629 through 0668/0669

0702/0703, 0706/0707 through 0712/0713, 0716/0717-0718/0719, 0722/0723 through 0730/0731

Out of Service, awaiting sale for scrap (2 cars):

0624/0627

Unaccepted cars/under construction (70 cars):

At Orient Heights: 0714/0715, 0720/0721, 0732/0733, 0734/0735, 0736/0737

At Wellington: 0704/0705-cars remain at Wellington to test future modifications if required, will return to Siemens for completion

At CAF plant Elmira NY for assembly: 0700/0701, 0738/0739-0792/0793

Cars are expected to be delivered at a rate of 4 per month, with completion of order in mid-2009. Cars expected to be delivered in numerical order, except for pilot cars 0700/0701, which will most likely be delivered near the end of the order.

#4 and #5 cars can only trainline within their own group and are not operated in revenue trains together.

Blue Line Work Cars (4 cars)

*CAR #*	*TYPE*	*BUILT BY*	*YEAR BUILT/REBUILT*
0575	Box Cab	BERy/MBTA	1924/1989 (stored out of service Orient Heights)
0579	Flat Car with Crane	St. Louis/MBTA	1953/1989 (stored out of service Orient Heights)
4367	Wire Car	MBTA	1992
04445	Flat Car with Crane	Plymouth	1990

Additional maintenance of way equipment maintained by automotive maintenance, that can be used on all four rapid transit lines such as tampers, hi-rail equipment, ballast cars, etc. are not included in table above.

Peak vehicle requirement for Blue Line is 56 cars (14 four-car trains)

Orange Line (Wellington Carhouse)

Orange Line Fleet (120 cars)

*Series*	*Car type*	*Built By*	*Electrical*	*Year Built*	*Width*	*Length*	*Seats*	*Cars Active*	*Cars Out of Service*
01200-01319	#12 Main Line	Hawker-Siddeley	GE	1979-81	111”	65’	58	120	0

Active Orange Line Fleet : (120 cars operated in married pairs):

01200/01201 through 01318/01319

Orange Line Work Cars (8 cars)

*CAR #*	*TYPE*	*BUILT BY*	*YEAR BUILT/REBUILT*
0516	Flat Car with Crane	Laconia/BERy/MBTA	1915/27/84 (stored out of service Wellington)
0523	Flat Car	Interstate Car Co.	1922 (stored out of service Wellington)
0526	Flat Car	Interstate Car Co.	1922
4164	Clearance Car	MBTA	1970
4327	Jet Snow Blower	Portec	1978
04441	Crane Car	Maxon	1985
04446	Flat Car	Plymouth	1991
04447	Flat Car	Plymouth	1991

Peak vehicle requirement for Orange Line is 102 cars (17 six-car trains)

Red Line (Cabot Shops)

Red Line Fleet (220 cars)

*Series*	*Car type*	*Built By*	*Electrical*	*Year* *Built*	*Year* *Rebuilt*	*Carbody* *Material*	*Width*	*Length*	*Seats*	*Cars* *Active*	*Out of Service*
01500-01523	#1 Red Line	Pullman-Standard	WH	1969-70	1985-88	Aluminum	122”	69’06”	63	24	0
01600-01651	#1 Red Line	Pullman-Standard	WH	1969-70	1985-88	Aluminum	122”	69’06”	64	50	2
01700-01757	#2 Red Line	UTDC	WH	1987-89		Aluminum	120”	69’09”	62	52	6
01800-01885	#3 Red Line	Bombardier	GE	1993-94		Stainless-Steel	120”	69’06”	50	84	2

Fleet notes: 01600s and 01800s are married pairs, 01500s and 01700s are self-contained units, but in practice are operated as pairs. 01500s were built with double-ended cabs, but rebuilt to single-ended.

01800s can only trainline with their own group

Red Line Active Fleet: 210 cars (74 #1 cars, 52 #2 cars, and 84 #3 cars):

01500/01501 through 01522/01523, 01600/01601, 01602/01603, 01606/01607 through 01650/01651

01700/01701 through 01712/01713, 01715/01716 through 01730/01731, 01734/01735 through 01750/01751, 01754/01755, 01756/01757

01800/01801 through 01814/01815, 01818/01819 through 01884/01885

Out of Service Red Line cars: 10 cars (2 #1 cars, 6#2 cars, 2 #3 cars):

At Cabot, in or awaiting truck and suspension repairs (cars may also become pilots for full overhaul program) (6 #2 cars): 01714/01715, 01732/01733, 01752/01753

At Cabot, awaiting parts (2 #3 cars): 01816/01817

Stored at Codman Yard, not rebuilt, wrecked 08/75, parts source (2 #1 cars): 01604, 01605

A mid-life overhaul program for the 01700-01757 series of cars is expected to begin in late 2008 or 2009. Program will most likely be done in-house at Cabot.

Red Line Work Cars (13 cars)

*CAR #*	*TYPE*	*BUILT BY*	*YEAR BUILT*
0552	Box Cab Locomotive with Crane	Russell	1911 (out of service at Codman)
0577	Flat Car with Plow	BERy	1924 (out of service at Codman)
0578	Flat Car with Plow	BERy	1928
01469/01470	01400 Work Motors	Pullman-Standard	1963 (converted to work cars 1995)
01477/01480	01400 Work Motors	Pullman-Standard	1963 (converted to work cars 1995)
4326	Jet Snow Blower	Portec	1978
04442	Crane Car	Maxon	1985