BROOKVILLE, Pa. — The Brookville Equipment Corp. will supply five Liberty light rail vehicles to operate on Sound Transit's 2.6-mile Tacoma Link extension. Brookville officials say in a news release that the streetcars will be eight feet wide...
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2017/12/12-brookville-sound-transit
Brian Schmidt, Editor, Classic Trains magazine
America is getting fatter and older so they will need wider buses and trolleys
Eight feet is 96 inches, CTA's standard bus width is 102 inches and has been since the 1950's.
Brookville used to be known primarily as a manufacturer of mining equipment. Now they have added locomotives and transit equipment to the mix.
CSSHEGEWISCH Eight feet is 96 inches, CTA's standard bus width is 102 inches and has been since the 1950's.
standard TT width is also 102 inches. Now if you are ever in an accident with a TT and the sides bulge ask investigator to measure that width. Might get you some relief if more that 102 !
CTA's rapid transit equipment has that outward bulge. They are eight feet wide at platform level and extend wider above that for extra seat room. This feature began with CRT articulateds 5001-5004 in 1947.
Street railway and most interurban cars were 8 to 8.5 feet wide to accomodate the narrow "devil strip" on many double track street railway lines. Since a streetcar can't shift laterally as a bus can, having six inches less width may be desirable for ensuring clearnace.
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