170 Lowrider

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SchemerBob

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From: Northeast Missouri
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170 Lowrider

Posted by SchemerBob on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:35 PM

I've seen pictures of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit trainset #170, with a special low car in the center. Is this car still on 170, and is it still in regular service?

Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob

DrummingTrainfan

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July 2005
From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska
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Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:51 PM

Do you by chance have any pictures? I checked railpictures.net and had no luck.

GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan.

Murphy Siding

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From: S.E. South Dakota
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:32 PM

Why is the center car low?

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SchemerBob

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July 2005
From: Northeast Missouri
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Posted by SchemerBob on Thursday, August 11, 2005 8:25 AM

Here's a few pictures of the trainset:
http://www.motorbussociety.org/conventn/02spr/DART%20LRT%20170-1.jpg
A better picture of the center car:
http://www.motorbussociety.org/conventn/02spr/DART%20LRT%20170-2.jpg

One of the reasons they made this car lower than the others was for easier access for handicapped passengers. With this car they don't have to be "loaded" onto the train through a ramp on the front of the platform.

Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob