Equipment
The Orange Line is standard gauge heavy rail, and uses third rail for power. The current fleet is the 01200 series, built 1980-1981 by Hawker Siddeley Canada Car and Foundry (now Bombardier Transportation) of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. They are 65 feet (20 m) long and 9 ft 3 in (2.8 m) wide, with three pairs of doors on each side. They are based on the PA3 model used by PATH in New Jersey. There are 120 cars, numbered 01200-01319. All in-service Orange Line trains run in six-car configurations.
| Year Built | Make | Model | Length ft ( mm) | Width in ( mm) | Gauge | Road Numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1981 | Hawker Siddeley Canada | PA3 | 65 ft (19,812 mm) | 111 in (2,819 mm) | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | 1200–1319 |
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