![]() These comprised six additional single unit cars (numbers 113–118) and 14 additional double unit cars (numbers 257–270). Additional cars in this fleet were purchased in 1958 when the line was extended to West Park. The single units were numbered as 101–112, and the paired units as 201–256. Twelve cars were operable as single units with cabs at each end, and 56 cars operable as pairs. Louis Car at the same time for what is now the MBTA's Blue Line. The cars were 48 + 1⁄ 2 feet (14.8 m) long with blue and gray exteriors and are often referred to as "Blue Birds." They were virtually identical to the cars built by St. The line opened using a fleet of shorter cars manufactured by the St. The current cars represent the third generation of cars that have been used on the line. The first of the rebuilt cars was unveiled to the public on December 10, 2013. Cars received pantographs and controllers, along with rebuilt trucks, traction motors, resistor banks, new flame-retardant flooring, LED lighting, new seat frames, revised interior paneling, and additional open space for improved ADA compliance. The cars were overhauled over the course of five years using federal grant money. The current fleet of Red Line cars underwent an in-house rehabilitation under the direction of the former director of rail Michael Couse. The other 40 cars are operable in pairs, and they are numbered 301–340. 20 of the cars are operable in single units, and they are numbered 181–200. ![]() The cars' exteriors originally had orange and red stripes along the sides, but these stripes were removed when RTA changed to a red, white, and blue color scheme. The cars have three sets of doors on each side, one in the center and one at each end adjacent to the operator cab. The Red Line uses a fleet of 40 (originally 60) stainless-steel subway-type cars manufactured by Tokyu Car Corporation and delivered to RTA between 1984 and September 1985. Rolling stock Red Line cars at the West Park station in 1968 Trains run approximately every 15 minutes all day everyday. The Red Line runs from approximately 3:15 a.m. Schedule and headways A Red Line train at West 117th-Madison station. On November 15, 1958, an extension to West Park opened, and the final section, continuing to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, opened in 1968, the first airport rail link in North America. This line ran next to the Nickel Plate to the crossing of the New York Central Railroad near West 101st Street, and then next to the New York Central. The line from downtown southwest to West 117th Street opened on August 15, 1955. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) to Windermere. It was not until March 15, 1955, that the eastern half of the Red Line opened, from the existing line near East 55th northeast next to the New York, Chicago and St. The first short section, between East 34th and East 55th Streets, was in use by the Cleveland Interurban Railroad in 1920, and in 1930 the line between East 34th and the Union Terminal was completed. The corridor along which the Red Line runs had been planned for use since before 1930 when the Cleveland Union Terminal opened. ![]() In 2022, the line had a ridership of 2,808,200, or about 9,000 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2023. The Red Line uses overhead lines and pantographs to draw power and trains operate using One-man operation. It follows former intercity passenger rail as well, using the pre-1930 right-of-way of the New York Central from Brookpark to West 117th, the Nickel Plate from West 98th to West 65th, and the post-1930 NYC right-of-way from West 25th to Windermere. The whole Red Line is built next to former freight railroads. ![]() 2.6 miles (4.2 km) of track, including two stations ( Tri-C–Campus District and East 55th), are shared with the light rail Blue and Green Lines the stations have high platforms for the Red Line and low platforms for the Blue and Green Lines. The Red Line (formerly and internally known as Route 66, also known as the Airport–Windermere Line) is a rapid transit line of the RTA Rapid Transit system in Cleveland, Ohio, running from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport northeast to Tower City in downtown Cleveland, then east and northeast to Windermere. ![]()
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