New low-floor trolley service just expanded to the Orange line downtown & east to El Cajon. Here is a look at the various types of SD. Trolleys currently in use.
These accelerate faster, less door problems, door problems faster to fix, wheelchairs and handicap passengers can board themselves, less mechanical malfunctions, quiter, smoother, and they look nicer.
True they may be noisy. But they have more seating capacity and more space as well as handrails to fit more people. With the new ones there will be more delays on the blue line due to the fact that people wont fit.
@Albert Carello Can't do that. Downtown blocks can only handle 3 cars at a time stopped at a station. Anything beyond that would stick out into traffic on the cross streets.
I dont find it convinient for them to use these on the Blue line. It's the most crowded line and these trolleys are smaller and have less seats or hand rails. Plus they have a much slower acceleration than the old ones. It would be a nightmare.
