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The 1980 Kawasaki trolleys

Boeing Vertol LRV in Boston

In contrast to the trouble-prone U.S. Standard Light Rail Vehicle (pictured above in Boston), the Kawasaki Heavy Industries car that SEPTA bought has stood the test of time. Both cities that ordered the U.S. Standard Light Rail Vehicle found the SLRV to be trouble-prone, over-designed and very costly to maintain. No SLRVs remain in service today, neither in San Francisco nor in Boston.

September 9, 1979 photo by Mike Szilagyi


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Click here to view a roster of the 1980 Kawasaki SEPTA City Division LRVs,

and here to view a roster of the Kawasaki SEPTA Suburban (Red Arrow) Division LRVs.




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