- Breda A-650 Metro Red Line Railcar
The Breda Corp. A-650 Heavy Rail Subway car is a subway rail car manufactured by Breda Industries in
Naples ,Italy for theLos Angeles County Metro Rail . The A-650's are used for theLACMTA Red Line service betweenUnion Station andNorth Hollywood andWilshire and Western.Delivery
The Breda A-650's were delivered in the mid 1990's by
truck fromSan Francisco . The cost for each car is approximately USD 1.5 million each.Amenities
Each A-650 is equipped with 4 abreast style (club) seating with maps of the line, back racks, P.A. and
climate control . In the operatorspanel , there is one lever for the throttle and brakes and another for the horn and an emergency stop button.Fiction and movies
The Breda A 650 was burned in the tunnel between MacAurther Park and Metro Center in the movie Volcano when a flow of
lava flowed down the tunnel and killed everyone on board. The A 650 was also featured in Speed when Jack Travis (Keanu Reeves ) finds that the Emergency stop malfunctions and it jumps the track. It is featured yet again in the movie SWAT. It is also featured in countless commercials and TV shows.
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