Siemens P2000

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Siemens P2000

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== Service history ==
== Service history ==
The first train was delivered to Metro in January 1998, and trains entered service on the Green Line in July 2000. Introduction into service was delayed slightly, drawing criticism from the news media that highlighted the P2000 contract's high cost and Metro's contemporary fiscal issues. The trains were subsequently used on the Green (C), Blue (A) and [[E Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Expo]] (E) lines.
The first train was delivered to Metro in January 1998, and trains entered service on the C Line in July 2000. Introduction into service was delayed slightly, drawing criticism from the news media that highlighted the P2000 contract's high cost and Metro's contemporary fiscal issues. The trains were subsequently used on the A Line


The P2000 was used on the Gold Line (L) between 2003 and 2012 and the A and E lines thereafter. It returned in revenue service on the L Line in 2023 shortly before the [[Regional Connector]] began revenue service and the L Line was discontinued. It had since been exclusive to the C Line, until its rocky return to the A Line in late 2024. Ever since its rocky return, P2000s were removed from the C Line altogether.
The P2000 was used on the Gold Line (L) between 2003 and 2012 and the A and E lines thereafter. It returned in revenue service on the L Line in 2023 shortly before the [[Regional Connector]] began revenue service and the L Line was discontinued. It had since been exclusive to the C Line, until its rocky return to the A Line in late 2024. Ever since its rocky return, P2000s were removed from the C Line altogether.
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The P2000 trains are capable of [[Multiple-unit train control|multiple-unit operation]] with some other light rail vehicles in service on the Metro Rail system, including the [[Kinki Sharyo P3010|P3010]] and the now-retired [[Nippon Sharyo P865]].
The P2000 trains are capable of [[Multiple-unit train control|multiple-unit operation]] with some other light rail vehicles in service on the Metro Rail system, including the [[Kinki Sharyo P3010|P3010]] and the now-retired [[Nippon Sharyo P865]].


P2000 light rail vehicles are equipped with [[automatic train operation]] technology. This technology was intended to be used on the Green Line (later the C Line), enabled by the line's lack of [[Level crossing|grade crossings]]. Despite this capability, the trains are manually operated.{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2020-08-12 |title=The Green Line is 25 years old; some thoughts on that |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2020/08/12/the-green-line-is-25-years-old-some-thoughts-on-that/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=The Source |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=David |date=1993-01-11 |title=Vision of Automated Green Line Fading |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-11-me-1225-story.html |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=Los Angeles Times |issn=0458-3035}}
P2000 light rail vehicles are equipped with [[automatic train operation]] technology. This technology was intended to be used on the C Line, enabled by the line's lack of [[Level crossing|grade crossings]]. Despite this capability, the trains are manually operated.{{Cite web |last=Hymon |first=Steve |date=2020-08-12 |title=The Green Line is 25 years old; some thoughts on that |url=https://thesource.metro.net/2020/08/12/the-green-line-is-25-years-old-some-thoughts-on-that/ |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=The Source |publisher=Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=David |date=1993-01-11 |title=Vision of Automated Green Line Fading |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-11-me-1225-story.html |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=Los Angeles Times |issn=0458-3035}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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