MR-90
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| MR-90 | |
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 An MR-90 at Deux-Montagnes in 2005. | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| In service | 1995–2020 |
| Manufacturer | Bombardier Transportation |
| Built at | La Pocatière |
| Replaced | CN Boxcab Electric, CN electric multiple unit |
| Constructed | 1994 - 1995 |
| Entered service | 1995 |
| Scrapped | 2022 - 2023 |
| Number built | 58 |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 56 |
| Fleet numbers | Motor: 400-456 (even) Trailer: 401-449 (odd) Trailer with cab: 481-487 (odd) |
| Operators | Exo |
| Depots | St-Eustache |
| Lines served | Deux-Montagnes (Exo) |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | One married pair, 52.02 m (170 ft 8 in) over couplers (length over coupler pulling faces) Maximum 5 married pairs, 260.1 m (853 ft 4 in) over couplers |
| Car length | 26.01 m (85 ft 4 in) over Type H coupler and to half way of drawbar |
| Wheel diameter | 864 mm (34 in) |
| Wheelbase | 2,642 mm (8 ft 8 in) (truck) 18,136 mm or 59 ft 6 in truck centers |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (design) 109 km/h (68 mph) (service) |
| Weight | Motor: 57,169 kg (126,036 lb) Trailer: 44,465 kg (98,029 lb) Trailer with cab: 45,372 kg (100,028 lb) |
| Traction motors | Siemens AC (4 × 284 kW (381 hp) / motor car) |
| Power output | 1,350 kW (1,810 hp)[1] |
| Tractive effort | 100 kN (22,000 lbf) @48 km/h (30 mph)[1] |
| Acceleration | 2.4 km/(h⋅s) or 1.5 mph/s |
| Deceleration | 3.2 km/(h⋅s) or 2.0 mph/s emergency: 4 km/(h⋅s) or 2.5 mph/s |
| Auxiliaries | 700 V AC / one phase / 60 Hz |
| Power supply | 480 V AC / three phase 60 Hz 120 V AC / 60 Hz 37.5 V DC Battery voltage |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC 60 Hz catenary |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
| Bogies | 2 |
| Braking system(s) | Air |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The MR-90 was a class of single-level electric multiple unit (EMU) railcars built in 1994-1995 by Bombardier Transportation for the Société de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Montreal (STCUM) and last operated by Exo. These cars were ordered when the Deux-Montagnes line was completely rebuilt from 1993 to 1995 and all the equipment and infrastructure was replaced.
With the closure of the Deux-Montagnes line on December 31, 2020 in favour of the Réseau express métropolitain project, the MR-90 fleet was withdrawn from service. They were subsequently transported to Exo's Pointe-Saint-Charles maintenance center for storage. A request for information has been issued to determine the fate of the cars.[2] In 2022, exo announced that the MR-90 coaches would be scrapped.[3] A single married pair, composed of Motor car number 400 and trailer with cab number 485, was set aside for preservation at the Canadian Railway Museum in Saint-Constant.[4]
External links
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Media related to Bombardier MR-90 at Wikimedia Commons
- MR-90 at Mont-Royal Crossing
- MR-90 at Mont-Royal Station
- High Quality MR-90 departing Sunnybrooke Station
- MR-90 departing Canora Station
References
[edit]- ^ a b BAPE, Projet Train de l’Est: lien Mascouche-Terrebonne-Repentigny. "Étude de préfaisabilité d'alimentation par caténaire - Français". www.bape.gouv.qc.ca. CANARAIL. p. 59. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Exo on Instagram: "[VOITURES MR-90] 🚉 Vous êtes plusieurs à vous intéresser à l'avenir des MR-90, ces voitures qui circulaient sur la ligne Deux-Montagnes avant sa fermeture en décembre dernier. Comme exo6 était 𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐞́𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞́𝐞, les voitures MR-90, autopropulsées à l'électricité, ne pourront malheureusement pas être utilisées ailleurs sur le réseau. 🙁 𝐃𝐞́𝐦𝐞́𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 les 𝟓𝟖 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐑-𝟗𝟎 sont actuellement déplacées par camion, une à une, de notre garage de Saint-Eustache vers celui de Saint-Jérôme. Une fois sur place, elles seront remises sur les rails pour se diriger vers notre centre de maintenance de Pointe-Saint-Charles. Le déménagement fort impressionnant de ces mastodontes se terminera d'ici quelques jours. 𝐃𝐞𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐞̀𝐦𝐞 𝘃𝗶𝗲 l'Avenir de toutes ces voitures reste encore à déterminer. Exo a publié récemment un appel d'intérêt afin d'identifier des 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞́𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐬. Ce processus suit actuellement son cours et les résultats seront communiqués dès qu'ils seront connus. À suivre…"".
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Économie-. "Les trains de l'ancienne ligne Deux-Montagnes seront mis à la ferraille". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "News photo: Montreal commuter cars delivered to museum". Trains. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-10-31.