Red/Purple Line is currently ____ in length
17.4 miles
Red/Purple lines services ____ stations.
16
Metro has an active fleet of ____ train cars
104
Train configuration can have a maximum of ____ cars
6
Train car dimensions: how long?
75 feet
Train car dimensions: how wide?
10 feet
Train car dimensions: how high?
12 feet
Weight?
80,000 pounds
Maximum speed?
70 mph (55 mph from union station to westlake/macarthur park)
Normal configuration of train cars
4 - 6 car trains depending on passenger load
The trains are propelled by ____
4 traction motors per car
The train operate from ______
750 volt direct current
Batteries are located ?
under the “B” car and provide 37.5 volts direct current
Each train is powered by the contact rail or ?
third rail
The third rail supplies all power for
traction motors, converter, air compressor, heating elements and air conditioning
To shut off battery power, locate the ______
battery box on the “B” car, open hatch and flip the trip switch
Each car can seat ___
59 passengers
Can accommodate a total of ____ passengers in the standing “crush load”
220
All doors can be manually opened in an emergency from inside the car by pulling downward on the ____ just above each set of doors
emergency red ball
Opening doors from outside: Operate the ______ which must be pulled to release system air
External Emergency Door Handle
Open doors from outside: open the ___ next to the ____ on each car
access panel, center doors
Open doors from outside: Wait ____ seconds then manually separate doors. This will only relate the _____
5 seconds / center doors
Each car is equipped with ____
two 10A/60BC fire extinguishers
Mezzanine level is
first level below ground, which is the public access level to the tunnel
In some stations an ____ level may be encountered as the first level below the street
ancillary
Ancillary level contain different controls rooms for the station functions such as
Train communication and control room, mechanical room, DWP power station and fan room
Train communication and control room contains vital monitor, including
the fire alarm panel, methane detector and communication equipment
The DWP power station room is energized with
34500 volts and should not be entered by FD
Valve rooms will contain
selected isolation/shut off vales for the combination standpipe/ sprinkler system
EMP can take control of specific station functions including
exhaust fan (directional) control, escalator direction and allows communication with the Rail operation center
Newer EMPs will have a two touch screen display terminals: One display terminal will have a _____ of station facilities and locations
schematic representation
Display terminal: Zone alarm display terminal provides
the indication of location and type of alarm
Fire detection
Red
Fire suppression
Pink
Intrusion detection
Blue
Gas monitoring
Green
Facilities
Black
Fire/valve tampers
Orange
EMP contains
evacuation message/ public address panel
EMP contains
Telephones that can be used to call inside or outside the MTA system
EMP contains
Emergency Response Procedures and Facilities map book
ROC can provide the FD with the following information
nearest station or cross street to the incident, status of the incident train. nature and extent of the fire or smoke, patient condition, updated info
For large scale incident, consider sending BC 13 to ROC which is located at
2000 east imperial highway
Platform level are designed to accommodate
a 6 car train ( over 450 feet long )
Platform level will have
Emergency Trip Stations, an emergency equipment room and access to the tunnels
Each ETS contains an Emergency Telephone to
communicate with ROC or the EMP. The ETEL is a push button device that will give the operator direct communication with the ROC
Each ETS contains a Fire Department telephone found
from union station to westlake/macarthur
Each ETS contains a diagram
as to what section of track will be affected by the trip switch
Each ETS contains a ___ Sprinkler control switch to ____
Deluge / activate sprinklers under the train in the event of a fire
Each ETS contains a Trip-switch to
diconnect power to a segment of the 3rd rail.
Prior to pushing the trip switch…
make sure the entire length of the train is in the station
If one collector shoe is in contact with a live section of the 3rd rail
the entire is still energized
The 3rd rail carries ___ volts and can be on either side of the track
750
Considerations prior to pushing the trip switch
ROC must be contacted via the ETEL.
ROC can ____ the track in a smaller power zone
de-energize
When the trip switch is pushed…
may strand another train in the affected zone as well as eliminate the use of a rescue train in an adjacent tunnel
If the trip switch is pushed…
metro personnel will have to respond to re-rack the breakers which will cause a delay in restoring service
The emergency equipment room is located on
one end of the platform in each station
The emergency equipment room will have
a collapsible equipment cart for FD use and two 3rail ground straps
The equipment cart is a
two-piece cart that when assembled can be pushed along the train tracks
Grounding straps
is not recommended for use by first responders
Grounding straps should be placed by
Metro personnel
Equipment car: consideration should be given to checking …
the 3rd rail power with a voltmeter carted on FD apparatus
Contact Rail System is the electrical conductor that provides the
750 VDC direct current to the car through contact with the current collector shoes
There are ____ collector shoes on each car
4
There are a total of ___ Cross Passages
93
Cross passages are staggered at appear ___ intervals
750 foot
Cross passages are used for the
transfer of passengers or emergency responders from one bore to another
Some cross passages also lead to
emergency exits to street level
All cross passages include a
BLS with an ETS to de-engerize a section of track and 2 1/2” FDC
Emergency Exits can be accessed from
track level, platform level, mezzanine and ancillary levels
Exits with RED exit signs will
not exit to street level
Exits with GREEN exit signs indicate
street level egress and may exit via an emergency escape hatch.
Emergency escape hatches have
panic hardware on the inside and an access door on the outside which may opened with a hydrant wrench
Hatches are connected to an
intrusion alarm which will display on the EMP and at the ROC
There is a Emergency Walkway on
one side of the track
Milemarkers are used in the tunnels
between terminals are marked at distances not to exceed 1/10th of a mile
Channels that work on repeat mode
2,4,6,7,12,15,16,17
AC hot stick will
not work cause it does not detect Direct Current