This is my second LEGO train model, a modern light rail vehicle (LRV). It is inspired loosely by the new vehicles that have recently entered service for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in Santa Clara County, CA. Like the VTA LRV’s, it has three sections, with the middle one having a wheelset fixed to it, and has a “low floor” design, so that there are no steps to climb from the platform. This gives easy access to those in wheelchairs, with strollers, or with other limited mobility.
Archive: December 2002
Great American Train Show, November-December 2002
Pictures from the Great American Train Show, November 30-December 1, 2002, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. Our layout won first place in the contest!