How Smooth is the Ride on a Modern Streetcar?
According to Jake Mecklenborg who recently took a trip out to Seattle and Portland, “Totally smooth. Less vibration and less noise than the tram at Cincinnati’s airport. The other thing is when you’re at a stop, there is no noise whatsoever aside from the chatter of other passengers since the motors turn off. No squeaking brakes, no surge when it accelerates.”
March 16, 2009 at 12:54 pm
This is something that even surprised me about modern streetcars. They are incredibly quiet and smooth. More so than even high-end cars. The rails help with this, but it’s the suspension systems in the modern streetcars that make them so nice.