The P2000 is an

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light rail car used on the

Los Angeles County Metro Rail The Los Angeles Metro Rail is an urban rail transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, United States. It consists of seven lines, including five light rail lines (the A, C, E, K, L lines) and two rapid transit (known locally as ...

system. It was manufactured by

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and is used on Metro's A and C lines. It was previously used on the L Line between 2003 and 2012. The trains feature

automatic train control Automatic train control (ATC) is a general class of train protection systems for railways that involves a speed control mechanism in response to external inputs. For example, a system could effect an emergency brake application if the driver do ...

, automatic train operation for C Line service, air conditioning, emergency intercoms, wheelchair spaces and emergency braking. In June 2013, Metro awarded a fixed price contract to PAMCO Machine Works in

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, to overhaul the powered axle assemblies for the then eleven year old P2000's. Since 2020, some units have been taken out of service for refurbishment by Alstom.

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