Breda A650 524

Location: Hollywood/Vine Station, Los Angeles, CA
Operator of Vehicle: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Date of Photo: July 14, 2014

On December 20, 2024, the Los Angeles Metro placed its new HR4000 train into service on the D Line (formerly the Purple Line).  The HR4000 Series will provide the additional rolling stock needed to serve the D Line Extension to Westwood, and will also allow the LACMTA to retire the Breda A650 fleet pictured above.  The Breda A650s were built in two batches, the first of which was started in 1988, so these cars are nearing the end of their useful service lives.  It will take some time for all the A650 cars to be replaced, so those who like the A650 motor sounds due to how they resemble the sounds that WMATA’s now retired 1000 Series cars made post-overhaul can head on out to the West Coast for a trip down memory lane so to speak, at least for a little while longer.

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