4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Metrorail-go1: Buchanan-Hermit· Attribution
- 2. LACMTA Siemens P2000 -233 25-04-03: Leon13639· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. LACMTA Metro Green Line Siemens P2000 Train: METRO96· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. LACMTA Siemens P2000 No. 234 24-10-06: Leon13639· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The P2000 is an articulated light rail vehicle used on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, manufactured by Siemens Mobility. The P2000 trains were ordered to supplement the fleet of the C Line, then known as the Green Line. P2000 trains originally serviced the Gold Line, but were later transferred to the Blue Line (now A Line) in 2012.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 26 years ago, in 2000.
- 552 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 81.9 m long: about 18 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 26 years.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2000
- in service from
- 2000
- status
- in service
- number built
- 52
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Siemens Mobility, Siemens
- operators
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- top speed
- 113 km/h
- power
- 552 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′(2)′Bo′
- formation
- Single unit
- length
- 81.9 m
- weight
- 44.5 t
- capacity
- 76 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23926723, Wikipedia: Siemens P2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.