Nippon Sharyo P865

The P865s were the first urban rail vehicles to run in Los Angeles County since the Pacific Electric Railway ceased operations in 1965 as the first cars were delivered in May 1989. The original 54 railcars, numbered 100–153, were ordered at a cost of $1.17 million each.{{cite news|url=https://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/16358860/nippon_sharyo_p865_lrv/|title=Transit: Sleek New Blue Line Will Debut on Saturday|last=Ramberg|first=Anders|date=July 13, 1990|work=The Los Angeles Times|accessdate=January 7, 2018|page=A22|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108174813/https://latimes.newspapers.com/clip/16358860/nippon_sharyo_p865_lrv/|url-status=live}} {{free access}} Prior to entering service, all of the railcars were christened after various cities in Los Angeles County; it was in the same style as christening a ship before being launched.{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2017/06/22/the-metro-blue-line-says-hellogoodbye-to-newold-rail-cars/|title=The Metro Blue Line says hello/goodbye to new/old rail cars|last=Ubaldo|first=Jose|date=2017-06-22|website=The Source|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=2019-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709205352/https://thesource.metro.net/2017/06/22/the-metro-blue-line-says-hellogoodbye-to-newold-rail-cars/|url-status=live}}{{Citation|last=metrolibrarian|title=(1990) "Metro Blue Line Grand Opening and Mobility Promo"|date=2008-04-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqwa--KhJU|access-date=2019-07-09|archive-date=2019-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115194431/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqwa--KhJU|url-status=live}} Examples include Long Beach (Car 100) and Bell (Car 105).{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Asia |date=2017-06-21 |title=Metro Says Goodbye to Old Blue Line Rail Cars After 27 Years of Service |url=https://lbpost.com/news/place/public-transit/metro-says-goodbye-to-old-blue-line-rail-cars-after-27-years-of-service/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=Long Beach Post}}

The P2020 was the newer version of the P865, which had automated control panels for Green Line service since the C Line was initially intended to be fully automated. 15 vehicles with that model designation were delivered to Metro in 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.n-sharyo.co.jp/business/tetsudo_e/prod_overseas_usa.htm|title=Overseas USA|website=Nippon Sharyo|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-date=2 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302041856/https://www.n-sharyo.co.jp/business/tetsudo_e/prod_overseas_usa.htm|url-status=live}} The railcars, numbered 154–168, entered revenue service on the Green Line the following year. In the early 2000s, the railcars were transferred to the Blue Line fleet when the Green Line received newer Siemens P2000 LRVs.

In late 2013, Metro awarded a 60-month fixed price contract to ORX to overhaul the powered axle assemblies for the then twenty-three year old railcars.{{cite web|url=http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2013/10_october/20131017opitem35.pdf|title=P865/P2020 Light Rail Vehicle Powered Axle Assembly Overhaul|website=media.metro.net|publisher=LACMTA|accessdate=8 March 2016|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309111634/http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2013/10_october/20131017opitem35.pdf|url-status=live}}

The P865s were completely retired in September 2018 after 28 years of service, and were replaced by Kinki Sharyo P3010s.{{Cite news|url=http://thesource.metro.net/2018/09/28/last-p865-light-rail-car/|title=End of an era: the last P865 light rail car has been decommissioned|date=2018-09-28|work=The Source|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019122026/http://thesource.metro.net/2018/09/28/last-p865-light-rail-car/|url-status=live}} While most of the P865s were dismantled for parts and subsequently scrapped, Cars 100, 108 and 144 were retained. Car 100, christened Long Beach and painted in the original Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (LACTC) livery, is being preserved for its namesake city, and will be placed on static display in Downtown Long Beach. Car 144, christened South Gate, was donated to the Southern California Railway Museum in Perris, California.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-18 |title=Now-retired Metro rail car may soon serve as cafe or museum in Long Beach |url=https://lbpost.com/news/now-retired-metro-rail-car-may-soon-serve-as-cafe-or-museum-in-long-beach/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=Long Beach Post}} Car 108 was modified for chemical defence training and delivered to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri.

The P2020s were retired in 2021, as Metro did not have enough rail yard capacity to store the trains after the final batch of the Kinki Sharyo P3010 trains were delivered. All 15 railcars were retired throughout early 2021, with the last were removed from service on April 23, 2021. In early 2021, the P2020s were towed to Division 16 in Westchester via the C and K lines. On March 5, P865 Car 100 assisted in the towing operation. Most of the P2020 fleet was later removed and scrapped, but Car 164 is preserved at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Metro 164 |url=https://www.wrm.org/visit/car-roster/passenger-cars/light-rail/item/164-metro-164 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=Western Railway Museum}}

The P865 has made several media appearances other than public service announcements. It was featured in movies such as Lethal Weapon 3, "Heat (1995 film)" , Virtuosity, The Italian Job, "Collateral (film)" and Captain Marvel.

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