Ever wanted to see a T car torn to shreds?

Well, if you're willing to travel to Dorchester, you've got a chance.

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) will be replacing all the remaining 86 34-year-old Red Line cars over the remainder of the calendar year with new, up-to-date train cars.

The old ones will be taken to Codman Yard in Dorchester, where they will be cut in half awaiting eventual disposal and recycling of parts, according to MBTA spokesperson Robin E. Bavaro.

The new cars will be the same as the new 1800 Silverbird model Red Line train introduced in April. Twenty cars are on-line now, 32 more are ready to be installed and the rest are being tested, Bavaro said yesterday.

These new trains have air-conditioning, cut-proof upholstered seats and graffiti-resistant interiors.

New trains will also have a computerized public access system-but with a human, rather than a computerized voice. The next stop is displayed on a digital display panel on the side of the cars.

Bavaro said the switches, which will take place gradually over the next few months, should not cause any delays in service for passengers.

"As one come off, another should go on," she said.

Meanwhile, the old non-vandal-resistant cars are currently being torn SUMMER

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