Exterior and interior renderings of the 8000-series rail cars Photo – WMATA The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the design and construction of at least 256 new 8000-series rail cars.The new units would allow WMATA to retire 2000- and 3000-series cars, which are nearing the end…
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Most of the new units will operate along the forthcoming Mid-Coast Trolley expansion. Photo – San Diego MTS The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS) has received the first light-rail car from Siemens as part of a 45-unit order placed in 2016.Siemens late last week delivered the first unit to the agency's downtown rail yard,…
The tank-car retrofit market never fully materialized, Greenbrier and Watco leaders say. Photo – The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. The Greenbrier Cos. Inc. and Watco Cos. LLC have agreed to discontinue their GBW Railcar Services (GBW) rail-car repair joint venture, the companies jointly announced yesterday.Under a dissolution agreement, the repair shops and employees at each GBW…
The new units will feature wider door openings for easier boarding. Photo – MBTA Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker yesterday joined China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC) leaders to unveil a mock-up of a new Red Line rail car for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).The mock-up is two-thirds the actual size of the new cars,…
The repair process is expected to take more than a year, acccording to an internal review. Photo – Federal Transit Administration The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will need to pull 548 of its new 7000-series rail cars from service to address wire crimping defects, according to a recent internal review.The repair process is…
The new cars are slated to enter service by year's end. Photo – MBTA's Twitter account The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has begun training operators on its new Orange Line rail cars, as the agency preps to launch train service on the line by year's end.Manufactured by China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC), the…
The U.S. Senate last week agreed to a one-year ban on new procurements of mass transit rail cars or buses from China if the procurements use federal funding.The ban was included in amendments to H.R. 6147, the second "minibus" package of appropriations bills for fiscal-year 2019, according to a report in Eno Transportation Weekly (ETW).The…
The city’s streetcar contract calls for the vehicles to be 65 feet to 75.5 feet in length versus the existing 66-foot streetcars. Photo – seattlestreetcar.org…
CAF USA Inc. is building 24 low-floor light-rail vehicles for the MBTA's Green Line. Photo – MBTA Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and local officials earlier this week unveiled a new rail car that will operate on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Green Line light-rail route.Starting in September, the new cars will be put into…
The news comes after the railroad received just one response to its initial request for new bi-level gallery cars. Photo – Metra Metra plans to reissue its request for proposals (RFP) for new rail cars and open it up to alternative car designs.The railroad opted to reissue the RFP after receiving only one response to…