The 60 additional TWINDEXX coaches will be operated with Bombardier's new TRAXX AC electric locomotives in new standard 8 double-deck coach configuration.
The issue that closed the Pittsburg-Bay Point station began Wednesday when 50 cars had to be taken out of service after they were hit with a power spike as they moved through a track crossover.
The 140,400 square-feet plant, located in Medley, Fla., will manufacture 136 cars and 272 motor bogies needed to replace the County’s Metrorail fleet.
The patent pending low-floor design is an industry first, joining a light-duty chassis cab to a low-floor chassis assembly. This unique design offers a passenger capacity of up to 14 ambulatory or four wheelchairs.
The lightweight displays will be readable under all lighting conditions and easy to deploy within existing infrastructure.
A 30-year transportation professional who has worked in both the public and private sectors, Margaret O’Meara, who is based in Boston, is client services leader for WSP | PB's Northeast Region.
Wynton Habersham, a 33-year MTA New York City Transit veteran, has been tapped to take over the leaderhip of the Department of Subways during a period when ridership stands at record levels and system rebuilding and modernization projects are at the forefront of driving the agency into the 21st century.