The 15,000-square-foot facility and storage tracks will accommodate six DMUs.
Alstom lands $114M order for 25 Coradia Lint trains
All the Coradia Lint DMUs will be manufactured in Salzgitter, Germany, at Alstom’s biggest production site, worldwide.
All the Coradia Lint DMUs will be manufactured in Salzgitter, Germany, at Alstom’s biggest production site, worldwide.
The new commuter trains for TEXRail have been designed to reach maximum speeds of 81 mph and boast a coupled length of 266 feet each.
Trischelle Baysden will lead the new rail department as the transit agency prepares to launch Arrow passenger rail service in 2020, connecting Redlands and San Bernardino.
The diesel multiple units will be built in Alstom’s plant in Salzgitter and delivered by May 2019 to run on the RE Ulm-Aalen, RB Ulm-Langnau, and RB Ulm-Munderkingen lines.
In all, 63 trains will be operated by vlexx GmbH and the other 28 trains, which are owned by Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen will be operated by erixx GmbH.
The estimated $57M contract for 18 DMUs includes options for Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District and its partner agencies to purchase up to 146 cars. The delivery of 18 DMUs is scheduled from the end of 2013 through the middle of 2014.
The US Railcar DMU was prototyped through a demonstration project in 2002 and is currently the only FRA-compliant DMU operating in revenue service in North America.