Outlines plans to expand Muni service by adding 68 new train cars and launching Central Subway service.
The cars, build in the 1950s, were purchased from Dallas Area Rapid Transit, where they were in operation between 1996 and 2012.
Company is committed to delivering the first pilot vehicle by the spring of 2020, and the entire base order of 64 subway cars by September 2021.
The agency does anticipate, however, picking up a Virginia Railway Express option to purchase 21 railcars from Japanese rolling stock manufacturer Nippon Sharyo at an estimated cost of $2.5 million per car.
With the total price tag for 65 to 70 railcars coming in at $280 million, GM Joe Calabrese says he will need assistance from the federal government as well as from the state of Ohio.
CTA reworked the original specifications after only two manufacturers submitted bids for the 7000-series “L” cars, which are intended to replace all but the latest series of cars currently being delivered to CTA.
The tax measure, which will require two-thirds approval, might appear on the ballot as early as November 2012.
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will also provide $150 million in matching local funds to help pay for the improvements.
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