Fan Railer Posted May 15, 2012 #1 Posted May 15, 2012 http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20120423.aspx Bombardier beat out both Alstom and Hyundai Rotem (no surprise on the last one) for the bid for a total of 775 new BART cars, scheduled to be all delivered by 2023.
Fan Railer Posted November 27, 2013 Author #2 Posted November 27, 2013 New info out on new BART cars from Bombardier: On November 21, 2013, BART purchased 365 more cars, for a total fleet size of 775 new railcars, while also accelerating the delivery schedule by 21 months (from 10 cars per month up to 16 cars per month) and lowering procurement costs by approximately $135 million. According to the contract, at least two-thirds of the contract’s amount must be spent on American parts. There will be two different types of car configurations for the new fleet: a cab car (D-cars), and a non-cab car (E-car). All cars are to be equipped with bike racks, new vinyl seats (57 per car), and a brand new passenger information system which will display next stop information. Information from these sources: http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131121-2 http://www.bart.gov/about/projects/cars http://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/agendas/11-21-13%20Agenda%20Packet_2.pdf (pages 91-94 of PDF file)
Tranzitfan81 Posted November 28, 2013 #3 Posted November 28, 2013 Definitely can't wait!!! BART is falling apart, I thought PATCO was bad, BART is much worse and PATCO is three years older than BART.
RookiePhenom Posted December 2, 2013 #4 Posted December 2, 2013 I'm excited. Considering the first time I rode it last year was wicked (loud), I can't wait for the new generation cars!
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