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Connecticut Plans To Buy More Passenger Cars for New Haven Line

July 20th, 2011

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy on July 19 announced tactics to buy 25 additional M-8 rail cars for use on the state-owned New Haven Line, construct is operated beneath contract by Metro-North Railroad, a subsidiary of New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

The extra cars are predictable to be additional to an obtainable arrange for 380, construct are existence form liberally by Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. (38 in Kobe, Japan, and the relax in Lincoln, Neb.). They determination be liberally as solitary units, unlike the œmarried pairs now existence form delivered. As of mid-June, a sum of 26 M-8 rail cars now in income service, normal to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, in inquisitiveness teach sets: two 8-car be dressed in and one 6-car set. Eight route now take delivery of testing by Kawasaki

The 25 solitary cars determination cost concerning $3.325 compensation each, for a sum of concerning $93 million. Under its contract by means of Metro-North, Connecticut pays 65% of all gear costs and MTA/Metro-North pays the additional 35%. Thus, the joint split of the expense determination be $60.5 million. Governor Malloy determination ask the State Bond Commission to put the joint split on the program for the after that meeting, scheduled for July 29.

œThis arrange determination transport to 405 the figure of new cars in service on the New Haven Line. This purchase, if accepted by the plank of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is a primary for Metro-North, supposed Metro-North President Howard Permut. œIt determination add to the efficiency of the fleet as a whole, offering maximum flexibility, as,at the same time as as long as a modern, uniform electric fleet.

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