Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded Alstom Transport two rail fleet modernisation contracts with a combined value of around €170 million.
The first project includes the full modernisation of 86 articulated light-rail vehicles operating on MBTA’s Green Line, which dates back to the 1980s and transports more than 200,000 passengers daily from Boston’s downtown city center to the surrounding suburbs.
The first modernised Green Line cars are scheduled for delivery in late 2013.
The second project will see Alstom refit 74 bi-level MBTA commuter rail cars.
Guillaume Mehlman, president of Alstom Transport North America, said: “To date, Alstom has successfully modernised more than 5,000 passenger rail cars across the USA. The know-how and dedication of Alstom teams will give these time-tested rail cars a new lease on lifeand offer MBTA’s passengers superior on-board comfort.”
The contracts will be executed at Alstom’s rolling stock manufacturing facility in Hornell, New York.
Both projects are scheduled to begin immediately.
Alstom’s production site in Hornell is the largest of its kind in the United States. The site includes an engineering department as well as car assembly, propulsion and bogie plants.
