Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a
contract with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(BART) for the supply of 260 new rail cars. The order is valued at
approximately $631 million US ($647 million CDN, 502 million euro).
The contract includes a first option order for 150 cars that BART
intends to order on June 25, 2012 and additional options which, if
exercised, would bring the total number of cars ordered to 775 and
the total value of the order to approximately $1.5 billion US ($1.6
billion CDN, 1.2 billion euro).
Designated by BART as its "Fleet of the Future", the new cars
will be used to replace BART's entire existing fleet as well as for
system expansion. They will offer a range of new features such as
more doors to make boarding faster and easier; more priority
seating for seniors and people with disabilities; more comfortable
seats; bike racks; energy efficient lighting; interior and exterior
digital displays showing passenger information; an improved public
address system, including automated announcements; and improved
onboard security cameras.
The cars will be assembled at Bombardier's manufacturing plant
in Plattsburgh, New York. The Plattsburgh facility is Bombardier's
center for rolling stock production in the United States. In
operation since 1995, it has produced more than 3,000 passenger
rail cars and locomotives now in service across the United
States.
The cars will be powered by highly reliable BOMBARDIER MITRAC
propulsion equipment with energy-efficient inverters. The cars'
onboard systems will be integrated by Bombardier's industry-leading
MITRAC train control and management system with internet protocol
technology. Bombardier's Propulsion and Controls business unit
located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will supply the propulsion and
control equipment.
Delivery of 10 pilot cars is scheduled to take place in the
spring of 2015, followed by comprehensive testing of the pilot cars
on the BART system, then delivery of the 250 remaining production
series cars between early 2017 and the spring of 2019.
Raymond Bachant, President, Bombardier Transportation North
America, said: "Bombardier is honored to have been selected to
build BART's Fleet of the Future and delighted to add the San
Francisco Bay Area to the list of major metropolitan regions across
North America and around the world that rely on Bombardier for
metro cars that offer the highest levels of quality, performance
and reliability. We look forward to working with BART to provide
environmentally responsible, energy efficient and convenient
transportation for the citizens of the Bay Area for years to
come."
Bombardier is transforming how people get around every day.
Worldwide, more than seven billion trips are taken on Bombardier
metro cars every year, from Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto and
Mexico City to London, Paris, Berlin, Delhi and Shanghai.
Bombardier's current North American metro car orders include 706
new cars for Chicago, 420 cars for Toronto, 468 cars for Montreal,
and 300 cars for New York.
BART began service in 1972 and today connects the San Francisco
Peninsula with Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Walnut Creek,
Dublin/Pleasanton and other cities in the East Bay with five lines,
104 miles of track, and 44 stations. The system has an average
weekday daily ridership of 370,000. Its fleet of 669 rail cars
includes 439 cars that have been in service since the system opened
and were refurbished by Adtranz (now part of Bombardier) in the
late 1990s and early 2000s.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology,
offers the broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers
innovative products and services that set new standards in
sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4 technologies - built on the
four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and ecology -
conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total
train performance. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in
Berlin, Germany and has a very diverse customer base with products
or services in more than 60 countries. It has an installed base of
over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and
trains. Looking far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is
evolving mobility worldwide by answering the call for more
efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation everywhere. Our
vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make us
a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are
traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the
Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. In the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we posted revenues of $18.3
billion USD. News and information are available at bombardier.com
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