ALSTOM Wins Order for New Jersey Transit Commuter Coaches.HAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- The Board of the New Jersey Transit The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, notably connecting to major Corporation (NJ Transit) today authorized a contract with ALSTOM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALS) worth $232.9 million for up to 230 push-pull commuter cars. As many as 30 of the rail cars will be paid for by MTA Metro-North Railroad, which supplies NJ Transit with the equipment necessary to provide contract service to Metro-North commuters on the Passaic Valley and Port Jervis lines. NJ Transit is the third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit The name Light Rail Transit is used by the following specific light rail systems, either as an official name or otherwise:
The new Comet V car is an improved version of the existing Comet fleet. The 85 foot single-level stainless steel cars will be equipped with the latest in passenger amenities, including automated public address system, LED information displays, automatic doors, and the latest safety standards developed by the Federal Railroad Administration and the American Public Transit Association. They will have bright, modern interiors and be fully wheelchair accessible. The design focuses on a high level of reliability and maintainability, incorporating such low-maintenance features as roof-mounted air conditioning. The Comet V body shells will be manufactured at ALSTOM's stainless steel plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and then shipped to the company's facility in Hornell, N.Y. for final assembly. Delivery of the cars is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2001, eighteen months after the notice to proceed. This latest order further strengthens ALSTOM's position in North America and follows orders for bi-level intercity coaches for Amtrak's southern California corridor, and for propulsion equipment destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for the New York City subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit. and New Jersey Transit's Hudson-Bergen line. ALSTOM is also supplying Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run with the high speed Acela trains to link Washington, New York and Boston in a consortium with Bombardier. |
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