Bombardier Delivers First Commuter Cars to Long Island Rail Road in New York.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.111302/bb12 MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 Bombardier Transportation (TSX:BBD BBD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Barbados Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. .A) (TSX:BBD.B) recently delivered its first M-7 commuter cars to Long Island Rail Road in New York. The six-car train left Long Beach Station and ran smoothly throughout the journey. Passengers praised features such as the train's quietness and brightness. They also appreciated the crispness of audio and visual announcements in approaching stations, using GPS (Global Positioning System Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. ) technology. These six cars underwent 15 months of tests in Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. and successfully completed the rigorous 6400-km (4000-mile) test run within a record time of one month. Long Island Rail Road officials conducted extensive training to ensure that its staff is well prepared to operate and welcome passengers aboard these sleek new trains. The contract signed in May 1999 was for the delivery of 192 commuter cars and included options for 1,074 additional cars. To date LIRR LIRR Long Island Rail Road (New York) has ordered 858 cars with 408 options still to exercise. Should all options be exercised, the total contract would be valued at $2.89 billion Cdn ($1.85 billion US). Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.111302/bb12 |
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