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Passenger Car Review and Outlook
Table compiled by Managing Editor Marybeth Luczak
These cars were delivered in 2000
Purchaser |
# of cars |
Type |
Builder |
Alaska Railroad |
12 |
Rebuilt Intercity |
Amtrak/Colorado Railcar Mfg (1) |
Amtrak |
72 (2) |
High Speed Intercity |
Bombardier |
30 |
Intercity |
Alstom |
Atlanta (MARTA) |
14-20 |
Rapid Transit |
Breda |
Baltimore (MARC) |
45 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Kawasaki |
Burlington (Vermont TA) |
10 |
Commuter |
VRE (3) |
Caltrain |
14 |
Gallery-Style Trailer |
Nippon Sharyo |
5 |
Gallery-Style Cab Control |
Nippon Sharyo |
Calgary (Calgary Transit) |
2 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Chicago (CTA) |
170 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit |
Alstom |
Chicago (METRA) |
30 |
Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter |
In house |
Chicago (NICTD) |
8 |
EMU Commuter |
Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo |
9 |
Rebuilt EMU Commuter |
In house |
Dallas (DART) |
30 |
Light Rail |
Kinkisharyo |
Denver (RTD) |
14 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Los Angeles (LACMTA) |
13 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Mexico City (STC) |
30 |
Commuter |
Bombardier |
Newark (NJ Transit) |
45 |
Light Rail |
Kinkisharyo |
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) |
70 |
Rapid Transit |
Bombardier |
90 |
Rapid Transit |
Kawasaki |
Philadelphia (SEPTA) |
9 |
Commuter |
Bombardier |
17 |
Rebuilt EMU Commuter |
In house |
Portland (Tri-Met) |
3 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
San Francisco (BART) |
87 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit |
Adtranz |
San Francisco (MUNI) |
21 |
Light Rail |
Breda |
San Juan (Tren Urbano) |
4 |
Rapid Transit |
Siemens |
Seattle (Sound Transit) |
22 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Bombardier |
St. Louis (Bi-State) |
10 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Toronto (TTC) |
78 |
Rapid Transit |
Bombardier |
Vancouver (TransLink) |
2 |
Rapid Transit |
Bombardier |
Vancouver (West Coast Express) |
9 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Bombardier |
Washington, D.C. (VRE) |
13 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Kawasaki |
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) |
26 |
Rapid Transit |
Team AAI-CAF |
- Amtrak rebuilt three Budd stainless-steel dome coaches and Colorado Railcar rebuilt four low-floor dome coaches, two cafe dining cars, two bar/lounge cars, and one low-floor dome conference car.
- Nine integrated trainsets.
- Rebuilt cars (Budd RDCs) procured from Virginia Railway Express.
Work progresses on this undelivered backlog (as of Jan. 1)
Purchaser |
# of cars |
Type |
Builder |
Amtrak |
88 (1) |
High Speed Intercity |
Bombardier |
7 |
Rebuilt Intercity |
Super Steel |
18 |
Intercity |
Alstom |
Atlanta (MARTA) |
80-86 |
Rapid Transit |
Breda |
Baltimore (MARC) |
5 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Kawasaki |
Baltimore (Metro) |
100 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit |
AAI Corp. |
Boston (MBTA) |
15 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Kawasaki |
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Calgary (Calgary Transit) |
28 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
California (Caltrans) |
20 |
Bilevel Intercity |
Alstom |
Chicago (CTA) |
186 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit |
Alstom |
Chicago (METRA) |
250 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Sumitomo Corp. of America |
25 |
Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter |
In house |
Chicago (NICTD) |
2 |
EMU Commuter |
Sumitomo/Nippon Sharyo |
32 |
Rebuilt EMU Commuter |
In house |
Denver (RTD) |
18 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Los Angeles (LACMTA) |
15 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Newark (NJ Transit) |
200 |
Commuter |
Alstom |
116 |
Rebuilt Commuter |
AAI Corp. |
N.Y. City (LIRR) |
226 |
EMU Commuter |
Bombardier |
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) |
610 |
Rapid Transit |
Bombardier |
310 |
Rapid Transit |
Kawasaki |
Philadelphia (SEPTA) |
102 |
Rebuilt EMU Commuter |
In house |
Portland (Central City Streetcar) |
6 |
Light Rail |
Skoda Inekon |
Portland (Tri-Met) |
17 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Sacramento (RTD) |
40 |
Light Rail |
CAF (2) |
Salt Lake City (UTA) |
10 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
San Francisco (BART) |
284 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit |
Adtranz |
San Francisco (MUNI) |
53 |
Light Rail |
Breda |
San Jose (Santa Clara Valley TA) |
30 |
Light Rail |
Kinkisharyo |
San Juan (Tren Urbano) |
70 |
Rapid Transit |
Siemens |
Seattle (Sound Transit) |
12 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Bombardier |
Seattle (Tacoma Link Light Rail) |
3 |
Light Rail |
Skoda Inekon |
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) |
28 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Bombardier |
St. Louis (Bi-State) |
14 |
Light Rail |
Siemens |
Toronto (GO Transit) |
20 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Bombardier |
71 |
Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter |
Bombardier |
Toronto (TTC) |
58 |
Rapid Transit |
Bombardier (3) |
Vancouver (TransLink) |
58 |
Rapid Transit |
Bombardier |
VIA Rail Canada |
139 |
Intercity |
Alstom (4) |
Washington, D.C. (VRE) |
19 |
Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter |
Acquired from METRA |
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) |
166 |
Rapid Transit |
Team AAI-CAF |
364 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit |
Alstom |
- 11 integrated trainsets.
- SRTD has an option for 14 additional LRVs.
- This number comes from an order placed with Bombardier for 216 T-1 rapid transit cars with an option TTC has exercised for an additional 156 cars for a total of 372 cars.
- Built it originally for a consortium of five European railways that never purchased them.
Orders likely to develop in 2001
Purchaser |
# of cars |
Type |
California (Caltrans) |
3-18 |
Bilevel Intercity |
Caltrain |
24 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Chicago (CTA) |
108 |
Rebuilt Rapid Transit (1) |
Chicago (METRA) |
50 |
Bilevel Commuter (2) |
Cleveland (GCRTA) |
12 |
Rebuilt Light Rail |
Minneapolis (Hiawatha Light Rail) |
26 |
Low Floor Light Rail |
Newark (NJ Transit) |
45 |
Rebuilt Commuter |
N.Y. City (Metro-North) |
180 |
EMU Commuter |
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65 |
Commuter |
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) |
1,180 |
Rapid Transit |
Oceanside, Calif. (NCTD) |
5 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Ottawa-Carleton (OC Transpo) |
3 |
DMU Light Rail |
Philadelphia (SEPTA) |
18 |
Rebuilt Light Rail |
|
102 |
EMU Commuter |
Pittsburgh (PA Transit) |
28 |
Light Rail |
|
55 |
Rebuilt Light Rail |
San Diego (MTDB) |
11 |
Light Rail (3) |
San Jose (Santa Clara Valley TA) |
70 |
Light Rail |
San Francisco (MUNI) |
10 |
Light Rail |
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) |
7 |
Bilevel Cab Cars |
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) |
50 |
Rapid Transit (4) |
- Option on order of rebuilt rapid transit cars from Alstom.
- Option on order for 250 bilevel commuter cars from Sumitomo.
- This order will have an option for 25 additional LRVs.
- Option on order of rapid transit cars from Team AAI-CAF.
The five-year (2002-2006) outlook
Purchaser |
# of cars |
Type |
Arizona (Phoenix Valley Metro) |
34-40 |
Low Flow Light Rail |
Boston (MBTA) |
200 |
Rebuilt Commuter (1) |
Calgary (Calgary Transit) |
0-19 |
Light Rail |
California (Caltrans) |
10-25 |
Bilevel Intercity |
Chicago (CTA) |
150-400 |
Rapid Transit |
Chicago (METRA) |
0-165 |
Bilevel EMU Commuter |
Chicago (NICTD) |
4-8 |
EMU Commuter |
Cleveland (GCRTA) |
36 |
Rebuilt Light Rail |
Dallas (DART) |
50-100 |
Light Rail |
Denver (RTD) |
34-50 |
Light Rail |
Edmonton (City Transit Division) |
10-26 |
High Floor Light Rail |
Los Angeles (LACMTA) |
14 |
Light Rail |
Miami (Tri-Rail) |
2-12 |
Bilevel Cabs and Coaches |
Newark (NJ Transit) |
60 |
Light Rail (2) |
0-235 |
Bilevel Commuter |
0-50 |
Rebuilt Commuter |
0-230 |
Rebuilt EMU Commuter |
N.Y. City (LIRR) |
510 |
EMU Commuter |
N.Y. City (Metro-North) |
50-100 |
EMU Commuter |
N.Y. City (PATH) |
245-275 |
Rapid Transit |
Philadelphia (SEPTA) |
0-100 |
EMU Commuter |
Pittsburgh (PA Transit) |
15 |
Light Rail |
Pompano Beach, Fla. (Tri-Rail) |
2-12 |
Bilevel |
Portland (Tri-Met) |
0-10 |
Light Rail |
Salt Lake City (UTA) |
0-40 |
Light Rail/Commuter |
San Francisco (BART) |
200 |
Rapid Transit |
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) |
20-40 |
Bilevel Cabs and Coaches |
St. Louis (Bi-State) |
30-60 |
Light Rail |
Toronto (GO Transit) |
100-200 |
Bilevel Commuter |
Vancouver (TransLink) |
44 |
Rapid Transit |
Washington, D.C. (VRE) |
40 |
Bilevel Commuter |
- MBTA is planning a midlife overhaul of its commuter railcar fleet, starting with these 200.
- Of the 60, 20 will be diesel light rail vehicles.
Deliveries |
Backlog |
1995: 575
1996: 719
1997: 496
1998: 542
1999: 816
2000: 1,014
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1996: 2,317
1997: 1,894
1998: 2,791
1999: 3,121
2000: 3,745
2001: 3,921
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