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Passenger car review and outlook - Statistical Data Included - Illustration

Railway Age, Jan, 2002

PASSENGER CAR REVIEW AND OUTLOOK

These cars were delivered in 2001

PURCHASER                          # OF CARS                       TYPE

Amtrak                                72 (*)       High Speed Intercity
Atlanta (MARTA)                       28                  Rapid Transit
Baltimore (MTA)                        5               Bilevel Commuter
Boston                                11               Bilevel Commuter
Calgary (Calgary Transit)             15                     Light Rail
California (Caltrans)                 12              Bilevel Intercity
Chicago (CTA)                        470          Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Chicago (NICTD)                       10                       Commuter
                                       9           Rebuilt EMU Commuter
Dallas (DART)                         20                     Light Rail
Denver (RTD)                           2                     Light Rail
Los Angeles (LACMTA)                  15                     Light Rail
Maryland (MTA)                         5               Bilevel Commuter
                                       2          Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Newark (NJ Transit)                   17               Rebuilt commuter
N.Y. City (NYC Transit)              395                  Rapid Transit
                                     298                  Rapid Transit
Philadelphia (SEPTA)                  36           Rebuilt EMU Commuter
Portland (Central City Streetcar)      6                     Light Rail
Portland (Tri-Met)                     6                     Light Rail
Salt Lake City (UTA)                  10                     Light Rail
San Francisco (BART)                 171          Rebuilt Rapid Transit
San Francisco (MUNI)                  32                     Light Rail
Santa Clara (SCVTA)                    3                     Light Rail
Seattle (Sound Transit)               23 (**)          Bilevel Commuter
St. Louis (Bi-State)                  17                     Light Rail
Toronto (TTC)                         56                  Rapid Transit
Toronto (GO Transit)                   1               Bilevel Commuter
Washington, D.C. (VRE)                19       Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter
Washington, D.C. (WMATA)              30                  Rapid Transit
VIA Rail Canada                      139              Rebuilt Intercity

PURCHASER                                      BUILDER

Amtrak                               Bombardier/Alstom
Atlanta (MARTA)                                  Breda
Baltimore (MTA)                               Kawasaki
Boston                                        Kawasaki
Calgary (Calgary Transit)                      Siemens
California (Caltrans)                           Alstom
Chicago (CTA)                                   Alstom
Chicago (NICTD)                            Kinkisharyo
                                              In house
Dallas (DART)                              Kinkisharyo
Denver (RTD)                                   Siemens
Los Angeles (LACMTA)                           Siemens
Maryland (MTA)                                Kawasaki
                                             AAI Corp.
Newark (NJ Transit)                          AAI Corp.
N.Y. City (NYC Transit)                     Bombardier
                                              Kawasaki
Philadelphia (SEPTA)                          In house
Portland (Central City Streetcar)         Skoda Inekon
Portland (Tri-Met)                             Siemens
Salt Lake City (UTA)                           Siemens
San Francisco (BART)                        Bombardier
San Francisco (MUNI)                             Breda
Santa Clara (SCVTA)                        Kinkisharyo
Seattle (Sound Transit)                     Bombardier
St. Louis (Bi-State)                           Siemens
Toronto (TTC)                               Bombardier
Toronto (GO Transit)                        Bombardier
Washington, D.C. (VRE)             Acquired from METRA
Washington, D.C. (WMATA)                           CAF
VIA Rail Canada                                 Alstom

(*)12 integrated trainsets

(**)Includes 17 expected to be sold to Caltrain
Work progresses on this undelivered backlog (as of Jan. 1)

PURCHASER                          # OF CARS                   TYPE

Amtrak                                36 (*)   High Speed Intercity
Atlanta (MARTA)                       72              Rapid Transit
Boston (MBTA)                         11           Bilevel Commuter
                                      94              Rapid Transit
British Columbia (Skytrain)           60              Rapid Transit
Calgary (Calgary Transit)             17                 Light Rail
Calitornia (Caltrans)                 10          Bilevel Intercity
Chicago (CTA)                        128      Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Chicago (Metra)                      300           Bilevel Commuter
Denver (RTD)                          16                 Light Rail
Houston (Harris County MTA)           15       Low-floor Light Rail
Maryland (MTA)                        98      Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Minneapolis (Hiawatha Light Rail)     18       Low-floor Light Rail
Newark (NJ Transit)                  200                   Commuter
                                     143           Rebuilt Commuter
N.Y. City (LIRR)                     326               EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (NYC Transit)              545              Rapid Transit
                                     334              Rapid Transit
N.Y. City (Metro-North)               65                   Commuter
Philadelphia (SEPTA)                  18         Rebuilt Light Rail
Sacramento (RTD)                      40                 Light Rail
San Francisco (BART)                  98      Rebuilt Rapid Transit
San Francisco (Caltrain)              17           Bilevel Commuter
San Francisco (MUNI)                  20                 Light Rail
Santa Clara (SCVTA)                   97                 Light Rail
Seattle (Sound Transit)               26           Bilevel Commuter
St. Louis (Bi-State)                  11                 Light Rail
Toronto (GO Transit)                  19           Bilevel Commuter
Washington D.C. (WMATA)              112              Rapid Transit

PURCHASER                                             BUILDER

Amtrak                                      Bombardier/Alstom
Atlanta (MARTA)                                         Breda
Boston (MBTA)                                        Kawasaki
                                                      Siemens
British Columbia (Skytrain)                        Bombardier
Calgary (Calgary Transit)                             Siemens
Calitornia (Caltrans)                                  Alstom
Chicago (CTA)                                          Alstom
Chicago (Metra)                                      Sumitomo
Denver (RTD)                                          Siemens
Houston (Harris County MTA)                           Siemens
Maryland (MTA)                                      AAI Corp.
Minneapolis (Hiawatha Light Rail)                  Bombardier
Newark (NJ Transit)                                    Alstom
                                                    AAI Corp.
N.Y. City (LIRR)                                   Bombardier
N.Y. City (NYC Transit)                            Bombardier
                                                     Kawasaki
N.Y. City (Metro-North)                                Alstom
Philadelphia (SEPTA)               Brookville Equipment Corp.
Sacramento (RTD)                                          CAF
San Francisco (BART)                               Bombardier
San Francisco (Caltrain)                           Bombardier
San Francisco (MUNI)                                    Breda
Santa Clara (SCVTA)                               Kinkisharyo
Seattle (Sound Transit)                            Bombardier
St. Louis (Bi-State)                                  Siemens
Toronto (GO Transit)                               Bombardier
Washington D.C. (WMATA)                                   CAF

(*)6 integrated trainsets
Orders likely to develop in 2002

PURCHASER                     # OF CARS                  TYPE

Chicago (CTA)                       350         Rapid Transit
Chicago (Metra)                      26  EMU Bilevel Commuter
Cleveland (RTA)                      12    Rebuilt Light Rail
Denver (RTD)                         34            Light Rail
Houston (Harris County MTA)           3  Low-floor Light Rail
Maryland (MTA)                       25      Bilevel Commuter
Montreal (AMT)                       22          EMU Commuter
Newark (NJ Transit)                  99      Rebuilt Commuter
                                150-231      Bilevel Commuter
N.Y. City (Metro-North)             180          EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (NYC Transit)           1,280         Rapid Transit
Philadelphia (SEPTA)            100-102          EMU Commuter
Sacramento (RTD)                     25            Light Rail
Salt Lake City (UTA)                  7            Light Rail
San Diego (MTDB)                   9-12            Light Rail
San Diego (NCDT)                      6      Bilevel Commuter
San Francisco (MUNI)                 10        Light Rail (*)
Southern California Regional
 Rail Authority (Metrolink)          27      Bilevel Commuter
St. Louis (Bi-State)                 22            Light Rail
Toronto (TTC)                        20         Rapid Transit
Washington, D.C. (WMATA)            174         Rapid Transit

(*)Subject to funding availability
The five-year (2003-2007) outlook

PURCHASER                           # OF CARS                   TYPE

Boston (MBTA)                              94          Rapid Transit
British Columbia (Skytrain)             20-40          Rapid Transit
Calgary (Calgary Transit)                   7             Light Rail
California (Caltrans)                   15-25      Bilevel Intercity
Chicago (CTA)                          16-300          Rapid Transit
                                        0-258  Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Chicago (Metra)                           139   EMU Bilevel Commuter
Cleveland (RTA)                         12-36     Rebuilt Light Rail
Denver (RTD)                            34-75             Light Rail
Edmonton (City Transit Division)        16-26             Light Rail
Florida (Tri-County)                      0-5       Bilevel Commuter
Maryland (MTA)                          20-30       Bilevel Commuter
Mexico City (Transporte Colectivo)       2-45               Commuter
Montreal (AMT)                             25       Bilevel Commuter
Montreal (STCUM)                          336          Rapid Transit
Newark (NJ Transit)                        50       Rebuilt Commuter
                                          230   Rebuilt EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (LIRR)                          410           EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (Metro-North)               100-300           EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (PATH)                      245-300          Rapid Transit
Philadelphia (SEPTA)                     0-60           EMU Commuter
Portland (Tri-Met)                         50             Light Rail
Sacramento (RTD)                           14             Light Rail
Salt Lake City (UTA)                     0-40    Light Rail/Commuter
San Francisco (BART)                      240      Rapid Transit (*)
San Francisco (Caltrain)                14-17       Bilevel Commuter
Southern California Regional
Rail Authority (Metrolink)              20-30       Bilevel Commuter
St. Louis (Bi-State)                     0-12             Light Rail
Virginia (Hampton Roads Transit)           10          Rapid Transit
Washington, D.C. (WMATA)                  190          Rapid Transit

(*)Joint project with Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority
 

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