Transportation Industry
2007 passenger car market at a glance
Railway Age, Jan, 2007 by Marybeth Luczak
2007 PASSENGER CAR MARKET AT A GLANCE
COVER PHOTO BY MICHAEL ROSENTHAL/NJ TRANSIT
Figures compiled by Executive Editor Marybeth Luczak
These new and rebuilt cars were delivered in 2006
# OF
PURCHASER CARS TYPE
Amtrak 259 Rebuilt Intercity
Atlanta (MARTA) 30 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Boston (MBTA) 41 Light Rail
9 Bilevel Commuter
Calgary Transit 3 Light Rail
California (Caltrans) 22 Rebuilt Bilevel Intercity
Charlotte Area Transit System 10 Light Rail
Connecticut DOT (Shore Line East) 10 Rebuilt Commuter
Chicago (Metra) 18 EMU Bilevel Commuter
Cleveland (Greater Cleveland RTA) 6 Rebuilt Light Rail
Denver (RTD) 19 Light Rail
Galveston Island Trolley (Texas) 4 Diesel/Electric Trolley
Las Angeles (LACMTA) 1 Light Rail
Maryland (MTA) 100 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Mexico City (STC) 126 Rapid Transit
Newark (NJ Transit) 9 Bilevel Commuter
25 Light Rail
North Little Rock, Ark.
(Central Arkansas TA) 2 Vintage Trolley
N.Y. City (LIRR) 236 * EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (Metro-North) 58 Commuter
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) 74 Rapid Transit (R160)
Oakland, Calif. (BART) 435 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Oceanside, Calif. (NCTD) 12 Light Rail (Diesel)
Pittsburgh (PA Transit) 23 Rebuilt Light Rail
Phoenix (Valley Metro) 1 Light Rail
Pompano Beach, Fla.
(South Florida RTA) 2 DMU Commuter
Salt Lake City (UTA) 10 Bilevel Commuter
San Francisco (MUNI) 7 @ PCC
Seattle (Link Light Rail) 2 Light Rail
Toronto (GO Transit) 12 Bilevel Commuter
9 Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter
Virginia (VRE) 4 Bilevel Commuter
Washington, D.C.
(Anacostia Streetcar) 3 Streetcar
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) 50 Rapid Transit
70 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
PURCHASER BUILDER
Amtrak In house
Atlanta (MARTA) Alstom
Boston (MBTA) AnsaldoBreda
Kawasaki
Calgary Transit Siemens
California (Caltrans) Siemens
Charlotte Area Transit System Siemens
Connecticut DOT (Shore Line East) Kawasaki
Chicago (Metra) Nippon Sharyo
Cleveland (Greater Cleveland RTA) TTA
Denver (RTD) Siemens
Galveston Island Trolley (Texas) Minner
Las Angeles (LACMTA) Breda
Maryland (MTA) Alstom
Mexico City (STC) Bombardier/CAF
Newark (NJ Transit) Bombardier
Kinkisharyo
North Little Rock, Ark.
(Central Arkansas TA) Gomaco Trolley Co.
N.Y. City (LIRR) Bombardier
N.Y. City (Metro-North) Bombardier
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) Alstom/Kawasaki
Oakland, Calif. (BART) In-House
Oceanside, Calif. (NCTD) Siemens
Pittsburgh (PA Transit) CAF
Phoenix (Valley Metro) Kinkisharyo
Pompano Beach, Fla.
(South Florida RTA) Colorado Railcar
Salt Lake City (UTA) Bombardier
San Francisco (MUNI) Brookville Equipment Corp.
Seattle (Link Light Rail) Kinkisharyo
Toronto (GO Transit) Bombardier
Ontario Northland
Virginia (VRE) Nippon Sharyo
Washington, D.C.
(Anacostia Streetcar) Inekon
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) Alstom
Alstom
* Estimated.
@ Single-ended PCCs acquired from NJ Transit.
New and rebuild deliveries
2001 1,935
2002 1,653
2003 1,286
2004 1,257
2005 1,212
2006 1,702
New and rebuild backlog
(as of Jan. 1)
2002 2,946
2003 3,973
2004 3,301
2005 2,749
2006 3,002
2007 3,726 *
* Includes C-car inserts for DART's existing LRVs.
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Work progresses on this undelivered backlog (as of Jan. 1)
# OF
PURCHASER CARS TYPE
Atlanta (MARTA) 188 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
Austin (Capital MTA) 6 DMU Commuter
Boston (MBTA) 94 Rapid Transit
Calgary Transit 37 Light Rail
California (Caltrans) 22 Rebuilt Bilevel Intercity
Charlotte Area Transit System 6 Light Rail
Chicago (CTA) 406 Rapid Transit
Cleveland (Greater Cleveland RTA) 18 Rebuilt Light Rail
Connecticut DOT (Shore Line East) 23 Rebuilt Commuter
Dallas (DART) 115 * Light Rail
Denver (RTC) 34 Light Rail
Edmonton (City Transit Division) 26 Light Rail
Irving, Texas
(Trinity Railway Express) 4 Bilevel Commuter
Los Angeles (LACMTA) 47 Light Rail
Maryland (MTA) 34 Rebuilt Commuter
Miami (Miami-Dade) 12 Automated People-Mover
Minneapolis (Hiawatha Light Rail) 3 Light Rail
Monterrey (Metrorrey) 14 Light Rail
Montreal (Societe de Transport) 127 Rebuilt Rapid Transit @
Newark (NJ Transit) 225 Bilevel Commuter
New Mexico (Mid-Region Council
of Governments/DOT) 12 Bilevel Commuter
N.Y. City (LIRR) 30 ** EMU Commuter
N.Y. City (Metro-North) 300 Commuter
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) 566 Rapid Transit (R160)
N.Y. City (PATH) 340 Rapid Transit
Phoenix (Valley Metro) 49 Light Rail
Pittsburgh (PA Transit) 23 Rebuilt Light Rail
Philadelphia (SEPTA) 104 EMU Commuter
Pompano Beach, Fla.
(South Florida RTA) 4 DMU Commuter
2 Commuter
Portland (TriMet) 21 Light Rail
7 DMU Commuter
Salt Lake City (UTA) 10 Bilevel Commuter
San Francisco (MUNI) 3 PCC
Southern California RRA
(Metrolink) 104 Multilevel Commuter
Seattle (Link Light Rail) 33 Light Rail
Seattle (Seattle/South
Lake Union Street Car) 3 Vintage Trolley
Toronto (GO Transit) 8 Bilevel Commuter
55 Rebuilt Bilevel Commuter
Toronto (TTC) 234 Rapid Transit
Vancouver (TransLink) 34 Automated Rapid Transit
Virginia (VRE) 57 Bilevel Commuter
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) 134 Rapid Transit
152 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
PURCHASER BUILDER
Atlanta (MARTA) Alstom
Austin (Capital MTA) Stadler Bussnang, A.G.
Boston (MBTA) Siemens
Calgary Transit Siemens
California (Caltrans) Siemens
Charlotte Area Transit System Siemens
Chicago (CTA) Bombardier
Cleveland (Greater Cleveland RTA) TTA
Connecticut DOT (Shore Line East) Kawasaki
Dallas (DART) Kinkisharyo
Denver (RTC) Siemens
Edmonton (City Transit Division) Siemens
Irving, Texas
(Trinity Railway Express) Bombardier
Los Angeles (LACMTA) Breda
Maryland (MTA) TTA
Miami (Miami-Dade) Bombardier
Minneapolis (Hiawatha Light Rail) Bombardier
Monterrey (Metrorrey) Bombardier
Montreal (Societe de Transport) In house
Newark (NJ Transit) Bombardier
New Mexico (Mid-Region Council
of Governments/DOT) Bombardier
N.Y. City (LIRR) Bombardier
N.Y. City (Metro-North) Kawasaki
N.Y. City (NYC Transit) Alstom/Kawasaki
N.Y. City (PATH) Kawasaki
Phoenix (Valley Metro) Kinkisharyo
Pittsburgh (PA Transit) CAF
Philadelphia (SEPTA) United Transit Systems
Pompano Beach, Fla.
(South Florida RTA) Colorado Railcar
Rotem ##
Portland (TriMet) Siemens
Colorado Railcar
Salt Lake City (UTA) Bombardier
San Francisco (MUNI) Brookville Equipment Corp.
Southern California RRA
(Metrolink) Rotem
Seattle (Link Light Rail) Kinkisharyo
Seattle (Seattle/South
Lake Union Street Car) Inekon
Toronto (GO Transit) Bombardier
Ontario Northland
Toronto (TTC) Bombardier
Vancouver (TransLink) Bombardier
Virginia (VRE) Nippon Sharyo
Washington, D.C. (WMATA) Alstom
Alstom
* This order is for C-car inserts for existing LRVs.
@ These are rubber-tired vehicles.
** Estimated.
## SFRTA cars were included as an option
to a Metrolink (California) car order.
New car deliveries by mode
Commuter/ Rapid Light Rail/
Year Intercity Transit Trolley Total
1997 212 106 146 464
1998 165 278 80 523
1999 132 196 123 451
2000 267 290 138 695
2001 139 807 126 1,072
2002 327 888 107 1,322
2003 356 470 169 995
2004 596 103 127 826
2005 486 302 132 920
2006 358 250 130 738
Total 3,038 3,690 1,278 8,006
2006 % of Total 11.78% 6.78% 10.17% 9.22%
Orders likely to develop in 2007
# OF
PURCHASER CARS TYPE
Amtrak 304 Rebuilt Intercity
Boston (MBTA) 75 Bilevel Commuter
Chesterton, Ind. (NICTD) 14 EMU Commuter
Denver (RTD) 100 Light Rail
Houston
(Harris County MTA/Metro) 15 Light Rail
Miami (Miami-Dade) 136 Rebuilt Rapid Transit
17 Automated People-Mover
Minneapolis (Northstar) 18 Commuter
Monterrey (Metrorrey) 12-15 Light Rail
Montreal (AMT) 30 Bilevel Commuter
Montreal
(Societe de Transport) 220 Rebuilt Rapid Transit *
Newark (NJ Transit) 8 DMU Commuter
N.Y. City (NYCT) 620 Rapid Transit (R160,Option 1)
Pompano Beach, Fla.
(South Florida RTA) 8-22 Commuter
Salt Lake City (UTA) 50 Light Rail
30 Commuter
San Francisco (MUNI) 4 Rebuilt PCC @
Southern California RRA
(Metrolink) 10 Multilevel Commuter
Stockton, Calif. (ACE) 4 Bilevel Commuter
* Rubber-tired vehicles rebuilt in house.
@ Double-ended PCCs currently in storage.
The five-year (2008-2012) outlook
# OF
PURCHASER CARS TYPE
Boston (MBTA) 212 Rapid Transit
California (Caltrans) 35-75 Bilevel Intercity
Charlotte Area Transit
System 10-22 *
Chicago (CTA) 0-300 Raid Transit
Chicago (Metra) 0-160 EMU Bilevel Commuter
0-135 DMU Commuter
Connecticut DOT
(Shore Line East) 0-30 EMU Commuter
Dallas (DART) 55 Light Rail
Denver (RTD) 25-50 Commuter
Edmonton
(City Transit Division) 0-11 Light Rail
Galveston Island Trolley 1 Diesel/Electric Trolley
Houston
(Harris County MTA/Metro) 15-52 Light Rail
Irving, Texas
(Trinity Railway Express) 6-10 Bilevel Commuter
Kenosha Area
Transit (Wisconsin) 1-2 Historic Streetcar
Los Angeles (LACMTA) 50 Light Rail
Maryland (MTA) 30-55 Multi-Level Commuter
Memphis (Area TA) 0-9 Light Rail
Miami (Miami-Dade) 62 Rapid Transit
Montreal (AMT) 22 Bilevel Commuter (Electric)
28-108 Bilevel Commuter (Diesel)
Montreal 76 Rebuilt Raid Transit @
(Societe de Transport) 386 Rapid Transit ***
Nashville (East Corridor
Commuter Rail) 7-11 Bilevel Commuter
Newark (NJ Transit) 0-230 EMU Commuter
99 Rebuilt Commuter
New Orleans (RTA) TBD Vintage Trolley
North Carolina
(Triangle TA) TBD **# DMU Commuter
North Little Rock, Ark.
(Central Arkansas TA) 2-6 Vintage Trolley
N.Y. City (LIRR) 160-246 Commuter (M-9)
N.Y. City (Metro-North) 0-80 Commuter (M-8)
100-300 Commuter (M-9)
100-380 Commuter (M-9, M-8)
N.Y. City (NYCT) 290-295 Rapid Transit (R160,Option 2)
N.Y. City (PATH) 0-125 Rapid Transit
Norfolk, Va.
(Hampton Roads Transit) 9 Light Rail
Oceanside, Calif. (NCTD) 6-12 Bilevel Commuter
Philadelphia (PATCO) 75-121 Rebuilt Raid Transit
Phoenix (Valley Metro) 0-16 Light Rail
Portland (TriMet) 3-9 Light Rail
San Diego Trolley, Inc. 15-30 Light Rail
San Francisco (MUNI) 10-24 LRVs
Seattle (Link Light Rail) 30 Light Rail
Seattle (Seattle/South Lake
Union Street Car) 1-3 Vintage Trolley
Southern California
RRA (Metrolink) 90-110 Multilevel Commuter
Stockton, Calif. (ACE) 10-16 Bilevel Commuter
Vancouver
(West Coast Express) 0-5 Bilevel Commuter
Vancouver (TransLink) 20-24 Automated Rapid Transit
14 Light Rail
VIA Rail Canada 100-150 Intercity
* 10 of the cars could be Bilevel DMUs; 12, Light Rail.
@ Rubber-tired vehicles rebuilt in house.
** It was announced on May 11, 2006, that SMT was beginning the
process of replacing its 386-car fleet, with the first of the new
cars to appear in 2010.
## The region's planning organizations and TTA have begun an
examination of future transit options. Recommendations are expected
by third-quarter 2007.
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