Twin cities new LRV - Market - light rail vehicles delivered to Metro Transit of Minneapolis/St. Paul - Hiawatha Light Rail Project - Brief Article

Railway Age, May, 2003

Bombardier Transportation delivered the first of 22 low-floor light rail vehicles to Metro Transit of Minneapolis/St. Paul for the region's Hiawatha Light Rail Project. Developed specifically to meet requirements in the North American light rail market, the Hiawatha Line LRV employs engineering designs from Bombardier's low-floor products in Europe, such as the K-4000 LRV systems in Cologne, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden, while complying with North American standards and regulations.

Metro Transit ordered 18 LRVs for the 11.6-mile Hiawatha line in January 2001 and later exercised options for four additional vehicles, with existing options for another 20 available under the contract. The vehicles are being manufactured at Bombardier's LRV Center of Excellence for the Americas in Sahagun, Mexico, with final assembly taking place in Plattsburgh, N.Y.