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#11 Sloan

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Posted 14 March 2018 - 09:39 AM

 

 

SF Muni’s new light-rail cars are different — and riders like them

 

Dee Andrews climbed aboard the J-Church Muni Metro this week, glanced around and voiced words rarely spoken about San Francisco’s public transportation system: “It’s beautiful.”

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Posted 20 November 2018 - 06:39 PM

San Francisco, CA Examiner, 11/9/18:

 


Muni to speed up purchase of new Muni trains to ease commute crowding

 

 

Sardine-packed riders of the N-Judah, L-Taraval and other Muni train lines have reason to celebrate: more than a hundred new train cars are on track to arrive four years earlier than expected.

 

 

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Posted 20 November 2018 - 06:47 PM

Opinion in San Francisco, CA Examiner, 11/14/18:

 


Operating the Muni Metro subway at full capacity

 

 

On Nov. 9, 2018 the San Francisco Examiner (“Muni to speed up purchase of new Muni trains to ease commute crowding”) characterized Muni’s forthcoming new light-rail vehicles as a way of easing congestion in the Muni Metro subway. That characterization needs a little refinement.

 

 

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Posted 20 March 2023 - 07:43 AM

Railway-News, 3/17/23

 
100th New Light Rail Vehicle Enters Service in San Francisco

 

 

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has added the 100th new four-series light rail vehicle (LRV4) to its fleet as part of its ongoing LRV Fleet Replacement Program.

 

These cars are among 219 light rail vehicles being produced for SFMTA at Siemens Mobility’s facility in Sacramento.

 

220407_km_problems_40.jpgSFMTA continues to expand its fleet, operating its 100th LRV4 on San Francisco streets

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Under the LRV Fleet Replacement Program, SFMTA is steadily expanding its fleet, with approximately three new LRV4 train cars arriving each month.

 

It is expected that Siemens will deliver all 219 cars by 2025. This will allow SFMTA to retire its ageing Breda light rail vehicles, which have been in use in San Francisco since 1955.

 

 

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