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Posted by Sand Box John on Sun Feb 19 09:41:35 2012, in response to Re: WMATA: 7k prototype car pictures, posted by Joe V on Sun Feb 19 07:26:49 2012. I reads it somewhere official about a month ago, perhaps a news release on the WMATA website.I found 2 items on WMATA's web site. Line item in Proposed Fiscal 2013 Annual Budget (13.0 MB PDF file) dated 01 11 2012 On page 163 and 169 Table 6.6 Multi-Year Capital Budget (CIP) Costs: FY2011-2018 and (dollars in millions)
From draft copy of the Riders’ Advisory Council Meeting Minutes of 05 05 2010, Passage from that document: Ms. White asked if the 1000-series railcars were planned for replacement, and if they were planned to be replaced, why money was included in the capital plan for rehabilitation of these cars. Mr. Brown explained that the $4.2 million shown in the plan is for the final payment for a contract for heating and cooling system repairs; he noted that the cars have already undergone a midlife rehabilitation and are planned to be retired beginning in 2014. Ms. White noted that the capital program calls for the replacement of the 4000-series railcars, but not the 2000- and 3000-series and asked why those were not planned for replacement first. Mr. Brown responded that the 2000- and 3000-series railcars have undergone mid-life rehabilitation, while the 4000-series railcars have not yet been rehabilitated. Mr. Bottigheimer said that Metro has calculated that it will be more cost-effective to replace the 4000-series railcars with new railcars rather than to rebuild them. I also found this in the a 01 27 2012 Washington Post article headlined Metro’s renovations never seem to end: Is it getting any better? written by Robert Thomson. "Similarly, Metro now wants to replace the 100 rail cars that make up the 4000 series, rather than have them go through a midlife rehabilitation." John in the sand box of Maryland's eastern shore. |
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