USA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has ordered 100 Series 7000 metro cars from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, it was announced on May 16. The ¥18bn order follows an order for 428 cars in 2010.
The contract specifies delivery by 2018, by which time Kawasaki-manufactured vehicles will make up the majority of WMATA’s fleet.
The stainless steel Series 7000 cars are 23 m long and 3 100 mm wide. They will be assembled in Nebraska.
USA: On May 14 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority awarded Capital Rail Constructors a design-build contract for Phase 2 of the Silver Line metro extension. Capital Rail Constructors is a consortium comprising Clark Construction Group, Kiewit Infrastructure Group, Parsons Transport Group and Dewberry. Its bid of $1·18bn was the lowest ...
USA: Toshiba Corp announced on January 20 that it has been selected to supply equipment for two rolling stock contracts placed recently by major transit agencies in Washington and Chicago.Kawasaki Rail Car has ordered Toshiba motors and traction drive systems, including inverters and gears, and train information equipment for 364 ...
USA: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has been given the green light by the Federal Transit Administration to begin urgent repairs and upgrades to improve safety on the Metrorail network. The approval comes ahead of the actual award of the first $150m in funding under the Passenger Rail Investment & ...
