By William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; November 17, 2017
NJ Transit has issued an RFP (request for proposals) for supply of 113 bi-level EMU (electric multiple-unit) passenger cars with a bid closing date of Feb. 15, 2018. NJ Transit also plans to invite bids early in 2018 for 17 dual-power locomotives.
The so-called “MultiLevel III” passenger cars will consist of 58 powered vehicles and 55 trailer coaches, and will replace 40-year-old Arrow III EMUs rebuilt by ABB Traction in 1993. NJ Transit currently operates a fleet of 429 Bombardier MultiLevel cars (62 cab cars, 367 trailer coaches) as well as several iterations of single-level cars (Comet II, Comet III, Comet IV).
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