New Jerseyans who commute by train could soon be riding in new passenger rail cars.
For the first time in nearly a decade, New Jersey Transit (NJT) is looking to acquire ‘Multilevel III’ (MLV III) cars to add to its aging fleet. These cars, sometimes known to riders as ‘double-deckers,’ have doors and some seating on a mezzanine level on both ends with dozens of additional seats available on the upper and lower floors in between. The previous sets were acquired by NJT from Bombardier, a Canadian transportation company, as overcrowding continued to plague single-level ‘Comet’ cars.
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