By Anitra Green, International Railway Journal; February 1, 2018
INVESTMENT in urban rail systems in US cities has been growing steadily as planners try to tempt commuters out of their cars and into trains. Recognising this trend, Swiss train builder Stadler decided to enter the US passenger rail market, first by supplying trains from Switzerland, but more recently from its US plant.
Stadler received its first US order in 2002, for 20 three-car GTW articulated multiple units for New Jersey Transit. This was followed in 2007 by six three-car low-floor GTW DMUs to Austin, Texas (plus another four in 2017), and 11 DMUs of the same type in 2011 to Denton County Transportation Authority, Texas, for its 34km A-Train commuter rail line. Another order, for eight three-car GTW DMUs for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority’s (Bart) EBart project, was delivered last year.
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