By Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald; November 30, 2017
Metrorail launched its first new train Thursday since Ronald Reagan was a first-term president, promising the slow end to the transit system’s current crisis of breakdowns and unreliable schedules.
“I appreciate the fact that I will be riding in air conditioning,” County Commission Chairman Esteban “Steve” Bovo said at a ceremony unveiling the $8 million four-car train. “I appreciate that when it is raining outside, it will be dry inside.”