Bombardier to Supply 300 New Subway Cars for New York City Transit
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Bombardier continues its long lasting relationship with NYCT
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwire - June 4, 2012) - Bombardier Transportation
announced today that it has signed a contract for 300 subway cars with the
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to be delivered to New York City
Transit (NYCT). The order is valued at approximately $599 million US ($623
million CDN, 482 million euro). The MTA Board of Directors approved the award of
a contract to Bombardier on March 28, 2012.
The new cars (known as the R179 series) will be built at Bombardier's fully-
integrated manufacturing plant in Plattsburgh, New York. The Plattsburgh
facility is located in New York State's North Country region and is Bombardier's
Centre of Excellence for rolling stock production in the United States. In
operation since 1995, it has produced more than 3,000 passenger rail cars and
locomotives now in service across the United States.
The R179 cars will incorporate state-of-the-art technology from Bombardier. The
cars will be powered by highly reliable BOMBARDIER MITRAC propulsion equipment
with new, energy-efficient inverters. The cars' onboard systems will be
integrated by Bombardier's industry-leading MITRAC train control and management
system with internet protocol technology. The propulsion and control equipment
will be supplied by Bombardier's Propulsion and Controls business unit in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Delivery of 10 pilot cars is scheduled to take place in the third quarter of
2014, followed by delivery of the remaining production series cars between mid-
2015 and early 2017.
Raymond Bachant, President, Bombardier Transportation North America, said:
"Bombardier's partnership with NYCT began in 1982 with an order for 825 subway
cars. Since then, we have delivered close to 1,900 vehicles to our valued
customer. We are proud that NYCT has shown its confidence in our products and
technologies once again, and we look forward to providing high quality,
reliable, safe rail cars for the millions of people who ride New York's subway
system every day."
Bombardier has redefined the future of mass transit travel. Around the world,
more than seven billion people use Bombardier subway cars every year, from
Boston, New York, Montreal, Toronto and Mexico City to London, Paris, Berlin,
Delhi and Shanghai. Bombardier's current North American orders include 706 new
subway cars for Chicago, 468 cars for Montreal, and 420 cars for Toronto.
NYCT - one of six operating agencies that make up the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority of New York - is the largest public transportation
agency in North America and one of the largest in the world. The subway has a
daily ridership of more than five million people, and an annual ridership close
to 1.6 billion people. Its fleet of 6,380 subway cars travels almost 345 million
miles a year along 660 miles of track, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
About Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the
broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and
services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4
technologies - built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and
ecology - conserve energy, protect the environment and help to improve total
train performance. Bombardier Transportation is headquartered in Berlin, Germany
and has a very diverse customer base with products or services in more than 60
countries. It has an installed base of over 100,000 vehicles worldwide.
About Bombardier
Bombardier is the world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains. Looking
far ahead while delivering today, Bombardier is evolving mobility worldwide by
answering the call for more efficient, sustainable and enjoyable transportation
everywhere. Our vehicles, services and, most of all, our employees are what make
us a global leader in transportation.
Bombardier is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Our shares are traded on the
Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD) and we are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability
World and North America indexes. In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we
posted revenues of $18.3 billion USD. News and information are available at
bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter (at)Bombardier.
Note to Editors
For news releases, related material and photos, visit our media centre at
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subsidiaries.
FOR INFORMATION
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John Ince, john.ince(at)au.transport.bombardier.com
Benelux, Middle East and North Africa: +49 30 98607 1141
Janet Olthof, janet.olthof(at)de.transport.bombardier.com
Canada: +1 450 441 3007
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China: +86 10 8517 2268
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Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central and Eastern Europe: +49 30 98607 1134
Immo von Fallois, immo.von_fallois(at)de.transport.bombardier.com
France: +33 6 07 78 95 38
Anne Froger, anne.froger(at)fr.transport.bombardier.com
India: +91 7 838 660 093
Harsh Mehta, harsh.mehta(at)in.transport.bombardier.com
Mexico: +1 450 441 3007
Marc-Andre Lefebvre, marc-andre.lefebvre(at)ca.transport.bombardier.com
Nordic and Baltic Countries: +46 10 852 5213
Par Isaksson, paer.isaksson(at)se.transport.bombardier.com
South East Asia: +65 6478 6235
Evon Lam, evon.lam(at)sg.transport.bombardier.com
Southern Europe and South America: +35 1 919 693 728
Luis Ramos, luis.ramos(at)pt.transport.bombardier.com
UK: +44 142 353 8699
Jeanette Bowden, jeanette(at)networkpr.co.uk
USA: +1 450 441 3007
Maryanne Roberts, maryanne.roberts(at)us.transport.bombardier.com
Contacts:
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