Modified LRVs for Legacy LRTs
Retrofitting can be a viable alternative to purchasing new, but it’s more complex than it looks.
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First L.A. Metro cars arrive at new train yard for Crenshaw/LAX project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) delivered four light rail cars to the new Southwestern Yard (SWY) to begin testing at the facility, which is expected to be completed and operational in 2019. The facility will house rail vehicles for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project, which is in the final construction stages.
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Metro light rail car 144 will retire to the Orange Empire Railway Museum
Kinkisharyo, the company manufacturing Metro’s newest fleet of rail cars, has volunteered to donate the cost of transporting car 144 from Los Angeles to the museum. Mr. Akiyoshi Oba, President of Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C., said “Kinkisharyo is proud to provide Metro and the citizens of Los Angeles with rail vehicles for the present and future. Being a part of the L.A. rail legacy, we are delighted to partner with Metro to help preserve rail history at the Orange Empire Railway Museum.”
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LA Metro to build light rail in East San Fernando Valley
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority‘s (Metro) board yesterday chose a 9.2-mile light-rail line as its preferred alternative for the East San Fernando Valley transit corridor project.
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Piscataway shop serves locomotives’ needs
PISCATAWAY – A former plastic factory on Baekeland Avenue has been transformed into a modern locomotive and rail vehicle maintenance shop. Kinkisharyo International LLC opened an overhaul and refit rail shop at the 160,000 square foot site. Work on the shop began in 2015.
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