Alstom in Hornell, NY is overhauling older Metro cars, and will be building new ones as well.
Alstom Press release
ALSTOM is awarded an order for 120 cars for the Washington subway
October 27, 2004
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has awarded ALSTOM an order worth around 150 million euros for the supply of 120 heavy rail subway cars.
This order is the exercise of an option provided in the initial contract awarded to ALSTOM by WMATA in June 2002 for the supply of 62 heavy rail subway cars for the Blue Line extension to Largo Town Center.
WMATA’s bus and metro lines serve nearly 336 million passengers per year in the Washington area. The 120 cars will serve to accommodate continued growth on the Metrorail system, and will also be used to help WMATA expand to eight-car trains.
The cars will be assembled in ALSTOM’s Hornell, NY facilities. They will be fitted with ALSTOM’s proven propulsion technology, ONIXTM traction drives, and an advanced cab signaling system.
In 2000, WMATA had already awarded ALSTOM a contract for the overhaul of 364 subway cars which were built between 1983 and 1988. This contract represented Washington Metro’s largest single order.
Wondering if I'll see the Western Route double-tracking finished before I retire...
Photo: Melbourne W7 No. 1019 on Route 78, Bridge & Church Streets, Richmond, Victoria. 10/21/2010