by Otto Vondrak
Firm makes bid for service to Penn Station
By Mark Ginocchio, Staff Writer
Published August 23 2006
A rail car manufacturer that recently lost a bid to design a new New Haven Line fleet has returned to the state with a proposal to build double-decker rail cars for a new express service from Connecticut to Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
Officials from Bombardier of Quebec told the state Department of Transportation the double-decker cars could carry more passengers than a standard rail car, be delivered within two years and complement Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line service, according to a letter obtained by The Advocate...
See the rest of the story here: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/lo ... 2597.story
By Mark Ginocchio, Staff Writer
Published August 23 2006
A rail car manufacturer that recently lost a bid to design a new New Haven Line fleet has returned to the state with a proposal to build double-decker rail cars for a new express service from Connecticut to Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.
Officials from Bombardier of Quebec told the state Department of Transportation the double-decker cars could carry more passengers than a standard rail car, be delivered within two years and complement Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line service, according to a letter obtained by The Advocate...
See the rest of the story here: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/lo ... 2597.story
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