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SFMTA Reveals Breda LRV Refurbished with Federal Stimulus Funds

By Bryan Goebel | Oct 14, 2010 | 18 Comments

SFMTA Chief Nat Ford was joined by members of the SFMTA Board, representatives from AnsaldoBreda and federal officials at an unveiling today of the first Muni light-rail vehicle to be refurbished using federal stimulus funds, part of a $56 million project to upgrade the agency’s fleet of 143 LRVs. “It’s going to help us keep […]

Eyes on the Street: Replacing the Rails on the J-Church Line

By Matthew Roth | Oct 12, 2010 | 9 Comments

Taking advantage of a long weekend, a capital construction crew of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs Muni, spent three frenzied days working around the clock to replace aging J-Church tracks at the intersection of Church and 30th streets. The work on the intersection cost $1 million and was part of the […]

SFMTA Board Approves $32 Million Contract to Repair LRV ‘Piles of Rubble’

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 13, 2010 | 14 Comments

The SFMTA Board last week approved a $32 million, six-year contract (PDF) with AnseldoBreda to repair and rebuild seven damaged light-rail vehicles, including four LRVs described as “piles of rubble.” At least one board director, however, Malcolm Heinicke, wanted to know if the agency would be better off buying new LRVs, instead of spending all […]

Streetfilms: Seattle’s Link Light Rail — The Start of Something Big

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 3, 2010 | 9 Comments

Right now, Seattle is making as serious a commitment to transit as any city in the nation. Recently, Streetfilms got to take a tour of the newest addition to the city’s network — the 13-station Link Light Rail, which opened in mid-2009. The route is beautiful, swift, and has great multi-modal connections. Service is frequent, […]

Economic Downturn Hits Transit Ridership — But Not in These Cities

By Elana Schor | Jan 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) got the mainstream media’s attention during the holiday season after reporting that the dismal economy had helped push transit ridership down by 3.8 percent during the first three-quarters of 2009, when compared with the previous year. Ridership on L.A.’s heavy rail system grew by nearly 6 percent during the […]

MTA to Begin Repairing Fleet of Damaged LRVs

By Michael Rhodes | Sep 14, 2009 | 7 Comments

An unidentified Muni light rail vehicle with serious damage from a wreck. Photo: MTA The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors is expected to vote tomorrow to approve up to $217,634 to repair two damaged Muni Metro light rail vehicles. Muni currently has ten LRVs that are out of service due to damage […]

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