Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awards Alstom rebuild contract

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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awards Alstom rebuild contract

This is pretty old news. See the link below from July.

http://www.eveningtribune.com/news/x1062471360/Alstom-takes-second-MBTA-contract

On the eve of the election, it sure is nice to see the employment implications this has for Hornell. Meanwhile Amtrak’s major passenger-car order continues a-building in Elmira. Not bad for the Rust Belt, Southern Tier Edition…

Is this a “half life” renewal of all the cars or something different?

Is this a mid-life refit for the LRVs, or due to premature wear? In any case, times flies!