[PRCo] [Fwd: FYI about PAT CAF cars]

[Fred Schneider]

Remember when we used to fix our own cars at Homewood Shops?  Now they
must make two trips across the Atlantic Ocean for overhauls.  Read on.
And thanks to my friend of 46 years for reading the Post-Gazette.
Bruce Bente wrote:

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> PPittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
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> October 23, 2004
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> 18 of 28 new light rail vehicles have been delivered. Although a dozen
> are in daily use, he acknowledged mostly computer glitches have caused
> delays or forced riders to switch to other cars. "It's part of the
> shakedown period," Banta said. "All vehicles are under warranty, so
> there's no additional cost to us. Unfortunately, some riders are being
> inconvenienced."
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> Banta said the manufacturer has finished rehabilitating the first two
> of 40 existing LRVs.
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> One is sitting in Baltimore Harbor awaiting customs clearance before
> being trucked to Pittsburgh; the other is aboard a freighter sailing
> from Spain.
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> The Port Authority has a $151.3 million contract with a Spanish firm,
> CAF, to build 28 new cars, rehabilitate the 40 existing cars, and
> supply parts and employee training.