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

[John Swindler]

CAF also has a plant in Sacramento.  Suspect that there is more to this saga 
that hasn't come out yet.


>From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>Subject: [PRCo] Re: [Fwd: FYI about PAT CAF cars]
>Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:39:37 +0100
>
>Any guess what the cost of the trip to Spain and back is?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fred Schneider" <fschnei at supernet.com>
>To: <PITTSBURGH-RAILWAYS at dementia.org>
>Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 11:23 PM
>Subject: [PRCo] [Fwd: FYI about PAT CAF cars]
>
>
> > 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:
> >
> > >
> > > PPittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
> > >
> > > October 23, 2004
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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."
> > >
> > > Banta said the manufacturer has finished rehabilitating the first two
> > > of 40 existing LRVs.
> > >
> > > One is sitting in Baltimore Harbor awaiting customs clearance before
> > > being trucked to Pittsburgh; the other is aboard a freighter sailing
> > > from Spain.
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> >
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