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Muni unveils first of new light-rail vehicles; city and state partners cite funding and reliability gains

San Francisco Commission on the Environment · November 28, 2017
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San Francisco transit leaders and elected officials marked delivery of the first new light-rail vehicle in a large procurement, saying the cars will expand capacity and reliability; speakers credited federal, state (cap-and-trade) and local funding and praised a partnership with Siemens.

San Francisco officials gathered at a public event included in the transcript to mark the arrival of the first new light-rail vehicle (LRV) in a multi-hundred-car procurement intended to expand and replace parts of Muni's fleet.

Ed Reiskin, director of transportation (SFMTA), said the car is the first of 24 in the initial batch that will be in service before the end of next year and that…

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