Bombardier's New Rail Cars Enter Service at San Francisco's BART - Seite 2

The cars are powered by highly reliable BOMBARDIER MITRAC propulsion equipment with energy-efficient inverters and regenerative braking. The cars' onboard systems will be integrated by the MITRAC train control and management system with internet protocol technology.

Other transit systems in the Americas for which Bombardier is also manufacturing and delivering next generation rail cars include New York City Transit (300 metro cars), the Société de transport de Montréal (468 metro cars as part of a consortium with Alstom), and the Toronto Transit Commission (204 streetcars).

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