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Posted by bzuck on Sun Jan 10 09:32:28 2016, in response to R179 Delivery Date?, posted by Bzuck on Sat Jan 9 19:21:31 2016. I received the following email from Jennifer Lee. I don't know why she answered privately rather than here?There is currently NO set delivery dates for the above mentioned cars, since Bombardier is in bankruptcy, and is looking for a buyer for its Bombardier Transportation division, which previously built their R62A, R110B & R142's in the past along with the M7/7A, and Comet commuter fleets in the past. Since this contract was awarded back on March 24, 2012, no cars have been produced due to this bankruptcy. Remember the defunct GMC truck & Coach, Flxible, Orion, St Louis Car, ACF, Budd, Rohr & Pullman Standard ???? Just as an update, NO new cars have been built until a buyer for Bombardier's Transportation division is found. According to the latest updates, Bombardier's corporate officers are negotiating with Changchun Locomotive Works of the Peoples Republic of China to purchase its transportation division, after which if the MTA agrees with same, then maybe production will commence on these R179 subway cars. Actually the first R179's should have been delivered commencing October 2014. But that date has come and gone. If this is true we won't be seeing R179 for quite a long time! |
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