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Posted by Joe V on Wed Jan 13 09:23:03 2016, in response to Re: R179 Delivery Date?, posted by Jace on Tue Jan 12 19:56:48 2016. This is the infor that was sent to me in November I am NOT the author). There have been no updates since:The funding for the entire order was by Federal stimulus funds which must be spent by October 2017. That's actual SPENDING. The checks must be cut; allocation or appropriation doesn't count. At a meeting in recent weeks with the FRA, Nippon Sharyo executives and State representatives is reported to have concluded that given the catastrophic failure of the prototype,completion of the order by the deadline for spending of the stimulus funds will be difficult if not impossible. An announcement was expected but did not materialize. The source verified the severity of the FRA test failure. "Rivets were flying like bullets," he said. He confirmed: the carbody was destroyed. There also has been evidence that fabrication has been shoddy; key parts, both structural (framing) and entire carsides, did not fit with the underbody and roof, with as much discrepancy as 1 1/4 inches. Production has been stopped; no major work is going on now. Several key Nippon Sharyo execs have been terminated. |
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