Maryland has selected CAF to supply 26 5-module LRVs units for the Purple Line, under a USD 200 million. This contract includes capital spares, special tools and test equipment, and it will be managed by the company’s subsidiary CAF USA, Inc. Additionally, CAF USA participates with a 20% share in the company that will manage the operation and maintenance of the Light Rail System for 30 years. Passenger service is scheduled for early 2022.
CAF USA will manufacture the LRVs for the Purple Line at its plant in Elmira, New York.
The Purple Line is a Private Public Partnership (P3) Project to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Purple Line with a USD value of 5.6 billion, including the construction valued at USD 2 billion and is one of the largest public transit project contracts ever granted in the USA.
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