In the picture: One of 3 Siemens-proposed designs, one of which will be chosen by the SFMTA following public input.
By the end of 2016, Muni expects the first of its USD1.2 billion fleet of new Metro cars to start rolling into the city. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) ordered 260 new rail cars last July at a cost of USD 1.2 billion.
After testing, the light-rail cars, being assembled at a plant in Sacramento, will probably be pressed into service by summer 2017. The new cars are part of a plan to grow and modernize the Muni Metro fleet.
With a larger fleet, Muni will be able to run longer trains — three or four cars long — and introduce express trains that would skip certain stations.
By 2018, Muni will have 24 new cars in time for the scheduled opening in 2019 of the Central Subway. Another 40 will be ready to roll by 2020. Muni plans to hold onto its existing Metro cars until 64 of the new vehicles are on hand, then will begin retiring them. The new cars are intended to handle ridership growth through 2040.
The trains will be built at the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California.
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