Cleveland RTA Wins Grant for New Rail Cars

Plans by Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to replace aging rail cars received a boost last week when the Federal Transit Administration awarded a grant to the agency.

The FTA awarded Cleveland RTA and five other transit agencies grants for rail vehicle replacement.

The funding is coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, approved by Congress in 2021.

An FTA news release said Cleveland RTA will $130 million to buy 60 new cars that will be capable of operating on all of RTA’s rail lines.

RTA had earlier said it plans to buy the cars from Siemens Mobility.

Also receiving grants were transit agencies in Miami; St. Louis; Chicago;, Sacramento, California; and Salt Lake City.

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