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Mar 11, 2013 | General
Brookville Awarded Contract to Manufacture First American Designed and Produced Off-Wire Capable Modern Streetcars for City of Dallas

Media Relations Contact:
Adam J. Mohney
Brookville Equipment Corporation
814.849.2000

March 11, 2013

Pennsylvania-based streetcar manufacturer and DART sign $9.4 million contract ordering the production of two off-wire capable streetcars for downtown Union Station to Oak Cliff streetcar extension project

Brookville Awarded Contract to Manufacture First American Designed and Produced Off-Wire Capable Modern Streetcars for City of Dallas

DALLAS, TX – Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Brookville Equipment Corporation officially agreed to terms Tuesday, Feb. 26, for the supply of two off-wire capable Liberty Modern Streetcars to the downtown Union Station to Oak Cliff extension project with an option for two additional streetcars. The light rail vehicle (LRV) will be the first-ever American designed and manufactured off-wire capable streetcar to be delivered to a U.S. public transit agency.

The BROOKVILLE Liberty Streetcars will operate along a four-stop, 1.6-mile track that provides access for citizens of Dallas' urban core to the downtown Union Station hub, which connects to DART's Red/Blue/Green light rail lines and the Trinity Railway Express with service to Fort Worth.

"We believe this contract is a big win for DART, the people of Dallas, and BROOKVILLE," said Larry Conrad, president, Brookville Equipment Corporation. "Our engineers, designers, production staff and the entire BROOKVILLE team are excited to assist the City of Dallas through the manufacturing of a modern streetcar that improves the city's transportation infrastructure and permits off-wire streetcar transit from an American streetcar manufacturer to an American city for the first time. At BROOKVILLE, we have always believed that our customers are the key to driving transportation innovation – and we look forward to providing a vehicle solution that meets Dallas' needs for this project."

BROOKVILLE Liberty Modern Streetcars will utilize an innovative battery energy storage system (ESS) to power the car's four traction motors when off-wire. Approximately one mile of the 1.6-mile track will require ESS power, allowing the LRV to cross the city's Houston Street Viaduct over the Trinity River without the use of catenary.


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Featuring three passenger compartments, the 66.5 foot-long, 8 foot-wide cars will include over 70 percent low-floor area, providing accessible seating for passengers. The streetcars will run on standard 56.5-inch track gauge and utilize BROOKVILLE’s industry-proven soft ride trucks powered by four 99 kW AC traction motors while traveling at a maximum speed of 44 mph.

The contract between BROOKVILLE and DART is authorized for up to $9.4 million and the extension project includes funding from a Federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) I grant of $23 million. The downtown Union Station to Oak Cliff extension is being funded through various grants totaling $56.8 million, with collaborative agency support between the City of Dallas, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTOG) and DART.

The Oak Cliff streetcar extension is slated for a late 2014 completion and will provide enhanced accessibility to downtown Dallas for residents in adjacent neighborhoods.

ABOUT BROOKVILLE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION - STREETCAR DIVISION
Headquartered in Brookville, Pa., in the scenic foothills of the Allegheny forests, Brookville Equipment Corporation has been a world class American manufacturer of innovative powered transportation solutions for mining/tunneling, rail freight and passenger transportation since 1918. BROOKVILLE contributed to the first American manufactured streetcars since the 1950s in 2001 and has modernized, manufactured and remanufactured PCC and heritage streetcars and trolleys for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA), the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority (SFMTA or Muni) and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Building upon the company's 95 years of rail-mounted vehicle manufacturing experience and over a decade of streetcar manufacturing, BROOKVILLE introduced the innovative Liberty Modern Streetcar design in 2012.

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