MBTA CAF USA Type 10
class of light rail vehicle for the Green Line in Boston, MA, USA
The Type 10 LRV is a future class of low-floor light rail vehicle, to be manufactured by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) for the MBTA Green Line in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The Type 10 cars are 54% longer than the existing rolling stock of the Green Line, and will be equipped with new safety and accessibility features.
The MBTA ordered 102 Type 10 cars in late 2022, at a cost of $810 million. The cars are expected to enter service in 2027, and will replace the Type 7 and Type 8 cars. The MBTA is marketing the Type 10 as "supercars" due to their longer length and 100% low-floor design.
Background
The Green Line is a light rail system in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, serving the city's western and northern inner suburbs via Downtown Boston. The Green Line's four services, the B, C, D, and E branches, use infrastructure that is descended from the Boston streetcar system, with portions of the system dating back to 1897. The Green Line is one of the most-used light rail systems in the United States, serving over 101,000 passengers per day in 2023.
The Green Line's infrastructure and capacity are limited by the system's origins as a streetcar system. A segment of the E Branch on Huntington Avenue uses street running in mixed traffic, and the system's storage facilities are direct descendants of historic car barns.
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