New Streetcars for San Francisco

On 16 January 2017, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) received its first new Siemens-built light-rail vehicle (Figures 1 and 2). Siemens is building the new light-rail vehicles in Sacramento, California. The SFMTA contract is a record 215 vehicles, Siemens' largest U.S. light rail order ever. The base contract for US$648 million covers 175 vehicles. Including 85 optional additional vehicles, the total contract is for US$1.2 billion. This order will expand the SFMTA light-rail fleet by more than 70% when all of the vehicles are delivered. © 2005-2012 IEEE.