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PSPE Philadelphia Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award

• 120 Electrical Multiple Units: 41 single cars, 38 married pairs • Cost: $274 million (roughly $2.3M per car) • Contract award: 2006 • Vehicle manufacturer: United Transit Systems (Hyundai ‐ Rotem & Sojitz) • First vehicle delivery: March 2010 • Revenue Service Start: November 2010

Vehicle Design (2006 – 2008)

New Federal structural requirements Difficult design to met new requirements, repair impacts  Quarter point doors: better passenger flow  Wider doors: 3 people at a time can board vs. currently two  Wider center aisle: better passenger flow 

New Federal structural requirements Quarter point doors cause structural and equipment placement  difficulties (e.g. undercar HVAC unit, impact on roof layout) Impact Stairs Stairs Stairs Stairs

Communication system – new requirements GPS triggered station announcements: audio and video synchronized  Interior LED signs & LCD screen (Future video advertisement possible)  Exterior LED signs  Central status and fault storage on vehicle (Central Diagnostic Terminal)  Wireless communication of data from/to maintenance shop  Integration with existing wayside and control center equipment  Problem: insolvency of 1 st , and default of 2 nd supplier (schedule impact) 

$$$ flowing into Delaware Valley Region •Less than 4% local financing (~16% State, 80% Federal) •Reinvested in new Hyundai-Rotem facility •Reinvested in local and regional suppliers Subsystems provided by local and regional suppliers