Mbta fan wrote:Don't forget the new equipment that's coming in too Cosmo.
Mbta fan wrote:I know this is far fetched but say once this contract is up in 8yrs and the T didnt like how things ran could mbcr run it again?
ck4049 wrote:It is gonna take quite awhile for MBCR to "move out" since they have been there for almost 11 years now.
RailBus63 wrote:It's difficult to determine if this is a good deal or not. MBCR underbid Amtrak for the contract originally and it certainly seemed to me that the MBTA 'got what it paid for'. Now, Keolis is underbidding MBCR. They will certainly have their hands full at the start trying to keep the old locomotive fleet going while integrating the new MPI units and getting the bugs worked out of the Rotem fleet.
beanbag wrote:RailBus63 wrote:It's difficult to determine if this is a good deal or not. MBCR underbid Amtrak for the contract originally and it certainly seemed to me that the MBTA 'got what it paid for'. Now, Keolis is underbidding MBCR. They will certainly have their hands full at the start trying to keep the old locomotive fleet going while integrating the new MPI units and getting the bugs worked out of the Rotem fleet.
Oh dear god. Since you out it like that.. This should be entertaining now. Good luck to those of you who work the MBTA here, this might get messy.
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