The Federal Transit Administration announced Friday that the GCRTA has been awarded a $130 million grant to help the transit authority replace its aging, 40-year-old fleet of light and heavy railcars.
CLEVELAND — In what is the largest single grant in the history of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority , the Federal Transit Administration announced Friday that the GCRTA has been awarded a $130 million grant to help the transit authority replace its aging, 40-year-old fleet of light and heavy railcars. The massive injection of federal money moves the GCRTA within $38 million of reaching its $393 million funding goal.
“One-third of our nation’s subway and commuter rail vehicles are more than 25 years old,” Fernandez said. “This program focuses mainly on medium-sized transit agencies that lack the funding they need to address overdue improvements. We are proud to select these projects to improve passenger rail service for riders across the nation.”
Although safe to operate, GCRTA’s fleet of railcars — some of which date back to the late 1970s and early 1980s — has exceeded its useful life, leaving the transit authority with substantial annual maintenance costs. Finding replacement parts for the aging fleet is also prohibitively difficult, officials said.
Mary Spuzzillo of Cleveland has used the Red Line to get to and from work every day for nearly nine years. She is hopeful that the new rail cars, which are expected to have seats that are easier to clean, will provide a more enjoyable commuting experience.
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