The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) displays its first newly renovated Red Line rail car on from 1 p.m. Dec. 10, through 7 p.m. Dec. 11,. in Tower City.
All 40 Red Line cars are getting interior 'facelifts', in addition to recently completed exterior work. The budget of this project for interior is $3.5 million and will take about two years to complete.
RTA employees handle all the work for this interior overhaul project . All materials used are Buy America compliant.
Upgrades and new features
LED lighting replaces previous fluorescent lighting
Upgraded seat frames and seats
New windows
Interior panels refurbished and painted with materials from Cleveland's own Sherwin-Williams
Flooring and sub-flooring replaced with fire retardant state-of-the-art flooring
Additional ADA space for strollers, bicycles, shopping carts
Updated graphics and signage
This project is intended to extend the life of the rail fleet by 15 years.
RTA's five-year mechanical overhaul of rail cars was completed in 2012, at a cost of $21.6 million.
