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Albuquerque follows its December 2018 order to New Flyer with a second order for ten additional sixty-foot Xcelsior buses
Albuquerque follows its December 2018 order to New Flyer with a second order for ten addit...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nAlbuquerque follows its December 2018 order to New Flyer with a second order for ten additional sixty-foot Xcelsior buses\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nST. CLOUD, MN, June 12, 2019\n\n\n\nST. CLOUD, MN, June 12, 2019 /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. (\"New Flyer\"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (\"NFI\"), one of the world's largest independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that the City of Albuquerque and the City of Albuquerque Transit Department (collectively \"ABQ RIDE\") have executed an option for an additional ten clean-diesel, sixty-foot Xcelsior® heavy-duty transit buses (20 equivalent units or \"EUs\"). This second order is in addition to the ten clean-diesel, sixty-foot Xcelsior buses ordered in December 2018. Options for an additional ten Xcelsior sixty-foot buses remain on the contract.\n\n \n \n\n \nThis bus rapid transit (\"BRT\") order will be used to enhance ABQ RIDE's new Albuquerque Rapid Transit (\"ART\") project with five-door, 132-passenger buses specifically designed for high capacity transit, providing full accessibility and efficient entry and exit through level platform-to-bus boarding. \n\"We are very proud to receive this additional order from Albuquerque in support of their ABQ RIDE service built to reduce urban congestion with high capacity BRT buses,\" said Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer of America. \"New Flyer is the only manufacturer in North America to offer a 5-door articulated heavy-duty transit bus which is a perfect fit for this unique ABQ RIDE service.\"\nABQ RIDE is the local transit agency serving Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the state's largest public transportation system providing over 13 million passenger trips each year, with new ART routes anticipated to commence operation in 2019. Once operational, the ART will deliver quick and efficient bus service, offering increased dependability and timeliness for passengers and using dedicated lanes to boost the frequency of bus operation.\nNew Flyer has deployed more five-door, sixty-foot BRT...