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Originally Posted by VivaLFuego
Fixed it. Semi-seriously though, it's not exactly that it would be too expensive if spec-ing new cars now (recall WMATA spec'd these cars recently in 2008), it's more to do with the additional costs of an assembly line cut-in and retrofit mid-production. It could still happen, though.
Side note, I assume only the prototype car is built in Japan, since final assembly has to be domestic to comply with Buy America?
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Well, considering the whole assembly has to be replaced whenever new stations are added or service patterns change, the light-up board seems like the more expensive option in the long run.