MBTA GM: New Double-Decker Commuter Rail Cars Coming Soon

BOSTON (CBS) - So far, there have been no kinks in the MBTA's plan to roll-out new double-decker Commuter Rail cars.

MBTA General Manager Richard Davey, who paid his own way for a vacation in South Korea with his wife, stopped by the Hyundai plant there that's making the new coaches.

Davey spoke at length with WBZ NewsRadio 1030:

The first Test Car will be delivered to the MBTA in December of 2011.

"They're on schedule to be delivered to Boston by the end of this year, and be in service by mid-to-late next year," said Davey.

The MBTA has ordered 75 of the double-deckers at a price tag of $190 million total. The new ones will replace the older, single-level coaches that riders use primarily north of Boston.