The MTA inked a $386 million hybrid locomotive order by tacking it onto an existing deal, continuing a pattern of ballooning contract modifications that dodge public bidding.
$386M locomotive purchase shows how MTA quietly increases contracts by hundreds of millions
Politics
January 12, 2026
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