Birds were retired. In April 2019, a study recommended that 34 new cars be procured in 2020 for delivery in 2023, but the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic may have delayed this. During a board meeting in January 2020, a contract was awarded to LTK Consulting to prepare specifications. In September 2020, RTA received $15 million from the federal government for the replacement of both its light (Blue/Green/Waterfront lines) and heavy rail fleet, but the 2019 study suggested it would take $102 million to replace the heavy rail and $96 million to replace the light rail, totaling $198 million. As of the September 2020 post, it was planned a contract would be awarded during the second quarter of 2021, but they have not said anything about it since. In May 2021, 18 decommissioned cars (combined light rail and heavy rail) were scrapped to make room for the new cars. Stations All stations are ADA accessible stations. In popular culture The Red Line is prominently featured in the final scenes of the film Proximity, starring Rob Lowe and James Coburn. The finale involves a hostage on a Red Line train and a gunfight and chase scene through the Tower City station. See also Northern Ohio Railway Museum References External links U.S. Urban Rail Transit Lines Opened From 1980 (PDF) nycsubway.org – Cleveland, Ohio Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority – Maps and Schedules Jon Bell – Cleveland, Ohio: Red Line Rapid transit in Ohio Standard gauge railways in the United States Cleveland 600 V DC railway electrification 1955 establishments in Ohio Railway lines opened in 1955