CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board on Tuesday approved the purchase of six more rail cars as part of its modernization plan, but scaled back from ordering more cars amid tariff concerns and other uncertainties.

This order, anticipated to cost a total of $36 million, will bring the cars ordered to 54 under a contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. - increasing the budgeted amount to $344.4 million. RTA has the option to buy up to 60 cars.

Each car is estimated to cost about $6 million, an increase from the original $5.2 million price tag under the contract, which allows for inflation adjustments applied at final assembly. The purchase will be paid for with federal and state dollars that have already been secured, RTA said.

RTA staff had told board member

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