# Alstom awarded €2 billion contract for 316 commuter rail cars for MTA

Alstom has received a notice of award for a €2 billion contract to manufacture 316 M-9A commuter rail cars for the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad, with an option for up to 242 additional cars. The cars will be produced at Alstom's facilities in upstate New York.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-07-07
- Where: Hornell and Plattsburgh, New York, United States
- Value: $2.30B (2.00B EUR)
- Jobs: 300
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 316 commuter rail cars
- Products: M-9A commuter rail cars
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md)
- [Metropolitan Transportation Authority](https://endata.com/companies/24038.md) (customer)
- [Metro-North Railroad](https://endata.com/companies/24311.md) (customer)
- [Long Island Rail Road](https://endata.com/companies/85833.md) (customer)
- [New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority](https://endata.com/companies/85896.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/07/3111234/0/en/alstom-to-provide-316-modern-comfortable-commuter-rail-cars-to-the-new-york-metropolitan-transportation-authority-s-long-island-rail-road-and-metro-north-railroad.html), 2025-07-07: "With the M-9A project, Alstom looks forward to delivering great commuter trains and good jobs for New Yorkers."
- [mynbc5.com](https://www.mynbc5.com/article/new-contract-with-train-manufacturer-alstom-to-bring-hundreds-of-jobs-to-plattsburgh/65354508), 2025-07-09: "The future of railcar production in upstate New York is bright and secure, supporting hundreds of good jobs and dozens of vendors and suppliers in the North Country and elsewhere in New York."

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