Alstom awarded up to $1.8B Metra rail car contract

Alstom was awarded a contract by Metra to manufacture up to 500 rail cars in Hornell, with a base order of 200 cars and options for 300 more, creating 250 new jobs.

“Alstom was awarded an up-to $1.8 billion contract Wednesday by Metra, the commuter rail system that serves the Chicago metropolitan area, to replace its aging fleet of rail cars.”theadvertiser.com

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• theadvertiser.comAlstom lands Metra contract, 250 jobs for HornellChris PotterJan 13, 2021
• eveningtribune.comAlstom lands Metra contract, 250 jobs for HornellChris PotterJan 13, 2021

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