# Hitachi Rail to build $70M railcar factory in Washington County, Maryland

Hitachi Rail announced a new $70 million factory in Washington County, Maryland, to build the 8000-series railcars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The 307,000-square-foot facility will employ up to 460 people and is scheduled to be operational in winter 2023/24.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-21
- Where: Washington County, Maryland, United States
- Value: $70.0M
- Jobs: 460
- Starts operating: Q4 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: railcars
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Hitachi Rail](https://endata.com/companies/9442.md)

## Sources

- [hitachi.com](https://www.hitachi.com/en/press/articles/2022/03/0321/), 2022-03-21: "The new site will manufacture modern railcars for the Washington DC region and will have the capacity to serve the wider North American railway market."

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