# Alstom to build $50M rail car shell plant in Hornell, New York

Alstom is adding a 135,000 square-foot manufacturing facility on Shawmut Park Drive in Hornell, New York, to produce stainless steel rail car shells. The $50 million investment will support a contract to supply up to 500 commuter rail cars to Metra in Chicago.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-12
- Where: Hornell, New York, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 10 cars per month
- Products: stainless steel rail car shells, commuter rail cars
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Alstom](https://endata.com/companies/3570.md)
- [Metra](https://endata.com/companies/52517.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [eveningtribune.com](https://www.eveningtribune.com/story/business/2022/07/12/alstom-manufacturing-facility-will-impact-hornell-workforce-jobs/65368226007/), 2022-07-12: "The project marks a $50 million investment from Alstom between construction and equipment costs."

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