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Hitachi enters the region while Metro plans for all 8-car trains
Hitachi enters the region while Metro plans for all 8-car trains
TRANSIT | NEWS/ANALYSIS | By Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) | June 7, 2022
Nearly a year to the day after Metro announced that Hitachi Rail will build the agency’s next fleet of train cars, the railcar company announced it will be building a new manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, Maryland, which it proposed in order to help win the railcar order. With a Metrorail order of at least 256 cars and up to 800 and a permanent facility in the region, Metro and Hitachi have set themselves up for a long-term partnership.
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TRANSIT | NEWS/ANALYSIS | By Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) | June 7, 2022
Nearly a year to the day after Metro announced that Hitachi Rail will build the agency’s next fleet of train cars, the railcar company announced it will be building a new manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, Maryland, which it proposed in order to help win the railcar order. With a Metrorail order of at least 256 cars and up to 800 and a permanent facility in the region, Metro and Hitachi have set themselves up for a long-term partnership.
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