The US branch of France’s Alstom is in line to win a big piece of USA railroad Amtrak’s $2.5 billion next-generation high-speed rail project, Senator Charles Schumer said Monday. That would create an estimated 400 jobs at Alstom in Hornell and potentially more across upstate New York.
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“This impending decision by the board paves the way for Alstom to build the next-generation high-speed trains that will operate on the Northeast Corridor and is a monumental victory for upstate manufacturing”, the statement said.
Alstom employs more than 1,000 people in New York State, including around 500 in Hornell. That’s about half the number that worked there several years ago when the facility had a contract with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Alstom did not make any comment about the negotiations or the type of trains.
According to the senator, the new high-speed trains will replace the existing fleet, as well as improve service, capacity, reliability, safety and trip times. Acela passenger cars feature reclining seats, electrical outlets for cell phone charges, and laptop computers and tables.
“This contract will add a massive injection of economic energy and hundreds of good-paying jobs for the economically struggling Southern Tier”, Schumer said. “It’s a win for of course the Southern Tier”, Sen.
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A name to the corporate was not initially returned Monday.
