Bombardier awarded $267M railcar contract
PLATTSBURGH (AP) — Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a $267 million contract for 100 New Jersey Transit Corp. commuter railcars that will be assembled in Plattsburgh. Bombardier expects to call back 75 to 85 employees when work starts on the MultiLevel railcars in fall 2011. Between 130 and 140 employees work at the Plattsburgh plant, compared to 350 before layoffs announced last year. The railcar shells would be built at the company’s plant in La Pocatiere, Quebec, and final assembly would occur in Plattsburgh. The contract is expected to last a little more than a year. It is the second contract with NJ Transit for that type of railcar.
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