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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

mahatmakanejeeves

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1. Alstom, Amtrak ink deal

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Wed Aug 17, 2016, 10:34 AM

Aug 2016

Alstom, Amtrak ink deal

Joseph Spector, jspector@gannett.com | @gannettalbany 3:13 p.m. EDT August 16, 2016

ALBANY -- A deal between Amtrak and Alstom in Hornell, Steuben County, to manufacture high-speed trains was finalized Tuesday.

The agreement has been in the works for months and caps heavy lobbying among state and federal officials.

"We've reached the final destination on this long, successful journey and will soon unload billions of dollars of investment and hundreds of good-paying jobs in upstate New York," Sen. Charles Schumer said in a statement about the deal.

The agreement is estimated to create 750 jobs in the state, including 400 at Alstom's rail-car plant, Schumer estimated in July. ... There was no immediate comment from Alstom.

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