Siemens Mobility has announced plans to build a high-speed rail production facility in Horseheads, New York. The manufacturing plant, which will be the first of its kind in the U.S., will produce the American Pioneer 220. These high-speed trains will run on Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California line. Siemens Mobility will invest $60 million into the nearly 300,000-square-foot facility, creating 300 new jobs in the process. Additionally, Siemens Mobility has a memorandum of understanding in place with the International Association of Machinist for union representation at the new site. Production at the new facility is expected to begin in 2026.
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