ALSTOM Wins Order for Propulsion Equipment from CAF.HAWTHORNE, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999-- ALSTOM (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALS Als (äls), Ger. Alsen, island, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, in the Lille Bælt, separated from the mainland by the narrow Alensund. ) has signed a contract to supply propulsion systems and auxiliary inverters for up to 54 light rail vehicles being manufactured by CAF for the Sacramento Regional Transit District The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as the RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area. A It was established on April 1, 1973, as a result of the acquisition of the Sacramento Transit Authority. (RT). The base contract provides for 24 cars, with an option for an additional 16 to be verified by May 2000. Options for another 14 cars may be exercised within 635 days of the Notice to Proceed. RT needs the new cars to accommodate planned extensions of the light rail system to the city of Folsom, the Sacramento Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run station, and Meadowview Road in South Sacramento. The high-floor light rail vehicles will be fitted with ALSTOM's ONIX 800 traction motors and CARA auxiliary inverters. ONIX systems use advanced Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) technology, which brings the benefits of low volume and weight, low noise operation, excellent reliability and reduction in maintenance costs and energy consumption. ALSTOM is the world leader in electric propulsion and train electronics, and its IGBT propulsion systems account for 60% of the world market share. ALSTOM is also supplying traction drives for new vehicles ordered by New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Transit, New Jersey Transit The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, notably connecting to major , and Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Transit Authority. The traction equipment will be manufactured in ALSTOM's Hornell, New York Hornell is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 9,019 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Hornell family, early settlers. Its current population is mainly made up of Irish Americans and Italian Americans. facility. The first trainsets are scheduled to enter service in early 2003. ALSTOM has grown its transport businesses to become the leading supplier to the rail transport industries of the world. The company offers urban and mainline rail transport owners and operators on every continent, a complete range of trains and train equipment, locomotives, signaling products and systems, as well railroad power supply, track, station utilities and depot facilities. These products are specified, produced or purchased, commissioned and guaranteed by ALSTOM. They are supplied at various levels of integration and customization according to customer needs - from partial to full turn-key provision of a complete transport system which may comprise project finance and/or long-term concession partnership as well. ALSTOM also offers a comprehensive range of maintenance and renovation services for trains and railroads, backed up by a world-class logistics organization for parts. The Company's strategy is to pursue its profitable growth into the next century through superior care for its customers and by sustaining investment in innovation and process management. |
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