WHOOPS
Rochelle rail-car plant loses $352 million Amtrak contract to California
By Samantha Bomkamp•Contact Reporter
Chicago Tribune
November 14, 2017, 3:00 PM
A Japanese rail-car maker with a manufacturing plant in Rochelle has lost a lucrative contract to build high-speed Amtrak passenger trains after years of safety problems, technical failures and layoffs.
Nippon Sharyo lost the contract from the California Department of Transportation, originally valued at $352 million, to Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and Siemens, the department said.
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