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Siemens lands $3.4 billion hybrid train order from U.S. Amtrak

Published 07/07/2021, 10:12 AM
Updated 07/07/2021, 10:15 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Amtrak train is parked at the platform inside New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

MUNICH (Reuters) - Siemens Mobility said on Wednesday it had landed a $3.4 billion order from U.S. national rail transportation company Amtrak for 73 trains that will be powered by hybrid engines.

The order for the trains, which will play a transport corridor in the U.S. northeast, has an option to be expanded by up to 140 more units, Siemens Mobility said in a statement.

"The new trains will fundamentally change travel by rail. We will replace our 40- to 50-year-old fleet with modern U.S.-made trains and systems," said CEO Bill Flynn of Amtrak.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Amtrak train is parked at the platform inside New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Siemens Mobility said the order, its largest ever in the United States, would include maintenance and service.

"We believe that battery hybrid drives and dual-power trains will play an important role in reducing emissions and protecting the environment in the United States," said Michael Peter, CEO of Siemens Mobility.

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