Alstom's Hornell Facility Takes Delivery of First MBTA Rail Cars

Some came by road, others by rail....

But as of this week, Alstom's manufacturing facility in Hornell, New York has taken delivery of the first cars from two rail fleets that will be modernized under recently announced contracts with Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

The first car to arrive via flatbed truck in early-October was an articulated light-rail vehicle from the MBTA Green Line fleet. An additional Green Line vehicle is scheduled to make its way to Hornell during the week of December 3rd.

On Tuesday, November 27th, five MBTA bi-level commuter cars were carried into Hornell by a Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive.

"Having these vehicles on-site has generated a lot of enthusiasm for our team here in Hornell," commented Mark Darrow, Managing Director for the Hornell Site. "With assembly ramping-up on the first modernized PATCO test cars, we have a seasoned engineering team already hard at work on MBTA. Everyone from the designers to our skilled craftspeople are giving their all to deliver a top-notch product back to MBTA's riders."

The Hornell facility has modernized more than 5,000 passenger rail vehicles for U.S. customers, making it one of North America's leading fleet overhaul service providers. At approximately 750,000 square feet, the Alstom facilities located throughout the town of Hornell comprise the largest passenger rolling stock manufacturing site in the United States.

Alstom provides supply chain and maintenance support to customer railways, in addition to fleet overhaul and modernization services.