ALSTOM to provide passenger locomotives to New Jersey
Transit (US)

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The design of the locomotives, which will be based on ALSTOM's
proven PRIMA technology, will be carried out by ALSTOM in
collaboration with the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General
Motors. The locomotives will be manufactured in ALSTOM’s
facility in Hornell, New York.

Michel Moreau, President of ALSTOM's Transport Sector, said
'ALSTOM is very pleased to have this opportunity to continue to
serve the needs of
New Jersey
Transit and Northeast commuters. For this order, we are
adapting to North American needs the proven ALSTOM PRIMA
locomotive to meet current and future US performance,
reliability, and regulatory requirements. This award is a major
accomplishment in the strategy of ALSTOM to provide a full range
of products and services to the US passenger rail business.

ALSTOM is currently providing new Comet V rail coaches for the
expanding NJT fleet under a separate contract.

NJT is the third-largest provider of bus, rail, and
light-rail transit in the US, linking major points in New
Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia. ALSTOM is the global
specialist in energy and transport infrastructure. The Company
serves the energy market through its activities in the fields
of power generation, power transmission and distribution, power
conversion and the transport market through its activities in
rail and marine. Following the sale of its electrical
contracting activity, finalised on 20 July 2001, ALSTOM has
annual sales in excess of 22 billion euros and employs 120,000
people in over 70 countries. The Company is listed on the
Paris, London and New York stock exchanges.

ALSTOM's Transport Sector, with sales of 4.4 billion euros and
a 17% market share, is a leading supplier of rolling stock,
signaling, services and railway systems to the rail industry
world-wide.

Press enquiries
Ruth Pavans

Tel. +33 1 41 66 90 00

ruth.pavans@transport.alstom.com

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