Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin Applaud Hitachi Rail's Selection of Hagerstown for New U.S. Train Factory That Will Create Over 450 Jobs and Build New Metro Railcars
March 25, 2022
March 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) welcomed Hitachi Rail's announcement that Hagerstown, Maryland will be the site of its new train factory which will produce the new 8000-series railcars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Hitachi estimates that the facility will sustain 1,300 jobs, with 460 of them employed directly by the company. This . . .
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) welcomed Hitachi Rail's announcement that Hagerstown, Maryland will be the site of its new train factory which will produce the new 8000-series railcars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Hitachi estimates that the facility will sustain 1,300 jobs, with 460 of them employed directly by the company. This . . .