The lone employee listed in records is Giampaolo Nuonno, the chief executive of Hitachi Rail USA. In selecting Hitachi Rail, Metro is turning to a familiar maker. Three of its first four models of rail cars were built by Breda, a company that was later sold to Hitachi Rail. It is not clear if Hitachi Rail would adhere to Buy America guidelines for Metro. Hitachi Rail USA has an assembly plant in Miami-Dade County, building cars for the county’s transit system and the Baltimore Metro Subway Link.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2020 21:35 UTC