IL – Manufacturing – Demand Demand for HSR is the key internal link to boost 250 private manufacturing facilities APTA 11 (APTA – American Public Transportation Association; 2011-2; “The Case for Business Investment in Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail”; Transportation Research Board database; accessed July 3) Kristof Duke University looked at this growing market in its report U.S. Manufacture of Rail Vehicles for Intercity Passenger Rail and Urban Transit. 7 It an extensive supply chain for rail manufacturing already exists and found that in large part, that this geographically diverse network stands ready to respond to a spark in demand. America has a multiple market This supply chain includes at least 249 U.S. manufacturing locations in 35 states. tailor-made for highspeed rail. 15 railcar builders, 5 locomotive builders, and 159 component suppliers. These The report identified a total of ranged from small firms to large, diverse firms with fewer than 20 employees and only one manufacturing site, with thousands of employees and several relevant U.S. manufacturing locations. The report also noted that the U.S. value chain includes several White House and the gaps – specific manufacturing activities that are not typically performed in the United States. The U.S. Department of Transportation consider rail to be central to an economic strategy that will lead passenger to hundreds of thousands of forward looking clean energy jobs.
IL – Manufacturing – Demand Demand for HSR is the key internal link to boost 250 private manufacturing facilities APTA 11 (APTA – American Public Transportation Association; 2011-2; “The Case for Business Investment in and Intercity Passenger Rail”; Transportation Research Board database; accessed July 3) Kristof Duke University looked at this growing market in its report U.S. Manufacture of Rail Vehicles for Intercity Passenger Rail and Urban Transit. 7 It found that an extensive supply chain for rail manufacturing already exists in large part, and that this geographically diverse network stands ready to respond to a spark in demand. America has a multiple market tailor-made for highspeed rail. This supply chain includes at least 249 U.S. manufacturing locations in 35 states. The report identified a total of 15 railcar builders, 5 locomotive builders, and 159 component suppliers. These ranged from small firms with fewer than 20 employees and only one manufacturing site, to large, diverse firms with thousands of employees and several relevant U.S. manufacturing locations. The report also noted that the U.S. value chain includes several gaps – specific manufacturing activities that are not typically performed in the United States. The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation consider passenger rail to be central to an economic strategy that will lead to hundreds of thousands of forward looking clean energy jobs. Speed
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