TOKYO -- Hitachi will build a $70 million plant in the U.S. that makes subway cars for the transit system in the Washington, D.C., region, the Japanese industrial group said Monday.
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Hitachi to build $70m plant for Washington subway cars
Local factory will fulfill record $2.2bn U.S. order from D.C. Metro system
The Washington Metro awarded Hitachi a $2.2 billion contract last year to manufacture up to 800 modern rail cars. (Image courtesy of Hitachi Rail)
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