Hitachi wins $720m train order for Philadelphia subway

Contract for 200 rail cars is company's second biggest ever in U.S.

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The new cars will have greater capacity and remote monitoring capabilities. (Hitachi)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Hitachi has received an order for 200 rail cars from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) in the eastern U.S. worth $724.3 million, marking the Japanese industrial group's second-largest order in the country.

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