Ansaldo STS Highlights Effects of High Speed Rail Grants
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansaldo STS (STS.MI), a global leader in high speed rail signaling technology, proudly advocates the Obama Administration's announcement of grants dedicated to high speed and intercity rail. Ansaldo STS USA, a subsidiary and the North American headquarters of Ansaldo STS, cites this as a critical moment in American transportation history that will have distinct effects on its US-based employees and the entire nation.
The recent grant announcements bring with them the promise of job creation and the transformation of intercity travel in America. The grants, totalling $8 billion, feed the development of 13 designated corridors and act as stepping stones toward the ultimate vision for a complete American high speed rail network.
"Ansaldo STS fully supports the Obama Administration's vision for an American high speed rail network," said Sergio De Luca, CEO of Ansaldo STS Group. "Through Ansaldo STS USA, we are focused on adapting our Company's technological experience and expertise to enhance the quick and efficient deployment of high speed rail in the United States."
For Ansaldo STS USA, like many other US-based companies, the announcement means the potential for more jobs. "Like Eisenhower's highway program and Kennedy's space program, the vision for high speed rail will create jobs and provide hard-working Americans with an opportunity to directly influence the future of America," said Alan E. Calegari, president and CEO of Ansaldo STS USA. "It opens the door for cleaner, greener and more efficient transportation options, and stands to level the transportation technology playing field for the United States and the global community."
While Ansaldo STS is the global leader in high speed rail signaling technology, the opportunity to bring infrastructure to the United States means job security for its US-based employees, as well as the opportunity to create additional jobs to support this initiative.
Ansaldo STS is the worldwide leader in high speed rail signaling technology and is present in over 50% of high speed lines worldwide, excluding Japan. It has equipped over 3,000 miles of track and installed interoperable onboard systems on hundreds of locomotives.
George Westinghouse founded Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Ansaldo STS USA in 1881 as the Union Switch & Signal Co. In addition to its Pittsburgh facility, the company also operates a large manufacturing plant in Batesburg, South Carolina, and several engineering and sales offices across the United States, including Jacksonville, Florida and Kansas City, Missouri.
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