Railway Age reported that the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released a request for proposals (RFP) for the upcoming purchase of 940 subway cars worth an estimated $3.2 billion.
The MTA’s inclusion of the U.S. Employment Plan in this latest purchase, as advocated by the group Jobs to Move America, could help support up to 33,165 U.S. jobs.
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