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Public Transit Procurement: A National Initiative to Promote Economic Prosperity and to Unite Communities, Workers and Business

This paper describes a national initiative to increase the quantity and improve the quality of U.S. manufacturing jobs related to the production of rail cars, clean buses and component parts used to operate public transit in the United States.

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LA Times, May 29, 2012
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LA’s lost opportunity for job creation

Public officials charged with expending precious tax dollars on equipment need to select companies that manufacture their products in the United States.

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Program Area:
National

Reviving the U.S. Rail and Transit Industry

This 2010 report examines the job creation potential of increased federal investment in rail and transit.

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Program Area:
National

U.S. Manufacture of Rail Vehicles for Intercity Passenger Rail and Urban Transit

This report determines the manufacturing potential of increased investment in passenger and transit rail by mapping the U.S. supply chain for six rail types.