Siemens Mobility chosen for California High Speed Rail trainsets

Siemens Mobility has been selected to supply and maintain three American Pioneer 220 trainsets for the California High Speed Rail project, RailTech reported on October 23. The trains are designated for the project's Initial Operating Section running between Bakersfield and Merced. Both Alstom and Siemens Mobility had prequalified for the rolling stock contract prior to the selection. [1]

Documents released ahead of the California High Speed Rail Authority board meeting outlined the planned contracts for the rolling stock, according to RailTech. The contract award details were published by RailTech and Railway Gazette International on October 23. [1][2]

The California High-Speed Rail system is a publicly funded project managed by the California High-Speed Rail Authority after voters authorized it in a 2008 statewide ballot. The system is planned in two phases, with Phase 1 spanning about 494 miles to connect the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles through the Central Valley. Phase 2 aims to extend the high-speed network north to Sacramento and south to San Diego, reaching a total length of 776 miles. [3]

Siemens Mobility is a division of Germany-based Siemens headquartered in Munich. As FTMQ Travel reported earlier, the manufacturer secured a contract in October valued at over two billion euros to deliver and maintain 113 battery-electric trains in Lower Saxony, Germany. [4][5]