Columbus Castings, a US-based steel foundry, has collaborated with Japanese rolling stock manufacturer Nippon Sharyo to exclusively provide truck and truck related components for the new bi-level car joint CALTRANS/IDOT project.
Columbus Castings president and CEO Rick Ruebusch said that the contract is the single largest order to date in the long history of Columbus Castings, continuing the forward momentum of the organization.
"We are proud to be an American company supporting domestic development and are excited to be working with Nippon Sharyo," added Ruebusch.
Nippon Sharyo vice president of sales and marketing John Zapalik stated, "The award reinforces our position as the premiere leading supplier to the Mass Transit industry."
"Columbus and Nippon Sharyo will partner in this endeavor through 2020, reshaping together the Mass Transit sector in the United States."
The contract is expected to create additional 50 employment opportunities in the city of Columbus to the company's existing workforce of 650 employees, thereby helping local economic development.
Image: Nippon Sharyo rolling stock factory in Toyokawa, Aichi. Photo courtesy of Lombroso