US EditionCommerce Brokers $4B Locomotive Deal with Kazakhstan
The $4.2 billion contract is Wabtec’s largest ever and will support more than 11,000 American jobs while advancing Kazakhstan’s rail infrastructure and regional connectivity.
- On September 22, 2025, Wabtec Corporation and Kazakhstan's National Railway Company signed a $4.2 billion deal to supply 300 Evolution Series locomotives over the next decade in New York.
- The deal follows Kazakhstan's efforts to expand and renew its rail fleet amid demanding weather and terrain, with maintenance services included to support existing and new locomotives.
- The signing ceremony included Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Wabtec CEO Rafael Santana, highlighting longstanding U.S.-Kazakhstan rail industry cooperation.
- Lutnick stated that this historic agreement boosts American manufacturing employment while promoting economic development and stronger ties between the U.S. and Central Asia, with the deal anticipated to sustain more than 11,000 jobs in the United States.
- The agreement strengthens Kazakhstan’s role as a key Eurasian transit hub and reflects U.S. economic statecraft to boost trade and advanced transport technology in the region.
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Wabtec lands record locomotive and service order from Kazakhstan
Wabtec built Evolution Series ES44ACi locomotives for Kazakhstan Temir Zholy as part of an order announced in October 2024. Wabtec PITTSBURGH — Wabtec today announced its largest-ever locomotive agreement, a $4.2 billion deal to deliver Evolution Series locomotives and provide long-term service support to the national railway of Kazakhstan. The new locomotives, part of National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy’s (KTZ) expansion and fleet renewal, …
Kazakhstans $4.2 Billion Deal with Wabtec A Major Leap in Rail Modernization,
'Kazakhstan Secures $4.2 Billion Locomotive Deal with Wabtec, Marking a Milestone in Rail Industry' PITTSBURGH '' In a significant move to enhance its national railway infrastructure, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the state-owned rail company of Kazakhstan, has signed a landmark agreement with Wabtec Corporation. Valued at $4.2 billion, this deal stands as the largest locomotive order in Wabtec's history. The partnership will see the delivery of…
Kazakhstan has signed a $4.2 billion deal to buy train locomotives and equipment from the United States. The U.S. Commerce Department announced yesterday that the country will buy 300 locomotives from Pennsylvania-based Wabtech Corp. This is the largest railway deal in history, the department said. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the signing ceremony in New York. “This important agreement…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the signing of an agreement by which the U.S. company Wabtec Corporation will supply 300 locomotives to Kazakhstan for $4.2 billion (€3.561 million), according to the agency in a statement.
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