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500 New Jobs Coming to Hagerstown as Hitachi Rail Opens Advanced Manufacturing Plant
The new factory uses AI and robotics to produce 20 railcars monthly, creating 1,300 jobs and contributing $350 million annually to the local economy, Hitachi said.
- Hitachi Rail officially opened its $100 million state-of-the-art train manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, Maryland, on Monday to produce rail cars.
- Hitachi selected the Hagerstown site two years ago to expand capacity and meet growing U.S. demand while offering access to workers and customers in the Northeast corridor.
- The 307,000-square-foot carbon-neutral factory uses AI-powered robotic dogs, 3D vision inspections, and over $30 million in digital enhancements to build up to 20 railcars per month.
- The facility will create 1,300 jobs, including 460 direct Hitachi positions, and is expected to generate $350 million annually, with initial contracts to deliver 256 cars replacing the aging early 1980s metro fleet.
- The new factory represents a strategic investment that supports local suppliers, advances sustainable transportation, and aims to provide safer, more reliable railcars for transit systems in the Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia regions.
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Hitachi Rail opens new Maryland plant
Hitachi Rail has opened its new railcar plant in Hagerstown, Md. Hitachi Rail HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Hitachi Rail opened its new $100 million railcar factory in Maryland on Monday (Sept. 8, 2025), designed to deliver up to 20 railcars per month. The 307,000-square-foot factory, which will employ 460 workers and is credited with supporting 1,300 jobs in total, features more than $30 million in digital enhancements, including artificial intelligence an…
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Japan TodayHitachi opens new $100 million railcar plant near Washington
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi Ltd. on Monday formally opened a $100 million factory in the eastern U.S. state of Maryland, with the new facility capable of turning out 20 railcars per month.
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