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Nippon Sharyo U.S.A. Holds Grand Opening Ceremony for Shop 3
Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Sharyo U.S.A. Inc., celebrated the opening of its expanded railcar production facility, Shop 3, in Rochelle, IL, on July 30.
Shop 3 covers 328,000 square feet on 22 acres, while Shops 1 and 2, which opened on the site in 2012, jointly cover 481,000 square feet on 35 acres.
During the event, FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo noted that the new facility will add 90 positions to 400-plus jobs the plant has provided since its opening. Shop 3’s first major order is for 130 next-generation bi-level railcars for California, Illinois, and the Midwest, with an option for another 300 vehicles, as a result of a procurement funded through the federal High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail program.
Szabo also cited the economic ripple effect of the new factory: Subcontractors working with Nippon Sharyo will add even more jobs to the U.S. economy.
Other speakers at the opening ceremonies included Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn; Bruce Roberts, acting chief, Caltrans Division of Rail; Joseph Shacter, director of the Illinois DOT Division of Public and Intermodal Transportation; and Nippon Sharyo Chairman Katsuyuki Ikushima.
“Nippon Sharyo continues to create good-paying jobs while producing products that will propel us into the future of transportation,” Quinn said.
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As part of Nippon Sharyo’s opening ceremonies for its Shop 3 in Rochelle, IL, dignitaries including FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo, fifth from left, wore traditional happi coats and toasted with sake served in small wooden boxes called masu. Akira Koyasu, far right, president of Nippon Sharyo U.S.A., led the toast. This ceremony represents a wish for harmony and good fortune. On the table at right is a Daruma doll, made from red papier-mache in the image of Zen Buddhism founder Bodhidharma, representing good luck and overcoming hardship to find success. |
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