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Kawasaki Rail Car

Subsidiary · HQ Japan

Wholly owned by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

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Kind
Rolling-stock OEM
Markets
1
Positions held
2

Kawasaki Heavy Industries' US railcar arm; the incumbent builder of New York City subway cars (R211) and Metro-North/LIRR fleets.

Kind
Rolling-stock OEM — wholly owned by Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Headquarters
Japan
Ownership
Subsidiary
Segments
Rolling stock, Maintenance
Present in
United States

Footprint

United States

KindWhereDetailSources
PlantNew YorkUS headquarters and final-assembly plant in Yonkers, NY (since 1985); Lincoln, NE — the only US plant mass-producing heavy-rail, commuter and high-speed cars from the ground up (332 acres)

Positions held

SegmentTechnologyPhase
  • awarded by NYCT — 378 R268 subway cars for the B Division (active · since 2025-10)
  • awarded by WMATA — 7000-series railcars, 748 delivered; global settlement on outstanding disputes February 2026 (active)
Sources for these relationships (2)
  • ○ Metro Magazine · WMATA and Kawasaki resolve 7000-series railcar disputes (published 2026-02-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ○ Railway-News · New York's MTA orders 378 new R268 subway cars (published 2025-11-06 · checked 2026-09-12)

Competes with

Other rolling-stock oem players present in the same markets.

PlayerHQMarketsPositions
AlstomFranceEuropean Union, United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada64
Siemens MobilityGermanyEuropean Union, United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada60
StadlerSwitzerlandEuropean Union, United States, United Kingdom, India26
CAFSpainEuropean Union, United States, United Kingdom18
WabtecUnited StatesUnited States, United Kingdom, India9
BrookvilleUnited StatesUnited States4
CRRCChinaUnited States, India3
Hyundai RotemSouth KoreaUnited States, Canada2
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