From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >>I realize that Australians may not be familiar with all of the details   
   >>of North American geography, but where do you think Hornell, New York is?   
   >   
   >This would be the point of final assembly to comply with Buy American. The   
   >components that add real value to the railcar are made elsewhere.   
      
   Most countries have buy-local rules for their railways, so they are   
   already set up to do the manufacturing in country.  After all, it's   
   not like it's cheaper to pay employees in France.   
      
   The Hornell factory already builds cars for NYCT, NJT, CTA, MARTA, and   
   Amtrak California.  Wikipedia says it's the site of the old Erie   
   Lackawanna shops, and that they import car bodies from Brazil but   
   build the locomotives and traction motors there.   
      
   http://www.alstom.com/Global/US/Resources/Documents/Hornell%20Si   
   e%20Brochure_Oct2010.pdf   
      
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