From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   >Others seem some economic value in having final assembly in the United   
   >States, and one person pointed out, quoted above, that 80% of the content   
   >is manufactured in the United States.   
   >   
   >I'm still not getting an answer if the components were designed in the   
   >United States, or to what extent the component's constituent parts are   
   >made in the United States.   
      
   Alstom says:   
      
     These contracts will result in the creation of more than 1,000 jobs   
     nationwide, including 750 in New York with 400 of those at Alstom   
     facilities.   
      
   Amtrak says:   
      
     The trainsets will be manufactured at Alstom's Hornell and   
     Rochester, N.Y., facilities, creating 400 local jobs.  Additionally,   
     parts for the new trainsets will come from more than 350 suppliers in   
     more than 30 states, generating an additional 1,000 jobs across the   
     country.   
      
   One has to read between the lines, but I would think that if the majority of   
   the jobs are at subcontractors, they are likely to be doing something more   
   than screwing kits of French parts together.   
      
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