Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. (STS), headquartered in Sacramento, CA, is the number one supplier of light rail vehicles in North America with more than 1,000 light rail vehicles ordered in the U.S. and Canada. The company is also known as one of the leading providers for rail equipment, services and systems integration for public transportation and Class 1 Railroads. STS has the only permanent light rail manufacturing facility on U.S. soil.

• Siemens supplies 1 out of every 3 light rail vehicles in North America
• Siemens re-introduced light rail cars to North America with Edmonton in 1975
• In 1980, Siemens began to Americanize then European technology with the San Diego order
• The first fully U.S. manufactured vehicle was delivered to the city of Pittsburgh in 1983.
• Siemens recently invested significant capital to in-source carshell manufacturing
• Currently, Siemens light rail vehicles are running in 13 out of 30 North American cities

More about Siemens in the U.S.

Siemens produces two light rail vehicle platforms at their manufacturing facility in Sacramento, CA: low-floor (SD160) and low-floor (S70). The SD160 operates in cities like San Diego, Denver, Edmonton and Calgary. The S70 vehicles are used in Houston, San Diego and Charlotte. Both vehicles offer a safe and reliable means of mobility for cities looking for solutions to create more liveable and sustainable cities. 

Vehicles

Siemens provides energy managment solutions and seamless rail automation for railway systems. We supply traction substations, OCS lines and energy storage systems for dozens of cities across the U.S. Siemens is the primary contractor responsible for providing state-of-the-art security, information and communication rail technology and network upgrades to make New York City's subway more efficient, faster and safer.

Infrastructure