Moving people and goods is among the most pressing issues to keep cities, regions, and countries economically competitive. At the same time, the importance of minimizing the impact on natural resources and the environment continues to rise. The current market calls for intelligent, integrated solutions that enable better and more efficient use of existing transportation facilities.

Siemens’ Mobility Division in the U.S. is a leading provider of transportation and logistics solutions. The division is focused on integrating urban and interurban transportation and logistics with its “Complete mobility” approach.

• Siemens supplies 1 out of every 3 light rail vehicles in North America and offers traction electrification systems in more than a dozen U.S. cities.
• Rail energy storage from Siemens and regenerative braking systems can save as much as 170 tons of CO2 annually.
• Siemens’ recent capital investments include the insourcing of carshell and bogie manufacturing and installing a 1MW solar energy system at its Sacramento facility.
• Big cities and congested urban areas benefit from intelligent traffic system technologies from Siemens that help manage and guide traffic.
• Siemens is helping New Yorkers on the MTA’s Canarsie subway line move faster and more safely than ever before with one of the most modern rail communications and signalling systems.
• Siemens provides baggage handling systems for more than 100 major U.S. airports.
• Siemens produces automation systems that help the U.S. Postal Service process 90 percent of the nation's mail.

More about Siemens in the U.S.

Siemens is currently manufacturing light rail vehicles in Sacramento for Denver, Calgary, Edmonton, Portland, Hampton Roads, Charlotte, and Salt Lake City. 

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

Siemens recently collaborated with Orange County Choppers to build the Siemens Smart Chopper. Watch American Chopper to see how Paul Teutul, Sr. and his crew from Orange County Choppers solved the challenges of building this innovative, all-electric chopper. Tune in to The Learning Channel (TLC) Thursday, November 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The bike will also be featured on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on Nov. 3.

Think this is cool? The Siemens portfolio is one of the greenest in the business, covering climate-friendly products that help generate one-third of America's power with advanced technologies like wind turbines and highly efficient gas turbines, as well as coal gasification. And we've got Smart Grid solutions, a frequent topic in the news media today, to deliver that energy more intelligently and more reliably. Learn more at www.usa.siemens.com/smartchopper or search for "Siemens chopper youtube" to see the video.