Siemens expanding Sacramento footprint

Siemens Mobility announced on Feb. 1, 2016 that it is expanding its footprint in Sacramento,Calif., with a new 60,000-square-foot plant dedicated to its rail service, maintenance and repair operations.

The new site, located in McClellan Park, will be Siemens Mobility’s Customer Services U.S. headquarters and West Coast logistics hub. It will house the company’s rail refurbishment operations, rail bogie service center, accident repair, spare parts delivery and administrative offices. It will complement Siemens’ existing rail manufacturing plant in South Sacramento, which has been in operation for almost 30 years, currently employs more than 800 people and includes a recent 125,000-square-foot expansion to accommodate growing production needs.

Siemens will employ more than 30 people at the new McClellan Park facility and will begin operations in early February. McClellan Park, formerly known as McClellan Air Force Base, is undergoing a privatized revitalization. The 8 million square-foot business park is now home to more than 200 industrial and office tenants.

One of the first projects at the facility will be a $21 million contract to modernize 32 SD160 light rail vehicles for Calgary Transit in Alberta, Canada. The refurbishment project will include upgrading passenger information systems for better interoperability across the fleet, improved wheelset systems for easier maintenance, updated flooring and seating, and modernizations to the operator’s cab interior and control console. “These improvements will result in a similar look and feel to the 63 new S200 light rail vehicles for Calgary currently being manufactured by Siemens Rolling Stock in Sacramento,” the company said.

Siemens’ Customer Services business is also partnering with Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) to complete refurbishment of 21 LRVs, adding approximately 15 years of additional useful life to the vehicles. Refurbished lLRVs are currently in operation on the RT Blue Line Cosumnes River College extension.

“We’re thrilled to expand our already significant footprint in the Sacramento region with the opening of this new rail service facility,” said Chris Maynard, head of Customer Service for Siemens Mobility. “This expansion signals our dedication to servicing and modernizing rail systems across North America while continuing to deliver industry-leading manufacturing expertise, ensuring that our customers can continue to make the most of their rail systems.”

“We worked aggressively to assure that the facilities at McClellan Park could be redesigned and built to accommodate Siemens’ specialized requirements,” said Ken Giannotti, Senior Vice President of McClellan Business Park LLC. “We are looking forward to a long term relationship with the Siemens organization at McClellan Park.”