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Kawasaki
Rail Car makes subway trains for cities all around the world. This building is the old Otis Elevator Plant.
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The elevator was invented in Yonkers, New York. Otis Elevator for
many decades was "THE" name in elevators. When Otis moved out of it's huge sprawling factory buildings, many people who depended
on them were out of work. After much negotiations the buildings were renovated and leased out. A brand new huge public library
was built. The Yonkers Board of Education moved into a few of the buildings, Mercy College occupies others. The crown Jewl
though is Kawasaki Rail Car. They build subway cars by contract for cities all over the world. Kawasaki has helped to revitalize a
city that grew by it's industries.
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When Kawasaki finishes a subway car it is brought by a small tractor
to the siding by the train station. This siding has a pit so the cars can be inspected below.
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Click this link to learn about the New York City R143 Subway Cars.
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Today we were lucky enough to watch the tractor go bring three cars
destined for the New Haven Railroad onto this siding.
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Four other finished train cars are sitting in the parking lot. Also
under and behind the footbridge that is made to look like a car between two buildings is another unfinished subway car parked.
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