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Infrastructure | Business Focus

Sumitomo Delivers Innovative, Value-Added Solutions to the Transit Industry
Mass transit has always been about providing the public with more efficient, cost effective, environmentally sound
modes of transportation. As North America continues to balance population growth with sustainable transportation
solutions, SC in the Americas remains at the forefront. With a diversified product line and clean technologies to
supply the growth of the nation's transportation infrastructure, our Company and its partners are creating jobs and
bringing value-added products and services to this growing industry.
50 years of Contract Management Experience
Sumitomo has over 50 years of global contract management experience in bringing state-of-the art transportation systems
to the market. As a prime contractor in the U.S., we have developed, managed and delivered transit equipment for
Chicago's Metra, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the Maryland Transit Administration,
California Department of Transportation, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the Virginia Railway Express. Together with our partner
Nippon Sharyo, we have supplied over 900 passenger rail cars in the North American market since
the 1980s.
In 2012, Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA) and Nippon Sharyo won a $352 million
contract from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on behalf of Caltrans and
the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), who is representing the Midwest Coalition
(the States of Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri). This contract is unique in that it was the
first high speed rail vehicle procurement under the America Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009, and it is a multi-state, multi-municipality procurement contract.

Advancements in Cleaner Technologies
As transit authorities look to incorporate more sustainable clean technologies,
SCOA has led the way in promoting major advancements in diesel engines,
fuels and emissions control technology.
For sustainable transportation needs, our Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) is
environmentally-friendly compared to locomotive hauled passenger rail vehicles.
It offers a quick, cost effective solution for municipalities looking to provide mass
transit in their community, but have limited funds for the infrastructure that is
needed for electrified rail. We are proud to say that our team currently provides
the market's lowest cost and best value DMU built in America.
In 2010, we were awarded our first DMU contract from California's Sonoma Marin
Area Rail Transit District (SMART) to supply a DMU for the Sonoma Valley region. In
2011, we entered into a contract with Metrolinx in Toronto, Canada to supply DMUs for
the new Metrolinx system being built to run between the Toronto Pearson International
Airport and Union Station in downtown Toronto.

Sumitomo Delivers Innovative, Cost-effective Transportation Solutions to Airports

Our infrastructure projects in mass transit have helped foster economic growth in many local regions through the business opportunities
that these procurements offer local communities and disadvantaged and small businesses.

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In 1999, we turned our sights on transportation projects at U.S. airports and won our first contract to
deliver, build, operate, and maintain Automated People Mover (APM) systems. Over the last decade we
have since delivered four APM systems in the U.S.: the MIA Mover, a 1.25-mile-long APM system between
Miami International Airport and the new Miami Intermodal Center, Miami International Airport North Terminal
APM, the Washington Dulles International Airport Aerotrain system, and the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International
Airport CONRAC APM system. All four of the APM systems consist of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America
cutting-edge automated Crystal Mover vehicles.
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