Kinkisharyo-Mitsui

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Kinkisharyo-Mitsui is a joint venture between Kinki Sharyo International LLC and Mitsui & Co. (USA) Inc. that specializes in manufacturing public transit vehicles.

Kinkisharyo has manufactured transit vehicles in Japan since 1920, and in the 1980s expanded into the U.S. market, with sales to transit systems in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas, and California. Mitsui, an international firm with operations in transportation, telecommunications, and other industries, contributes financing, insuring, and shipping of transit vehicles.

Major projects include producing trains for the Sound Transit Central Link light rail project in Washington state, USA.