French transport group Alstom is set to win a $2.5 billion contract to build the next generation of high-speed trains for US rail operator Amtrak, US Senator Charles Schumer said.

Alstom yesterday welcomed the news of the possible contract, which Schumer announced on Monday in a statement published on his website. Alstom did not make any comment about the negotiations or the type of trains.

The Amtrak board is “poised to give Amtrak management permission to move forward with negotiating a final contact with Alstom ... with the goal of final approval by the end of December,” the senator said.

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