AnsaldoBreda, A Finmeccanica Company, was created by the merger of two leading Italian companies, Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie in 2001. Each company, a leader in its field, has provided state-of-the art electrical/mechanical systems and complete trains for the global rail transportation industry for more than 150 years. AnsaldoBreda, Inc., the regional arm of AnsaldoBreda, has operated throughout North America providing state-of-the-art heavy & light rail transit vehicles since 1978 with sales of more than $2.5 billion.