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22 -- INDIAN RAILWAY OFFICIALS SEEKING COMMUNICATIONS AND RAILROAD EQUIPMENT POC Stephanie Mattes, Louis Berger International, (202) 331-7775 or smattes@louisberger.com A delegation of 8 senior Indian Railways officials will be in the United States in early-September to brief U.S. companies on over $l.5 billion in procurement opportunities. "With a population of over a billion people", stated USTDA Director J. Joseph Grandmaison, "it stands to reason that India is a prime market for U.S. companies wishing to expand their overseas sales. Towards that end and following up on President Clinton's historic visit to India in March, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency is especially pleased to have organized this important visit". The specific areas of interest include 500 solid state interlocking systems; digital mobile train radio communications systems; 11,250 miles of overhead alignment to be replaced by optical fiber optic; implement radio-based signaling; preparing 4,000 locomotives for signaling applications; long-range decision support system technology for capacity expansion, planning and market analysis; automatic warning systems and other safety signal engineering equipment; track machines such as tampers, cleaners and stabilizers; and technology for rail wheel lubrication, wheel flat detection systems, and heavy haul systems. U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Celeste and Federal Railway Administration Administrator Jolene Molitoris will open and keynote the "India Rail Roundtable and Business Briefing on September 6 at Cleveland Wyndham Hotel. Please contact Stephanie Mattes of Louis Berger International at (202) 331-7775 or smattes@louisberger.com to register and for additional information. Posted 08/16/00 (W-SN486871). (0229)

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