A company from Osaka, Japan, Kinkisharyo International, holds a contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to build 175 light-rail cars for $890 million. The Japanese company has cancelled plans to build its own plant in Palmale, CA after it faced numerous conflicts with local unions who claimed the proposed plant violated numerous environmental laws. The company will be looking for new sites outside of California.
See "Union Demands Driving Railcar Jobs out of California, Japanese Firm Says", Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2014