by jstolberg
GE is in discussions to pay more than $13 billion for the French builder of trains and power plants, people with knowledge of the matter said yesterday.
An agreement between Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE and Alstom, the builder of high-speed TGV trains, may be announced next week, the people said.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-2 ... -deal.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Would allow for US production of next generation high speed rail equipment for Amtrak and California.