
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, September 27, 1994                   TAG: 9409270139
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: C7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: BOSTON                                 LENGTH: Short

PATRIOT MAKER TURNS TO TRAINS

Raytheon Co. is turning its manufacturing expertise to passenger trains as it continues to adapt to a post-Cold War world and make up for the loss of its contract to build the Patriot missile.

Raytheon said Monday it has selected a Fall River, Mass., site where it hopes to manufacture trolley cars for Boston and high-speed trains for Amtrak.

With defense spending shrinking, Raytheon spokeswoman Elizabeth Allen said, such diversification is critical. The $9.2 billion company said half its business now involves projects that are not defense-related.

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