The construction of the Nippon Sharyo production facility continues to move quickly toward its start-up target date of May 2012. Nippon Sharyo, the City of Rochelle, and numerous contractors have worked hard to stay on schedule, despite ground excavation delays due to rainy weather earlier this summer. Parts of the concrete foundation have been poured and walls will be erected in a couple of weeks. Expansion of the City Rail to the Nippon site should begin in about a month.