HORSEHEADS, NEW YORK, April 12, 2004 - ORTHSTAR, Inc. announced today the delivery of an M-7 Train Simulator to Metro North Commuter Railroad, an agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) under contract with Bombardier Transportation North America.

The simulator shall be used by Metro North's Training Department as part of the training and certification process for Train Operators who will run the new M-7 Transit Cars.

The M-7 simulator is a state-of-the-art train simulator encompassing some of the most advanced computer technology, while relying on proven components and models that have been field tested and fine-tuned over a number of years.

ORTHSTAR, Inc. CEO, James E. Orsillo stated, "working with a highly regarded transportation company such as Bombardier and their customer Metro North is very rewarding. We believe this project is the result of past successes and further establishes ORTHSTAR as a world leader in train simulators."

ORTHSTAR, Inc. is a Horseheads, NY based systems, software and product development organization with a global presence serving Fortune 500 clients.

ORTHSTAR conducts system and software development activities in the aerospace and aircraft, railroad and transit, industrial automation, and power utilities industries.

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