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CRRC’s 1st Red Line subway cars enter service for MBTA in Greater Boston
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
The T debuted the new Red Line cars on passenger service Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 in Boston. Built by CRRC, most of the order of new cars will be assembled in Springfield. (Photo courtesy of the MBTA)
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BOSTON The MBTA put the first new six-car Red Line train into service Wednesday, step forward in the project that promises 252 new cars from Springfield’s CRRC MA but which is running a year late.
This train consisted of pilot cars built by CRRC in Changchun, China, said CRRC MA spokeswoman Lydia Rivera. The remainder of the new Red Line Cars will be built at CRRC’s manufacturing plant in Springfield.
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu â07 rolled out twelve endorsements from local government officials in early December, including two from Cambridge city councilors, to bolster her 2021 mayoral campaign.
Cambridge City Councilors Quinton Y. Zondervan and Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler praised Wuâs stances on climate and transportation issues, citing her commitment to environmental and economic justice.
Wuâs office released a 46-page plan in August outlining a series of policy steps for Boston to mitigate the effects of climate change and move toward environmental sustainability.
âThe window to reverse climate change is closing quickly, and the time is now to transition to a thriving green economy and sustainable communities with a city-level Green New Deal for Boston,â Wuâs campaign website reads. âMichelle has a plan to meet the scale and urgency of need in our communities.â