Springfield's CRRC rail car factory plays catch-up in 2021 as China relations, tariff fight ease
Springfield’s CRRC rail car factory plays catch-up in 2021 as China relations, tariff fight ease Updated Feb 15, 2021; Posted Feb 15, 2021 MBTA staff operate one of the new Red Line cars made by CRRC in China. Additional Red Line cars will be assembled in Springfield. Facebook Share With less than a day to spare. That’s par for the course for Chinese-owned CRRC MA, where work to replace aging Red Line and Orange Line cars is still about a year behind schedule. Problems with equipment, supplies and the workforce began even before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted both operations at the ...