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'''CRRC MA Co., Ltd.''' is a Chinese-American [[rolling stock]] manufacturer in [[
This Springfield facility is responsible for the manufacturing and delivery of [[Rapid transit|metro]] and [[commuter rail]] cars for the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] and [[LA Metro]].
==History==
CRRC MA was first established as ''CNR MA'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=North American Footprint|url=https://www.crrcma.com/north-american-footprint/|access-date=August 22, 2021|website=CRRC|language=en-US}}</ref> It won a state contract to manufacture new railcars for the [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red]] and [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange]] lines within the state of Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Matt |date=October 22, 2014 |title=Chinese Company Hopes MBTA Contract Will Be U.S. Launching Pad |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2014/10/22/chinese-company-mbta-contract |access-date=August 22, 2021 |website=www.wbur.org |language=en}}</ref> At the time, no railcar manufacturing facilities existed in
The new 150,000 square ft assembly facility was built on the former site of a [[New England Westinghouse Company]] property and manufacturing started shortly after the facility's opening.
===Contracts and delays===
In March 2017, the company was awarded a contract to build 45 train cars for SEPTA at the cost of $137.5 million, with the cars expected to arrive in Philadelphia in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kinney |first1=Jim |title=Springfield CRRC plant gets $137.5M Philly train car job |url=https://www.masslive.com/business-news/2017/03/springfield_crrc_plant_gets_1375m_philly_1.html |website=MassLive.com |access-date=26 January 2024 |language=en |date=24 March 2017}}</ref> A month later, they had won a contract to build the [[CRRC HR4000|HR4000]] series cars for the Los Angeles Metro Rail, and deliver the entire base order of 64 subway cars by September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sotero|first=Dave|date=April 12, 2017|title=Metro, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation hold signing ceremony for $178-million subway car contract|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2017/04/12/metro-china-railway-rolling-stock-corporation-conduct-signing-ceremony-for-178-million-subway-car-contract/|access-date=February 14, 2022|website=The Source|language=en-US}}</ref>▼
▲In March 2017, the company was awarded a contract to build 45 train cars for SEPTA at the cost of $137.5 million with the cars expected to arrive in Philadelphia in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kinney |first1=Jim |title=Springfield CRRC plant gets $137.5M Philly train car job |url=https://www.masslive.com/business-news/2017/03/springfield_crrc_plant_gets_1375m_philly_1.html |website=MassLive.com |access-date=26 January 2024 |language=en |date=24 March 2017}}</ref> A month later, they had won a contract to build the [[CRRC HR4000|HR4000]] series cars for the Los Angeles Metro Rail, and deliver the entire base order of 64 subway cars by September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sotero|first=Dave|date=April 12, 2017|title=Metro, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation hold signing ceremony for $178-million subway car contract|url=https://thesource.metro.net/2017/04/12/metro-china-railway-rolling-stock-corporation-conduct-signing-ceremony-for-178-million-subway-car-contract/|access-date=February 14, 2022|website=The Source|language=en-US}}</ref>
On July 2, 2019, SEPTA and CRRC agreed to a six-month extension on the delivery deadline for the 45 Springfield-built double-decker commuter rail cars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kinney |first1=Jim |title=CRRC, SEPTA delays rail car order from Springfield |url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/07/springfields-crrc-philadelphia-transit-system-agree-to-delay-delivery-of-commuter-rail-cars.html |website=MassLive.com |access-date=26 January 2024 |language=en |date=2 July 2019}}</ref> A few weeks later, [[United States Congress|Congress]] banned federal funding for new railcars for practically all Chinese-made buses and trains, citing connections with the [[People's Liberation Army]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2019 |title=Banning Chinese buses, railcars? It may "hurt Americans" rather than help |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/26/c_138260697.htm |access-date=August 23, 2021 |website=Xinhua}}</ref> However, funding from other sources is still allowed, but it is rare for this to happen.
Some delays had been found in the factory, but there
In December 2022, the MBTA accused the CRRC MA of abandoning their core values after a MBTA engineer conducted a recent inspection and found failures
CRRC MA notified MBTA officials in January 2023
In August 2023, [[LA Metro]] received its first trainset of the 64-car order.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lassen |first1=David |title=LA receives new subway cars |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/la-receives-new-subway-cars/ |website=trains.com |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=18 August 2023}}</ref> The second [[MBTA Red Line]] trainset entered service in January 2024, a few years after the first had entered operation in December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Second CRRC trainset enters service on MBTA's Red Line |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/second-crrc-trainset-enters-service-on-mbtas-red-line/ |website=trains.com |access-date=26 January 2024 |date=24 January 2024}}</ref>
In late March of 2024, the state of [[Massachusetts]] and CRRC officials agreed to extend the
==Products==
=== Rapid
* [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|MBTA]] [[Red Line (MBTA)|Red Line]] 1900-series
* MBTA [[Orange Line (MBTA)|Orange Line]] 1400-series
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=== Coaches ===
* Double decker coaches for [[SEPTA]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Thomas |title=A first glimpse of SEPTA's new double-decker Regional Rail cars, under construction in China |url=https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/septa-regional-rail-double-decker-coaches-china-covid-delays-20220720.html |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=Inquirer.com |date=20 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref> (Cancelled)
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