Over 160 workers laid off at Springfield rail plant after MBTA car parts get stuck in customs

Key car shells have been stuck in customs for months, forcing CRRC to halt production of MBTA and LA Metro cars. The post ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Hold up of train parts leads to furloughs at Springfield factory

CRRC recently announced it would furlough more than 160 employees beginning in March at its Springfield facility. Delivery of ...
Trains

CRRC plant in Massachusetts to lay off workers because of customs seizures

CRRC MA, the Massachusetts affiliate of Chinese rail manufacturer CRRC, will lay off 161 employees beginning March 16 because ...

Chinese company building new Red Line trains to furlough workers in Mass. because of blocked train parts

The company behind the T’s new Red and Orange Line cars said the federal government is holding up shipments of incoming train ...
MassLive

‘Compass Rail’ places Springfield at center of Massachusetts rail expansion

SPRINGFIELD — It’s no longer simply called “east-west rail” according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The multi-million dollar project to connect Springfield, Worcester and Boston ...