Mexico Awards $1B Passenger Fleet Contract
Alstom will supply 47 DMUs for the government’s passenger revival program.
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Transit Briefs: Amtrak, MBTA, Metrolinx
Amtrak restores Empire Service. Also, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is acquiring more Hyundai Rotem bilevels and taking delivery, on schedule, of new Orange and Red line railcars from CRRC; and Metrolinx advances the Ontario Line project in Toronto.
Montreal’s New CRRC Bilevels Entering Service
Exo on June 25 will begin launching the first six of 44 new CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Company) bilevels on Line 12 – Saint-Jerome in the Montreal metropolitan area. All the cars are expected to enter service by summer 2025.
House Passes Rolling Stock Protection Act (UPDATED, 5/23)
The U.S. House of Representatives on May 21 passed H.R. 3317, the Rolling Stock Protection Act, “closing a loophole” allowing taxpayer dollars from being used to purchase railcars made by CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp.).
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Rail Supply: ‘Buy North American’
Almost 10 years ago, CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Company), the world’s largest rail rolling stock and railcar components company, a Chinese Communist Party SOE (State-Owned Enterprise), set forth a grand strategy
SEPTA Terminates CRRC Contract ‘For Cause’
Citing four years of delays, poor workmanship and quality controls and zero deliveries, SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) has terminated a $185 million contract with Chinese SOE (state-owned enterprise) CRRC (China Railway
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EC Investigation Follows U.S. Attention to Chinese SOE Threat
The European Commission’s (EC) first-ever in-depth investigation under its new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) has been heard worldwide. Predictably, this high-profile, anticompetitive case was directed at China. CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp.),
Transit Briefs: NYMTA/LIRR, SEPTA
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) rolls out modifications to Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Grand Central Madison train service. Also, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) officials express concern about the quality of work performed by China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC).
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An Appeal to Keep Tariffs on Rail Products
When global rail manufacturer CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp.) entered the U.S. passenger rail market nearly ten years ago, winning a $560 million contract to manufacture new railcars for the Massachusetts
Reports: CRRC MBTA Railcar Delivery Delayed Again
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) officials were recently notified that CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corp.) will not be able to deliver the remaining Orange and Red Line railcars by December 2023 and September 2026, respectively, and could face “daily fines of $500 for each late car,” according to a Boston Herald report.