Subway Cars Go Overseas

The first China-made subway cars tailored for Boston’s orange line rolled off the production line in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, on October 16.

The subway cars, which will be delivered to the United States in December, are among a 284-carriage order signed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in December 2014.

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