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Apr 15 2024
Blog Infrastructure

Philadelphia’s SEPTA Transit System Officially Cancels Its Disastrous Rail Car Contract with Chinese State-owned Firm CRRC

SEPTA said the contract to build double-decker rail cars was "terminated for cause." CRRC failed to deliver a single car; the project was four years behind schedule and $50 million over budget.
Apr 02 2024
Blog Infrastructure

The Boston Boondoggle Continues! Transit Agency Agrees to Pay CRRC $148 Million More to Get its Very Delayed Rail Cars

The Chinese-state owned company CRRC already is years behind schedule and way over budget in completing its contract with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Now MBTA is going to...
Feb 27 2023
Blog Buy America

Investigators to Probe Whether Chinese State-Owned CRRC is Meeting Buy America Requirements for Philadelphia Rail Cars

CRRC already has big problems in Boston. Now the Department of Transportation Inspector General is launching an audit of the Chinese firm's contract in Philadelphia.
Feb 21 2023
Blog Manufacturing

Boston’s Dumpster Fire of a Deal with Chinese State-Owned Manufacturer CRRC Blazes On

A new Boston Herald report shows CRRC flouted transit agency criticism of the state-owned firm's manufacturing defects and delays.
Oct 16 2019
Blog

Melbourne’s Metro Contracted with China’s CRRC. Now Problems Continue to Plague the Project.

CRRC has bored its way into Australia’s metro just as it has begun to do so in the US.
Mar 04 2020
Blog

Problems Mount for Boston Rail Cars Built by Chinese State-Owned Company CRRC

The transit agency pulled the new CRRC cars out of service this week.
Oct 26 2020
Blog

Problems Continue for Rail Cars Built by China’s State-Owned CRRC for Boston’s Subway System

The Chinese state-owned company offered transit officials a bargain, but time has proven that it came at a big cost.
Aug 27 2019
Blog Security

China’s Government-Owned CRRC Just Bought a German Locomotives Factory

The state-owned enterprise is taking its first steps in the European market.
Jan 05 2023
Blog National Security

Remember the CRRC Boston Rail Car Project? It’s Shaping Up to be Quite the Boondoggle

There were big concerns raised when the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority picked a Chinese state-owned company to build its new rail cars. Now it appears the project has gone completely off...
Sep 18 2019
Blog Security

China’s State-Owned CRRC is Trying to Convince Everyone It is Totally Legit

The Rail Security Alliance took red ink to those claims.