MassDOT Board of Directors approves Springfield CNR Changchun contract for the MBTA | masslive
The MassDOT Board of Directors unanimously approved a contract worth at least $556.6 million with CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles to build MBTA subway cars in Springfield at anew $60 million factory. The CNR factory means 100 construction jobs. When operational, the facility will create 150 new manufacturing jobs. The site selected by CNR Changchun on Page Boulevard was once home to Westinghouse and was attractive to Changchun because its 40 acres were cleared for possible casino development. The site also has high-capacity power lines and access to both CSX rail lines and to Interstate 291. The MBTA is buying ...
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