The Chinese Company Building New Red and Orange Line Cars Has U.S. Ambitions

When ground breaks Thursday on a $60 million Springfield factory where new MBTA Red and Orange Line cars will be built, it could represent a major opportunity for the Chinese company behind it.

The $566 million contract to build 284 new cars is the first foray into North America for China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. And CRRC doesn’t want the Massachusetts gig to be its last on the continent.