Chinese railcar production facility breaks ground in Springfield

Gov. Charlie Baker joined Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, CRRC vice president Weiping Yu, and state and local officials to announce the groundbreaking for a $95 million railcar manufacturing facility to make Orange and Red Line subway cars and to support future North American operations on Sept. 3. Over 100 construction jobs will be created to restore the historic Westinghouse building and to build the new facility for the fabrication of the railcars. The facility is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017. Staffing for CRRC USA Rail Corporation will focus on the greater Springfield region, with an initial estimate of 150 employees.