CRRC MA will furlough 161 workers at its Springfield plant due to the continued detainment of car shells and components from China at US ports.

BOSTON (SHNS) – The manufacturer under contract to build the MBTA’s new Red Line fleet will furlough nearly half its workforce in Massachusetts this spring as subway car shells from China remain ...

SPRINGFIELD — CRRC-MA will lay off employees for two months starting March 16 because needed subway-car shells from China are still held up at ports by American customs. CRRC’s news release says 161 ...