Get a look at a model of the new MBTA Red Line trains this summer
MBTA officials plan this summer to show off a model of the new Red Line trains getting assembled in Springfield. A factory in Springfield, built for the Chinese-owned company, CRRC MA, is assembling both Red Line and Orange Line cars. The company has a contract with the MBTA to build and assemble 252 Red Line vehicles and 152 Orange Line vehicles. MBTA officials say they’re still working on details for when and where the public will be able to see a model or mock-up of a new Red Line car.