New MBTA Train Deliveries Slowed Due to Forced-Labor Reviews

New MBTA train deliveries slowed due to forced-labor reviews

The MBTA’s long-running effort to replace its Red and Orange Line fleets faced renewed schedule pressures this fall, with transit officials highlighting a recent shift toward more consistent Red Line production as the Orange Line order nears its finish line. Shipments of Chinese-manufactured train shells have slowed in recent months — in part because of ongoing federal forced-labor reviews —...

Forced labor reviews influencing MBTA train deliveries

THE MBTA’S long-running effort to replace its Red and Orange Line fleets faced renewed schedule pressures this fall, with transit officials highlighting a recent shift toward more consistent Red Line production as the Orange Line order nears its finish line. Shipments of Chinese-manufactured train shells have slowed in recent months — in part because of ongoing federal forced-labor reviews — contributing to delays that pushed the builder past a …

Forced labor reviews influencing MBTA train deliveries

The MBTA’s long-running effort to replace its Red and Orange Line fleets faced renewed schedule pressures this fall, with transit officials highlighting a recent shift toward more consistent Red Line production as the Orange Line order nears its finish line. Shipments of Chinese-manufactured train shells have slowed in recent months — in part because of ongoing federal forced-labor reviews — contributing to delays that pushed the builder past a …

Forced labor reviews influencing MBTA train deliveries

The MBTA’s long-running effort to replace its Red and Orange Line fleets faced renewed schedule pressures this fall, with transit officials highlighting a recent shift toward more consistent Red Line production as the Orange Line order nears its finish line. Shipments of Chinese-manufactured train…