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MBTA Red Orange Line Cars CRRC
MBTA Red and Orange line cars - 252 Red Line and 152 Orange Line vehicles from CRRC MA Corporation
Awarded to CRRC — Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority now holds 1 position with this supplier.
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- Buyer
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Where
- Massachusetts · Boston
- Segments
- Rolling stock
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
- Status
- In execution — All 152 new Orange Line cars had been received by January 2026 and 56 of the 252 Red Line cars had been conditionally accepted (MBTA, January 2026).
- Value band
- over $1bn
- Currency
- USD
- Key dates (month)
- Contract awarded December 2014 · Amendment 1 January 2017 · Original orange line delivery January 2022 · Original red line delivery September 2023 · Change order board vote March 2024 · Revised full delivery December 2027 · Delivery status reported January 2026
Status in full
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All 152 new Orange Line cars had been received by January 2026 and 56 of the 252 Red Line cars had been conditionally accepted (MBTA, January 2026). The change order approved by the board in March 2024 set a delivery schedule of all 404 cars by December 2027.
Next step
Recorded award: CRRC — 404 Red and Orange line cars, assembled in Springfield; contract at March 2024 with a change order of authorised 28 March 2024
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- Key dates (7)
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3 sources · all primary
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Board of Directors) · Orange and Red Line Car Procurement Update - CRRC MA Change Order Briefing, 28 March 2024 (published 2024-03-28 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · MBTA Closes Out 2025 with Major Progress in Service Delivery, Accessibility and Infrastructure (fleet delivery counts) (published 2026-01-05 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · FY27-31 Capital Investment Plan (CIP), Final - July 2026 (128-page book and project list) (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-09-13)
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