Training program brings Chinese railcar expertise to Chicago
Metro Magazine CRRC Sifang America Inc. (CRRC) employees in Chicago have been and are currently receiving comprehensive training from [...]
Saft begins CTA 7000 series battery system deliveries
Andrew Corselli | Railway Age Saft Batteries has begun battery system deliveries to CRRC Sifang America’s manufacturing facility for [...]
CTA’s L cars mate for life, like swans
Neil Steinberg | Chicago Sun-Times Outside, three flags snap in the breeze: the Stars and Stripes of the United [...]
Tour the Southeast Side Facility Producing New CTA Rail Cars
Nick Blumberg | WTTW Rail car manufacturing is back in Chicago after some 50 years. Production on the new [...]
Next Generation Of CTA Rail Cars To Include Six New Design Features To Make For Better Rides
Lauren Victory | CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — Sometimes it’s a bumpy ride for CTA passengers, with complaints about delays, [...]
Assembly Underway On CTA’s Newest Rail Cars At Hegewisch Factory
Lauren Victory | CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — A massive factory on the South Side is building the CTA trains [...]
Components for CTA’s 7000 Series cars arriving in Chicago
Press Release | Mass Transit CRRC Sifang America’s (CRRC) newly completed passenger railcar manufacturing facility on Chicago’s southside has [...]
Feature: Chinese railway company in Chicago helps rejuvenate local community
Xu Jing, Miao Zhuang | Xinhua CHICAGO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The 21 newly hired workers appeared excited as [...]
Over 70 Workers Hired to Build CTA’s Next-Gen 7000-Series Cars on SE Side
John Greenfield | Streets Blog Chicago Today Chicago officials, the Chinese rolling stock company CRRC Sifang America, and the [...]
New CTA rail car factory welcomes first employees
Manny Ramos | Chicago Sun-Times Officials at a Chinese-based company hired to make new CTA rail cars touted their [...]