Next up are the Chinese who just landed a “nice little” contract and will build the facility in Springfield, MA.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2014-10/23/content_18787387.htm
We already have a South Korean firm named Hyundai Rotem making new cars for the commuter rail!
They are based out of Philly
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Next up are the Chinese who just landed a “nice little” contract and will build the facility in Springfield, MA.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2014-10/23/content_18787387.htm
Lets hope they use decent nuts, screws and bolts then!! as their modelling items are as soft as…
Sean McGillicuddy said:
We already have a South Korean firm named Hyundai Rotem making new cars for the commuter rail!
They are based out of Philly
The MBTA is getting a bunch of Rotem coaches. I like them, they’re all double-height, and some of them are cab cars for the front of the trains. Operationally, though, it seems they have had their share of problems. This thread has about 125 pages of the whole process, up to current day.
The Nov 2014 TRAINS has a write up (page 50) describing the “real world” routine H-R applies to the out-shopped cars.
Testing on the ‘T’
Hyundai Rotem ensures new cars work properly in a real-world environment
By Tyler Trahan
Sean,
If you link to a picture on the TRAINS page it would be very nice if you set the link to the current issue http://trn.trains.com/issues/2014/november-2014 . That way everyone can get right to “the meat” including the sample videos. 
Ross Mansell said:
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Next up are the Chinese who just landed a “nice little” contract and will build the facility in Springfield, MA.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2014-10/23/content_18787387.htm
Lets hope they use decent nuts, screws and bolts then!! as their modelling items are as soft as…
Think that’s an issue, have you been following the saga of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge?
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Next up are the Chinese who just landed a “nice little” contract and will build the facility in Springfield, MA.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2014-10/23/content_18787387.htm
You do realize that there is a law requiring all US trains to be made in the USA? So they have no choice if they want to sell trains here.
And that FRA has different standards from the rest of the world (beefier passenger coach designs, e.g.) so the high-speed trains used elsewhere can’t be used here. Hence the Amtrak Acelas cost twice as much as they needed to.
Pete Thornton said:
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Next up are the Chinese who just landed a “nice little” contract and will build the facility in Springfield, MA.
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2014-10/23/content_18787387.htm
You do realize that there is a law requiring all US trains to be made in the USA? So they have no choice if they want to sell trains here.
And that FRA has different standards from the rest of the world (beefier passenger coach designs, e.g.) so the high-speed trains used elsewhere can’t be used here. Hence the Amtrak Acelas cost twice as much as they needed to.
Yes, I’m somewhat familiar with those stipulations. Every time I read another column/report on the subject I go “really!?!”