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China's CRRC wins contract to build rail cars for Chicago

Xinhua, March 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), the world's biggest train maker by revenue, announced it won a 1.3-billion-U.S. dollar order to build rail cars for Chicago on Thursday.

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) awarded the contract to build 846 railcars to CRRC subsidiary CSR Sifang America JV, which submitted the lowest bid, according to a statment posted on the CTA's website.

As part of its wining bid, CRRC will build a new rail car assembly facility in Chicago -- the first of its kind in 35 years, with an aim to see the first cars going into service in 2020. The facility is expected to provide 169 jobs for local people.

Chicago boasts the second biggest public transport system in the United States, operating eight subway lines with a total length of 170 km. The 846 new rail cars will replace the old ones currently used in Chicago.

CRRC, formed from the merger of former rivals CNR Corp. and China CSR, has been actively bidding for contracts in overseas markets in recent years and exported its rail transportation equipment to 101 countries and regions. Endi