Chinese company wins big contract for transit cars (Canada, companies, dollar)

[Wells5]

CSR Sifang America JV has won a 1.31 billion dollar contract to build transit cars for the Chicago Transit Authority. See link.

New CTA cars to be assembled in Pullman, bringing jobs | abc7chicago.com

There are no American companies that manufacture railroad passenger cars, transit and commuter cars, subway cars and integrated train sets. PA at one time had 5 such companies. Another example of the demise of American heavy industry in the globalist push to make the USA into "an advanced service economy."

[Northeastah]

Great. If there's one thing Chinese are known for, it's superior quality building materials.

[cruxan]

Originally Posted by Northeastah

Great. If there's one thing Chinese are known for, it's superior quality building materials.

quality products at a cheap price..

[mikeyyc]

Originally Posted by Northeastah

Great. If there's one thing Chinese are known for, it's superior quality building materials.

(posted from my iPhone)

[Cliftonpdx]

Europe and China have been the leaders in rail cars for a long time now, the US basically abandoned that industry in the name of automobiles.

[andywire]

Capitalism. If you don't need it, you don't need to make it.

In liberal utopia, we would be subsidizing buggy whip manufacturers for the next century.

[pvande55]

Nippon Sharyo is building Metra coaches in Rochelle IL. As long as they meet "Buy American" goals, foreign companies can bid on government contracts.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by Wells5

CSR Sifang America JV has won a 1.31 billion dollar contract to build transit cars for the Chicago Transit Authority. See link.

New CTA cars to be assembled in Pullman, bringing jobs | abc7chicago.com

There are no American companies that manufacture railroad passenger cars, transit and commuter cars, subway cars and integrated train sets. PA at one time had 5 such companies. Another example of the demise of American heavy industry in the globalist push to make the USA into "an advanced service economy."

Would you like fries with that ?

[engineman]

Is Bombardier still around up in Canada?

[Wells5]

Originally Posted by engineman

Is Bombardier still around up in Canada?

Bombardier is still in business and the Canadians are mighty upset that Chicago awarded the contract to a Chinese company. Incidentally, Bombardier got into the transit passenger car business by buying the plans, patents and tooling of 2 Pennsylvania companies; Pullman Standard (Butler, PA) and the Budd Company (Philadelphia).