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Both Bombardier and Kawasaki are respected companies that build quality train cars here in the U.S.
The components are not necessarily made here. It's more accurate to say these trains are assembled in the US. It's good that they make sure a certain amount of production work is made in the IS, clearly Americans need jobs.
The components are not necessarily made here. It's more accurate to say these trains are assembled in the US. It's good that they make sure a certain amount of production work is made in the IS, clearly Americans need jobs.
There's contractual obligations involved in terms of the components too.
Things like laptops and computers of course have parts made all around the world. And no companies don't tell you where their suppliers are from. In short you're being made in China.
This is very true. A good example is coper and where does coper come from in large quantities? Chile. Coper is used to push current and used in transistors. A good portion of electrical devices have Chilean origin.
The Chinese recently complete a trans-African country railroad system connecting multiple African nations by rail in just 10 years. American union workers couldn't get a few subway stations fixed in that time frame.
The Chinese recently complete a trans-African country railroad system connecting multiple African nations by rail in just 6-7 years. American union workers couldn't get a few subway stations fixed in that time frame.
Chinese contractors are playing an increasing role in US infrastructure. Perhaps Chinese contractors should be used for phases 2-4 of the Second Avenue Subway, as well as other MTA expansion projects. We know for a fact they are serious contenders for the r211.
The only reason the Second Avenue Subway didn't drag on even further is because Cuomo order them to be done by the end of 2016, even if they had to work nights and weekends. So when Albany puts down it's foot and orders the MTA contractors to be done at a certain time, they can do it.
I would say the MTA should go for the best contractor, and not bring nationality in it. If an American contractor wants the job, they need to submit a competitive bid and be able to get the work done in a reasonable time frame and at a reasonable cost. I have no problem going with Chinese contractors if they are able to bring the costs down.
I hope that the Chinese don't install wifi, TVs, and those projectors used to project ads into the subway tunnels. People here would get too distracted and become easy crime targets. Also don't even think about throwing in those glass walls to prevent people from falling into the tracks. We've been riding subways here for like a century and are all too civilized to need it.
I hope that the Chinese don't install wifi, TVs, and those projectors used to project ads into the subway tunnels. People here would get too distracted and become easy crime targets. Also don't even think about throwing in those glass walls to prevent people from falling into the tracks. We've been riding subways here for like a century and are all too civilized to need it.
Wifi is getting installed on the r211 order. Not worried about crime. The US has socioeconomic issues it needs to address.
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