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Orange Line Mockup Debuts at Boston City Hall
Check out the new ride for your daily commute, on display until Wednesday.
BOSTON, MA – The Orange Line is getting a makeover, and a sneak peak of the new trains debuted at Boston City Hall Monday. The mockup of the new cars, designed by Chinese company CRRC, will be available for public viewing until Wednesday, April 5.
CRRC's $566 million contract with the MBTA includes 152 Orange Line cars and 252 Red Line cars, outfitted with new technology and accessibility improvements. The MBTA plans to start rolling out the new cars later this year.
Public viewing hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 3 and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 4 and April 5. Visitors are welcome to step inside and take a peek at the redesigned interior and offer suggestions as to how it can be improved. According to Boston Magazine, the prototype on display is wheelchair-accessible.
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The contract with the MBTA is CRRC's first in North America and it has since secured contracts in Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, Boston Magazine reported.
T display of mockup of new Orange Line car at City Hall Plaza presser. #wcvb #boston pic.twitter.com/nS7EsfXMyd
— Stanley Forman (@sjforman138) April 3, 2017
Img; interior of new Orange Line car prototype @MBTA are the ceiling bulbs going to be used to indicate emergencies to deaf passengers? pic.twitter.com/sGSkHXsPq3
— Titanium Cranium (@FelicityTC) April 3, 2017
If you haven't been, the new @MBTA #OrangeLine mock-up car is on display at City Hall Plaza - here's a peek! pic.twitter.com/RjKPf9u4Yb
— SPARK Boston (@SparkBoston) April 3, 2017
Our Boston office staff were impressed with the new @MBTA #OrangeLine car on display at City Hall today. #transit pic.twitter.com/GvRWgbROdA
— Toole Design Group (@tooledesign) April 3, 2017
We're live with the new #MBTA Orange Line model in front of #Boston City Hall! Join for a tour and Q&A https://t.co/s0UPzikG2U
— TransitMatters (@transitmatters) April 3, 2017
Images via MBTA
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