Accomplishments

• August 2018, CRRC MA won ENR Best Manufacturing Project for New England.  Chosen by four industry judges who reviewed and discussed 36 projects located throughout the New England region, CRRC MA was evaluated on the ability to overcome challenges, contribute to the industry and community, and safety and construction and design quality.   

 

• July 2018, CRRC MA has been selected as a finalist for the Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards for the expansion of the corporation’s operations in Springfield.  The Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards have been presented since 2003 to honor companies that have made a significant impact on the Massachusetts economy. Past honorees have included Kronos, ThermoFisher, GE Healthcare, Shire, TripAdvisor, Clarks, and Autodesk, among others. Last year’s awards luncheon attracted over 400 attendees from throughout the state, with Governor Charles Baker as keynote speaker. 

 

• June 2018, CRRC MA became a qualified car builder for New York City Transit participating in a stringent 3-year process requiring the design and manufacturing of products in accordance with New York City Transit (NYCT) technical requirements.  Chosen as one of the select few to be considered a key player to enhancing the New York transit system, CRRC MA successfully gained certification as a supplier of carbody shells, truck system, and demonstrated its system integration capability. 

 

• March 2018, CRRC MA is the proud recipient of The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Genius Transit Challenge Award.   Of 438 submissions, CRRC MA’s Engineering Unit was one of 8 finalists and ultimately 3 in the subway car category proposing a strategy to increase service capacity and reliability by developing a new subway car that will explore lighter materials, modular design, and modern train control technology. 

 

• March 2018, CRRC MA along with Gannett Fleming was the proud recipient of the 2018 Silver award by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC) for Outstanding Professional Design Excellence for the CRRC MA Railcar Assembly Facility located in Springfield, Massachusetts. 

 

• April 2017, CRRC is the proud recipient of a preservation award from the Springfield Preservation Trust.  CRRC MA is recognized – under the category Adaptive Reuse of Commercial Restoration - for maintaining and restoring the historical Westinghouse Building housed and used for administrative and engineering efforts at the 40 acre manufacturing facility site.