BOSTON -- The quality of newly-delivered Red and Orange Line cars has "gotten better" in recent months after MBTA officials "reset" their contract with Chinese manufacturer CRRC, T General Manager Phil Eng said Thursday.
Eng told the agency's board of directors that new vehicles continue to arrive on schedule nine months after parties announced a renegotiated contract due to extensive delays in the original plan.
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