Plaza Construction PROFILE PROJECTS CAREERS NEWS CONTACT CRRC North America Railcar Factory NORTHEAST - TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE ← BACK CRRC North America Railcar Factory CRRC USA Rail Corp. was awarded the contract from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for the design and manufacture of 284 Orange and Red Line Heavy Rail Subway cars in Springfield, Massachusetts. These cutting-edge vehicles incorporate microprocessor technology and passenger comfort that include automatic deployed bridge plate assemblies for those requiring mobile devices. As a condition of the award, CRRC was required to build a new manufacturing facility and chose Plaza Construction as their design builder. Plaza’s overall responsibility included both the design and construction of the 205,000 square-foot High Bay Railcar assembly facility, and 2,240 foot dynamic test track. The factory building is about 300 by 700 feet, and is big enough for three and a half football fields. In addition to incorporating $10 million of owner-supplied equipment into the 40 acre project, Plaza installed six overhead bridge cranes from five to twenty-five ton capacity. Plaza also installed a one (1) MW shop DC traction system and a three (3) MW site DC traction power system for the assembly and testing of the rail cars. The Silver Award ACEC/MA 2018 Engineering Excellence Awards Competition National Recognition Award - ACEC 2018 Engineering Excellence ENR New England 2018 Best Project Manufacturing CRRC North America Railcar Factory - MASSECON Impact Award - Silver Award for outstanding contributions to the Massachusetts Community CLIENT CNR SPRINGFIELD, LLC DESIGN FIRM GANNETT FLEMING ENGINEERS & ARCHITECTS, PC LOCATION SPRINGFIELD, MA TYPE TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE SIZE 205,000 SF STATUS COMPLETED IN 2017 OTHER PROJECTS IN TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE Astoria Energy NORTHEAST - TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE Brookfield Place Entry Pavilion NORTHEAST - COMMERCIAL / MIXED USE, TRANSPORTATION / INFRASTRUCTURE Parent Companies CCA CSCEC General Inquiries All Locations info@plazaconstruction.com Trade Partners Plaza Futures Find Us Plaza Construction 360 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10017 212.849.4800 Follow Linkedin Facebook Instagram Subscribe to our newsletter Enter your email address SUBSCRIBE → TERMS PRIVACY SITE CREDITS Top of Page © 2020 PLAZA CONSTRUCTION