PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — SEPTA has terminated its contract with the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation and is now looking for ways to recoup its investment.
The transit agency launched a project with the company in 2017 worth $185 million to bring 45 double-decker passenger cars to its Regional Rail service, but it was well behind schedule, and it's unclear if any of those cars were ever delivered.
Of the $185 million committed by SEPTA, it said it had spent more than $50 million before canceling the project.
CRRC MA, the U.S. subsidiary of CRRC, has yet to respond to an inquiry from KYW.
In addition to the SEPTA double-decker railcar project, the company's website lists ongoing projects with Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation System and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
