Get a sneak peek of new Orange Line trains at City Hall Plaza
You can check out the new trains from now until Wednesday.
MBTA officials unveiled a mockup of new Orange Line trains at City Hall Plaza on Monday, and riders can take a glimpse into the redesigned cars from now until Wednesday.
Opening day! @MBTA Orange Line new cars will look like this (minus the bow.) Boston City Hall Plaza viewing today- Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/artjnh6YA9
— Jacquelyn Goddard (@JacqueGoddard) April 3, 2017
The model, which was built by Chinese manufacturing company China Railway Rolling Stock Corp, is approximately two-thirds the size of an actual MBTA train. It was shipped in from China in early January.
In 2014, the Chinese company won a bid with the state Department of Transportation to produce 284 new MBTA cars–152 for the Orange Line and 132 for the Red Line. All of the cars are expected to make their way to Boston by 2022.
Gov. Charlie Baker has already expressed his approval of the new train, which boasts orange plastic seats and more spacious cars, according to Boston Magazine. Baker, along with several top MBTA officials, toured the mockup at Wellington Station last week.
Want to check it out for yourself? Viewing is open to the public on Monday until 7 p.m. and between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
