National security fears in Washington spread from telecom to transit
An aerial view of high-speed trains at a Chinese railway station: The company that made them, CRRC, has in recent years won $2.6 billion worth of contracts to build railcars in the U.S., alarming Washington. © Getty Images
SPRINGFIELD, U.S. -- Elaine Boone sat in a subway car waiting, but not for the train to depart.
The pristine vehicle was suspended several feet above a factory floor in Springfield, Massachusetts, along with many others, destined to serve on Boston's Orange Line.
