Red Line car shells cleared from customs, reviving replacement project

After nearly 10 months of gridlock, customs officials have finally released a cache of previously detained Red Line car shells, a move that the railcar maker China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation says will put more than 140 furloughed workers back on the job. Once customs releases the car shells, the company will transport them to the CRRC MA Springfield manufacturing facility in mid-April, a spokesperson said. As operations ramp back up, the 142 furloughed workers will gradually return to their jobs. There are 190 Red Line cars left to complete, the spokesperson said. The shells were released after U.S. Rep….