The MBTA’s order of 75 commuter-rail coaches has been delayed 18 months because of problems with the manufacturer, T officials acknowledge. That means passengers must keep waiting for an infusion of new coaches into the T’s creaky fleet. The T made headlines four years ago by betting on Hyundai Rotem USA, a South Korean company that had never built a rail car in the United States. Now it is trying to hold the firm’s feet to the fire as delays mount.

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Potlemac

03/27/2012 08:59 AM

It sounds like the Koreans are having difficulty accepting the idea of worker's rights. In Korea workers don't have rights and , until recently, worked 7 days a week, no vacation time.

MaggieOHooligan

03/27/2012 07:48 PM

This is by far the most poorly managed public entity (with the possible exception of the poorly managed DCR). No one is ever held accountable for poor business decisions or results.