Boston Herald Transportation Reporter Gayla Cawley broke an exclusive story which revealed rising defects in the Commonwealth’s brand new MBTA Orange and Red Line vehicles and a lack of proper action from the MBTA's Chinese contractor to fix them. Paperwork obtained by the Herald shows the Chinese rail company CRRC did not resolve identified defects brought forth by the MBTA but rather “force-closed” some quality item reports. The documents also showed that in January 2022, CRRC only delivered nine of the promised 34 two-car Orange Line train sets, reused safety-critical hardware, and submitted “approval to proceed” forms to bypass inspections. Cawley joined Dan to expand upon this story.