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The agency does anticipate, however, picking up a Virginia Railway Express option to purchase 21 railcars from Japanese rolling stock manufacturer Nippon Sharyo at an estimated cost of $2.5 million per car.
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Under PTC, the crew of a train must initialize the system (enter train and route information) before each individual run.
Read More →The firm will provide quality assurance, engineering, and administrative services for Metra’s $154 million base order for eight battery-powered trainsets.
Read More →Pulsar’s scope of work for Metra will include a customer segmentation study, market research, branding services, development of a strategic marketing plan and assistance implementing the plan.
Read More →A new authority will modernize transit, boost service, and secure long-term funding across Illinois without statewide tax hikes.
Read More →Uber’s name will be featured on a wide range of promotional materials, including posters displayed at train stations and on Metra trains, timetables, mailing inserts and at ticket office windows.
Read More →Chicago is the most complex railroad network in the country, with 1,300 to 1,400 trains operating over multiple railroads every day.
Read More →California-based Four Nines Technologies’ scope of work includes determining opportunities and costs of potential fare structure changes and developing a model that can help Metra evaluate those potential changes.
Read More →Thousands of Chicago commuter rail passengers forced to find alternate transportation.
Read More →The railroad is considering applying for the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing program as they face an estimated $5.4 billion in bridge projects.
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