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The weather-hardened, fully ADA-accessible vending machines will accept cash or credit and could eventually accept Ventra cards.
Read More →Amsted Rail will provide complete, assembled bogie systems, plus couplers, draft gears, and crash energy management systems.
Read More →The incident was recorded on one of the officers’ body cameras.
Read More →Chicago-based commuter rail system Metra is an innovator in their market. Find out how they adapted to COVID-19, as well as how they are leading a transition to battery-powered locomotives, increasing safety and partnerships, and filling open positions in new ways.
Read More →The Metra board recently approved the issuance of an RFP that will ask manufacturers to propose solutions to convert three of Metra’s older F40PH-3 diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power.
Read More →The survey, conducted by the RTA, shows that about 80% of riders plan to resume their pre-COVID level of transit use, but increased telecommuting is likely to persist.
Read More →The move follows Metra’s board approval in January 2021 to award Alstom a vehicle procurement contract for up to 500 railcars.
Read More →The new cars will offer increased reliability, while reducing operating costs — a substantial improvement over the increasing expense of maintaining the older cars.
Read More →Funding will go toward major investments in railcars, locomotives, bridges, and stations.
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