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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2025

Metro-North Taps STV to Procure First Battery-Electric Locomotive

The firm is performing design reviews, test coverage, and vehicle inspection services for this program.

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A digital rendering of what Metra will use CMAQ's grant funding for.
Newsby StaffJune 19, 2025

Metra Receives $104 Million in CMAQ Grants

The grants will fund Van Buren Station renovation, battery-powered locomotives, and Edgebrook Station improvements.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2025

NJ TRANSIT Locomotive Engineers on Strike

In a public statement, Gov. Phil Murphy expressed frustration over the breakdown in negotiations, emphasizing the strike’s potential to impact hundreds of thousands of New Jersey commuters.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2025

Metro-North Railroad to Operate Battery-, Electric-Powered Locomotives

The locomotives will generally draw electrical power from the overhead wires known as catenary, and switch to battery mode for tracks in and around Penn Station where electrical traction power has different characteristics.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2024

New York Details Metro-North Railroad Capital Improvement Benefits

There is major capital work underway to fortify and improve the Metro-North network.

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Newsby Alex RomanFebruary 21, 2024

Chicago's Metra, California's Metrolink to Purchase Greener Rail Vehicles

Metrolink received about $148 million from the South Coast AQMD to purchase new railcars, while Metra tapped Stadler for zero-emission, battery-powered trainsets.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2023

Metro-North Railroad, TTC Debut Specially Wrapped Vehicles

Metro-North Railroad has rebranded a third locomotive as part of the Heritage Series, while the TTC partnered with the Toronto Raptors to celebrate the contributions of Indigenous athletes to Canadian sport at home and on the international stage.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 11, 2023

Metro-North Railroad Celebrates 40-Year History of Public Service

Craft workers at Metro-North’s North White Plains Shop applied a vinyl wrap to Metro-North’s locomotive No. 201 that pays tribute to Conrail.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 16, 2023

Metro-North Railroad Rebrands Diesel Locomotives

Craft workers at Metro-North’s North White Plains Shop applied a vinyl wrap to Metro-North’s locomotive No. 208, the first locomotive to be rebranded.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 19, 2022

MDOT MTA Celebrates Completion of Maintenance Facility

The new facility is set to be fully operational by mid-2023.

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