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Chicago's Metra issues request for proposals for 367 new railcars
2016-02-04 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Commuter rail system Metra has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking for a manufacturer to deliver up to 367 double-deck railcars, as part of its ten-year, $2.4bn plan to modernise its network in Chicago, US.
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Metra tests Wi-Fi service on train cars
2016-01-23 12:33:51| Wireless - Topix.net
Metra has begun putting Wi-Fi "hot spots" on select train cars as a part of an 11-car test run the transit agency announced last fall. The Chicago Tribune reports Metra will complete installing Wi-Fi and signs notifying passengers of the service in a few weeks.
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Wabtec signs PTC contracts with Metra, Parsons Transportation Group
2015-12-19 10:35:11| Automakers - Topix.net
NEW YORK - Wabtec Corporation signed contracts worth approximately $45 million to provide equipment and services for a Positive Train Control system for Chicago's Metra commuter rail system. The contracts are with Metra and Parsons Transportation Group.
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Wabtec signs PTC contracts with Metra, Parsons Transportation Group
2015-12-18 17:11:01| Railroads - Topix.net
NEW YORK - Wabtec Corporation signed contracts worth approximately $45 million to provide equipment and services for a Positive Train Control system for Chicago's Metra commuter rail system. The contracts are with Metra and Parsons Transportation Group.
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Metra to test free wireless internet on 10 cars
2015-09-26 12:16:33| Wireless - Topix.net
Metro Chicago's commuter rail agency plans to offer free wireless internet to passengers on 10 cars to test whether to offer the service system-wide. Metra announced Friday the cars will be retrofitted with cellular "hot spots" by January.