RTA looking at electric trains for Metra
The Regional Transportation Authority will host a workshop in March looking into the possibility of switching Metra's diesel engines to an electric system.
The one-day workshop is being sponsored by the Transit Finance Learning Exchange, which RTA Executive Director Joseph Costello described as a “loose consortium” of major U.S. mass-transit agencies.
Costello emphasized that “no one's putting the proposal forward” and that the entire concept is in a preliminary phase.
“Let's spend the day exploring it,” he said. “What would be the cost to do it? What are the potential benefits?”
The March 22 workshop will be open to all, including the public, at a fee of $75. Information is at tflex.org.
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