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The first of those locomotives is expected to be delivered before the end of the year. These locomotives will be replacing Tier 0 emissions locomotives currently in service.

Ordering 15 remanufactured locomotives that meet the EPA’s Tier 3 emissions standards, with an option to buy up to 27 more.

Seeking to purchase six switch locomotives that meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier IV emissions standards, the highest standards currently in effect, and one zero-emission, all electric-powered switch locomotive.

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The duration of a full and partial recharge of the batteries won’t be known until then.īy replacing diesel power with battery power, Metra will significantly reduce its emissions footprint and greatly improve air quality for its riders and the Chicago region. Charging stations, which will be designed after the locomotives are designed, will be placed in the main yard and at an outlying point. Metra plans to test the battery-powered locomotives, which will have an estimated range of about 150 miles, on the Rock Island Line. Completing the base order is expected to take about 3½ years. The total cost for all six locomotive conversions, which will be performed in Patterson, Georgia, is $34.6 million. The contract with Progress Rail calls for a base order of three locomotives with options for three more.

“If these locomotives prove themselves, they could play a significant role in our fleet and in our future, and the concept could serve as a template for other railroads to follow.” “This procurement puts Metra on the cutting edge of battery-powered technology and demonstrates our commitment to innovation and cleaner energy,” said Metra CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski.

The Metra Board of Directors today approved a first-of-its-kind plan to convert up to six of Metra’s oldest diesel locomotives to zero-emission battery power.

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