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2. Car 553 - Wikipedia

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   Car 553 is a privately owned railroad passenger car. It operated exclusively on Metra's Union Pacific North Line in Northeastern Illinois, and was the last privately-owned membership-based commuter rail car operating in the United States. [1] Car 553 in Lake Bluff, Illinois on August 20, 2012 in its former paint scheme.

3. M8 (railcar) - Wikipedia

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   The M8 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Kawasaki for use on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and the CT Rail Shore Line East.The fleet of 471 cars first entered service in 2011, replacing the M2, M4 and M6 cars, which entered service in 1973, 1987 and 1994, respectively. [9]

4. Highliner - Wikipedia

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   Most First Generation cars scrapped, second generation cars still in service: Formation: Married pairs: Fleet numbers: 1201–1226, 1501–1663 (Metra) 301–314 (NICTD) Operators: Illinois Central, Metra, NICTD: Lines served: Metra Electric, South Shore Line: Specifications; Car body construction: Highliner: carbon steel Highliner II ...

5. 7000-series (CTA) - Wikipedia

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   If the CTA ordered the additional 446 cars, these cars would replace the 3200-series cars, dating back to the early 1990s, which are currently assigned to the Blue and Brown Lines. Including all options, which is a total of 846 cars, the order will cost $1.3 billion. [4] [5] The contract called for ten prototypes to be delivered by October 2019.

6. Aurora Transportation Center - Wikipedia

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   The Aurora Transportation Center is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Aurora, Illinois. The station is 37.1 miles (59.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Aurora is in zone 4. As of 2018, Aurora is the 13th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,856 weekday ...

7. Metra Electric District - Wikipedia

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   The Metra Electric District has the best on-time performance of all Metra lines, averaging only one late train a month in 2014. [ 5 ] Trains operate at a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h); as of February 2024, work is underway to increase the maximum speed to 79 miles per hour (127 km/h), with an increase to 90 miles per hour (140 ...