Metra will receive a federal grant worth nearly $170 million to purchase zero-emission trainsets, the largest such grant in the agency’s history.
According to officials, Metra will receive the $169.3 million grant as part of a federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program.
According to officials, the battery-powered, zero-emission trainsets will be among the first used in the United States. Such trains are already used in Germany, France and Australia, according to a press release.
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