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Chicago Metra calls its new battery-electric locomotive a first of its kind

Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that

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Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that surrounds them – but a new battery-electric FLIRT locomotive from Stadler is about to change all that, and it’s set to arrive this week .

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