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Stadler Unveils First U.S. Battery-Electric FLIRT Train at APTA EXPO 2026
Stadler is manufacturing zero-emission battery-electric multiple unit trainsets for Chicago commuter rail operator Metra to operate on non-electrified passenger rail corridors in northeast Illinois. Under an eight-trainset procurement order scheduled to enter revenue passenger service by 2028, the transit agency is adopting alternative traction technology to decarbonize regional transit networks without constructing overhead catenary systems.
WQAD
National diesel prices reach $6.50 per gallon, local gas prices rising
hoodline.com
Metra Board Ends Chair Rotation, Names Romayne Brown to Lead Again
Metra’s board voted 8-3 to end a 14-year-old policy rotating its chairmanship between Cook County and the collar counties, then unanimously elected former chair Romayne Brown of Dolton to lead the railroad again. The decisions give Metra a new leadership structure as regional transit governance shifts under the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, while leaving the board to balance local representation with systemwide coordination.
We Are Iowa
Illinois refinery outage drives up Iowa gas costs
Newsweek
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Construction on U.S. 34/Illinois 23 bridge crossing Little Indian Creek
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that weather permitting, construction on the U.S. 34/Illinois 23 bridge crossing Little Indian Creek in La Salle County will begin Monday, Sept. 21. The bridge is located 4 miles west of Somonauk and a half-mile west of the eastern junction of U.S. 34 and...
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Trucking group: No relief in sight for high diesel prices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Truck drivers in Illinois are spending significantly more money fueling their rigs up now than they did last year. The Illinois Trucking Association says diesel fuel prices weren’t good last year either, but were half of what they are now, which is near $6.80 a gallon at some Springfield stations. The national average is just under $6 a gallon.
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First Student needs more drivers, and District 186 needs the state to pay what they’re supposed to for transportation costs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The State of Illinois is supposed to be reimbursing local school districts for most of their costs getting kids to school every day, outside of to some field trips and extra-curricular activities. Steve Miller, Springfield Public Schools Director of Business, Finance & Operations...
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Trucking group: No relief in sight for high diesel prices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Truck drivers in Illinois are spending significantly more money fueling their rigs up now than they did last year. The Illinois Trucking Association says diesel fuel prices weren’t good last year either, but were half of what they are now, which is near $6.80 a gallon at some Springfield stations. The national average is just under $6 a gallon.