Metra should open up the bidding process to producers of both types of locomotives, allowing it to make the best choice for taxpayers….so said a]bipartisan letter … signed by U.S. Reps. Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park; Bobby Rush, D-Chicago; Donald Manzullo, R-Rockford; Danny Davis, D-Chicago; Bill Foster, D-Geneva; Debbie Halvorson, D-Crete, and Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale.
Now, Metra plans to seek bids from all locomotive manufacturers
according to a computer simulation of a Chicago-Aurora run, Electro-Motive Diesel found that its locomotives are 8% to 14% more fuel efficient than the genset alternative, said a spokesman for Rep. Lipinski.
Metra engine flap leads railroad to seek locomotive bids | Crain's Chicago Business
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