Highliner - Wikipedia
Highliner II. The Nippon Sharyo Highliners are similar in appearance to the gallery cars used on Metra's diesel lines. The South Shore Line, which operates on the Metra Electric from Millennium Station to Kensington/115th Street before diverging east to Indiana, also purchased and operates the Highliner II to supplement its fleet of EMUs. [4]
Metra receives final Metra Electric Highliners | Metra
Aug 25, 2016 · Metra this week received the final two cars of its 160-car order for the Metra Electric Line, completing a 2010 purchase to outfit the line with a completely new and modern fleet.
Metra Electric's Original Highliner Cars Officially Retired
Feb 12, 2016 · Metra Electric's Original Highliner Cars Officially Retired. Final Train Makes Last Run. Forty-four years after the debut of the original Highliner cars on the Metra Electric Line, the last six of them carried their final passengers today from Chicago to University Park.
METRA Electric | Nippon Sharyo Highliner II Consist - YouTube
A 7-car METRA Electric Division Highliner II consist built by Nippon Sharyo in 2005, 2006 and 2012-2016 entering and leaving the Van Buren Street Station in Chicago, IL, headed for...
Metra 1637 - Illinois Railway Museum
Metra 1637 is a “Highliner” two-level electric commuter car built for use on the Illinois Central commuter line south of Chicago, today known as Metra Electric.
Metra Electric's original Highliner railcars officially retired
Feb 12, 2016 · Forty-four years after the debut of the original Highliner cars on the Metra Electric Line, the last six of them carried their final passengers on Friday from Chicago to University Park.
Rail Insider-Metra takes delivery of final two Highliner cars ...
Aug 30, 2016 · Metra last week received the final two Highliner cars from its 160-car order for the Metra Electric Line, completing the Chicago-area commuter railroad's 2010 purchase.
Metra, Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo officials join workers at Nippon Sharyo’s new plant in Rochelle, Ill., last month to mark the completion of the first two Metra Electric Highliner cars. The new cars could be carrying passengers as soon as November.
Last Run For Old Metra Electric District Highliners
Feb 12, 2016 · The commuter rail agency Friday retires the last of the bi-level Highliners built without toilets in the early 1970s for the Illinois Central R.R., which then operated the Electric District.
Introducing Metra — Not Just a Railroad — Actually Epic Results
Nov 30, 2023 · Electric multiple units. Metra has numerous electric units in use or on order. The units on order are battery electric multiple units, also known as Highliners. The operational units are as...