Technology

Chicago commuter rail network upgrades communications

By 2025-01-02T07:00:00

Metra train at Norwood Park on the UP Harvard Subdivision (Photo vxla, CC BY 20)

USA: Chicago commuter operator Metra’s legacy 900 MHz communications system is to be upgraded to the dot16 standard, in what suppliers Siemens Mobility and Ondas Networks say is a ‘milestone’ first for a major railway.

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