Project Description
This project will be utilized to upgrade Metra’s existing fleet of ballast railcars that are used to haul ballast and materials as Metra forces improve the track surface. Metra’s ballast rail cars are outmoded and lack the safety and efficiency features that modern ballast cars have. The existing manually operated ballast railcars will be overhauled to extend their useful life and add air-actuated material dump chutes. The upgrades will reduce the time to distribute materials resulting in increased production while making the ballast railcars safer to operate.