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Fly the W!


The Chicago Cubs were crowned 2016 World Series champions, ending a 108-year drought for the professional baseball team. Chicago’s rapid transit and commuter rail lines rose to the occasion, carrying record capacity crowds throughout the late October series. Flying a flag with a “W” was a sign to riders passing Wrigley Field on the “L” trains that the home team had won. As the Cubs advanced to the series, “W” flags could be seen flying everywhere. A four-car train consisting of married pairs 5303-5304 and 5695-5696 was wrapped by Chicago Transit Authority to celebrate the ultimate win, seen at the Sheridan station on November 18.


PHOTO BY LOU GERARD


to MTS to 244, making MTS the largest U.S. light rail customer for Siemens. MTS recently sold or retired its original 71 Siemens U-2 vehicles used on the nation’s first modern light rail system. The original 15-mile segment from the International Border to downtown has since grown to more than 53 miles of


double-tracked railway that serves the entire urbanized area of San Diego. As with the Minneapolis order mentioned above, the new order of low-floor LRVs will feature a redesigned midsection of the vehicle to improve passenger flow, including greater wheel- chair accessibility and bicycle storage.


MTS will use 36 of the 45 new LRVs on its Mid-Coast Trolley expansion, a new service to help manage current and future travel demand to and from the University City community. The additional nine vehicles will be used to increase frequency on the UC San Diego Blue and Orange lines.


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