# Chicago Metra calls its new battery-electric locomotive a first of its kind

> Metra’s diesel-engined commuter trains are familiar sights in and around Chicago, and so is the smell of spent diesel that surrounds them – but a new battery-electric FLIRT locomotive from Stadler is about to change all…

- **Source:** [Electrek](https://electrek.co/2026/09/30/chicago-metra-calls-its-new-battery-electric-locomotive-a-first-of-its-kind/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6abda7de4c3b7f3b37438e67)
- **Published:** 2026-10-01
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #battery #chicago #electric #locomotive #metra #diesel #calls #flirt
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