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- Portland’s Light Rail to Power Trains With Regenerative Braking
The upcoming TriMet Portland-Milwaukie light rail line has been designed so that power captured from braking trains can power accelerating ones.
June 14, 2013 - Wired News - UPDATED: Train cars derail near Cantara Loop, cleanup continues
A rail line near the Cantara Loop remains closed this morning after a few empty, flatbed cars in a Union Pacific train derailed Thursday night.
June 14, 2013 - The Record Searchlight - Southwest LRT: Residents discuss how light rail can co-exist with freight lines
About 100 people gathered Thursday morning in St. Louis Park to view and discuss eight possible ways the Southwest Light Rail transit line can exist near freight rail lines. Trains on the line, also known as the green line extension, will run a 15-mile route from Minneapolis through St. Louis Park, Hopkins and Minnetonka into Eden Prairie.
June 13, 2013 - Minnesota Public Radio