Metra (Metropolitan Rail, the operator of commuter rail in Chicago area) is to receive the largest discretionary grant in its history: a US ${\$}$ 169.3 million federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) grant to buy battery-powered, zero-emission trainsets. Metra will be among the first in the nation to operate the innovative green technology. The CMAQ funding was approved by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and the Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee in October 2023.

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Metra（大都会铁路，芝加哥地区通勤铁路运营商）将获得其历史上最大的酌情拨款：美国 ${\$}$ 1.693 亿联邦拥堵缓解和空气质量改善 (CMAQ) 拨款用于购买电池供电的零排放列车组。 Metra 将成为全国首批运营创新绿色技术的公司之一。 CMAQ 资金于 2023 年 10 月获得芝加哥大都会规划局和大都会规划组织政策委员会的批准。