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BNSF commuter rail technology infrastructure.(AREMA News)

By Britz, Greg; Young, Ralph
Publication: Railway Track and Structures
Date: Sunday, February 1 2004

The Seattle Regional Transit Commuter Rail System and the Chicago Metra Commuter Rail System provide passenger service for both metropolitan areas. To best serve its growing signal and communications needs, BNSF has constructed a fiber optic-based network engineered to provide multiple levels of redundancy and transport of multiple protocols. Initial services of voice and data services (vital and non-vital protocols) will be transported on this fiber optic network to serve commuter rail and traditional rail needs along the right-of-way.

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