2012 Budget Book.indd - Metra

35 years old and they have long exceeded their useful
life. Replacement parts are not available.
PE 4658 VENTILATION SYSTEM UPGRADE, RID
This project is for replacement of the damaged
ventilation units at the 47th Street location. It also
involves building access, platforms, and stairways in
order to readily maintain existing HVAC equipment.
PE 4659 SIGNAL BATTERY REPLACEMENT, MET
This project consists of the replacement of signal
batteries that have reached the end of their useful
life. They can no longer provide the backup power for
signals required during commercial power failures.
These new batteries will mitigate service disruptions
due to commercial power failures.
PE 4662 CONSTANT WARNING TIME DEVICES, UPR
This project will install Constant Warning Time
Devices for the crossing at Nagle Avenue on the
UPR, along with a number of adjacent crossings.
This project is mandated by the ICC and the list of
crossings for CWTDs has been developed by the ICC.
The UPR, ICC, and IDOT will all be contributing to
the project. Due to the nature of this work, multiple
crossings will be implemented in overlapping phases.
FACILITIES AND
EQUIPMENT
PE 4368 ACCOUNTING SYSTEM UPGRADES, MET
This project will provide funding for Metra to
implement additional phases of the Revenue
Accounting System project and to incorporate
any enhancements that are necessary after
implementation. This project will provide
additional funding for its conductor-handheld
pilot project. Any projects that are required to
coordinate with RTA Universal Fare initiatives will
also be funded from this project. This project will
provide funding for Metra to scope and prepare an
RFP for replacement of its current nancial systems.
PE 4665 EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES – ENGINEERING,
MET
PE 4668 EQUIPMENT & VEHICLES – MECHANICAL,
MET
These projects provide for the purchase and
rehabilitation of vehicles and equipment to be
utilized by Metra’s Engineering and Mechanical
Departments. The vehicles and equipment
purchased will replace various pieces of obsolete
or inadequate support vehicles and equipment
used to help service and maintain Metra’s eet at
the various yards. This includes but is not limited to:
supervisory vehicles for supervision of eld work,
small pickup trucks, various forklift trucks, and car
movers. The existing equipment has surpassed its
useful life.
PE 4666 EQUIPMENT – OFFICE, MET
This project involves the purchase of new
and replacement support equipment for use
throughout the Metra system. Obsolete support
equipment needs to be replaced in order to
increase productivity and e ciency and decrease
repair costs. Such equipment can include: general
o ce equipment, copiers, personal computers,
servers, mainframe processors, peripheral
equipment, printers, and network devices.
PE 4669 FINANCIAL SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT, MET
This project will provide funding for Metra to
implement an Enterprise Resource Planning
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