Metrolink, the southern California commuter rail line, took delivery of two new commuter rail cars equipped with crash energy management technology, which absorbs the force of an impact. “It provides, in essence, a crumple zone where the energy is absorbed that protects the crew members and the passengers from injury,” said board chairman Keith Millhouse. “I liken the arrival of these cars from a technological transformation standpoint to the automobile evolving from decorative chrome bumpers into the sophisticated crumple zones and energy absorbing bumpers you see on vehicles today.” Millhouse spoke at the Port of Long Beach, as the first two cars arrived from Hyundai-Rotem in South Korea. Link to full story in KPCC.
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