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Metrolinx defends decision to buy diesel trains for rail link to Pearson
Track from Union Station to airport can't be electrified for Pan Am Games in 2015
By: KELLY GRANT
Published: November 16, 2010
Source: The Globe and MailThe province's regional transportation authority has decided to start formal talks with a Japanese company to buy diesel trains for the long-awaited express line from Union Station to Pearson airport.
The Metrolinx board voted during an in-camera meeting Tuesday to enter into negotiations with Sumitomo Corp. of America to purchase as many as 18 two-car diesel trains for the shuttle run slated to open in time for the Pan Am Games.
The decision to plow ahead with a diesel purchase is a blow to the local residents and business owners who've been demanding Metrolinx buy electric vehicles for the line.