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A Walking Tour Of Montreal’s New REM Train Cars (VIDEO)

It was built for Montreal winters.
A Walking Tour Of Montreal’s New REM Train Cars (VIDEO)
Alex Melki | MTL Blog
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On this episode of First Up, host Alex Melki gives you a walking tour of the all-new REM train cars. The REM is being built from the West Island of Montreal, through the downtown core, into Brossard and Deux-Montagnes, Quebec.

Construction is set to be completed sometime in 2022.

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The REM is an automated light rail system, a passenger train powered by electricity. They’re already in cities all over the world like Paris, Shanghai, and Dubai. 

It's also fully automated, with no driver on board. Instead, it's operated remotely from a command centre. 

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      Alex Melki was a Producer and Video Host at Narcity Media. Alex began as a writer and video host at MTL Blog while completing a degree in journalism at Montreal's Concordia University. After a few years of developing his on-screen personality in the world of corporate marketing and communications, he returned to Narcity to begin co-building the video department. Developing multiple video products for News, Entertainment, Food, and everything in-between, Alex's proficiency and passion for video is at the core of who he is. When he's not in front of the camera, the Montreal native is playing video games, watching “so bad they're good" B-movies, and looking for new music.

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