A panel's pick, while expected, will face scrutiny as it moves into the political arena. Now, the City Council must discuss selecting the fixed-rail technology. The five steel-wheel- on-steel-rail models shown here are by, clockwise from bottom left, AnsaldoBreda, Mitsubishi-Sumitomo, ALSTOM, Siemens, and Bombardier.
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