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Axel_Wench t1_j5wc56e wrote

Reply to comment by mapinis in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper

The article discusses this. They're hybrid battery-wired trains so they don't have to rebuild tunnels and bridges, but the trains will otherwise be powered by catenary wires.

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ToadScoper OP t1_j5wfq3y wrote

Keep in mind battery trains were only conceptually proposed last summer and no contracts were finalized. The actual bill recommends full system electrification instead of hybrid electrification

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