by BandA
charlesriverbranch wrote: ↑Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:15 pm Any electrification of the Providence Line MBTA service would be contingent on electrifying the entire MBTA CR system, I think, and that's unrealistic.They could electrify just the Boston & Providence-TF Green Line, in fact that is the best choice for short & medium-term. They could even run a mixture of diesel & electric. Just need a place to store trainsets & service them.
I still wonder if battery-electric trains might be the answer.A battery big enough for an 8-coach Commuter Rail train would be very, very expensive and much heavier than the equivalent energy in diesel. So no.