Commuter Rail - RFI for BEMU Battery Electric Multiple Units

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Commuter Rail - RFI for BEMU Battery Electric Multiple Units

by Red Wing
Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:40 pm

Looks like the T is putting a toe in the water for some sort of electrification with batteries and overhead:

https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/b ... tUrl=close

It's an RFI so it may not go anywhere.

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Re: Commuter Rail - RFI for BEMU Battery Electric Multiple Units

by nomis
Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:34 pm

Mod Note: Since this is going to take us all down a rabbit hole, I split it out of the Commuter Rail Electrification thread.

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Re: Commuter Rail - RFI for BEMU Battery Electric Multiple Units

by Commuterrail1050
Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:52 am

Any news articles or stories about this? Don’t think I have heard of this happening anywhere and I can’t find any credible sources based on this claim.

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Re: Commuter Rail - RFI for BEMU Battery Electric Multiple Units

by Red Wing
Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:43 am

Commbuys is the official Commonwealth of Massachusetts website for purchasing. This was strait from the horses mouth.

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Re: Commuter Rail - RFI for BEMU Battery Electric Multiple Units

by rethcir
Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:45 pm

Someone ought to mention this to Taylor Dolven over at the globe and see what she digs up.

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