More frequent, cleaner, and quieter trains coming in 2028, this is legitimately exciting (and I selfishly can’t wait to see this on the North Station lines!) https://www.wcvb.com/article/mbta-approves-plan-electrify-trains-on-fairmount-commuter-rail-line/61701725?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2AwXty_oDmsiTiTEEo4RF3K61qxPQ02eb5Wk_YE0dh0e69Nu71c1_YI0k_aem_rwIutZGVs1CdtVAvla3mcg
I just wish the MBTA wasn't so allergic to wires. Fairmount is so short, using battery trains seems absurd when you could just wire up the line and then be able to buy normal, off the shelf electric trains instead of making everything an experimental pilot with unproven technology.
@bikepedantic I have heard Promising Rumors about the Fitchburg line, too
@bikepedantic imagining a 20 minute train frequency for all the commuter lines now 😍 I know we’re far away from that, but it would be a beautiful thing and I think a LOT more people would start using the commuter rail in that case
@bwebster seriously transformative
this is an EV deployment that I’m excited without reservation about