chrisf wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 9:40 amGiven that MBTA still hasn’t gone back to pre-pandemic service levels, it doesn’t seem that there’s an equipment shortage even with the rebuild program underway.The MBTA's slow rehab programs https://railroad.net/post1603411.html#p1603411 and gp40-mc-overhaul-t169400.html. Since the MBTA has not ordered any new locomotives while building a new line and piloting new services, once they return to a pre-pandemic schedule there will be another crisis.