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ARTICLE: "Goodbye diesel, hello electric. Battery-powered, improved service could be coming to MBTA’s commuter rail in 2027." Link: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/24/metro/battery-powered-improved-service-could-be-coming-to-ts-commuter-rail-in-2027/[ At least we know that Keolis want...

I guess it makes sense to keep it under control of a communist-socialist government agency.

Why would the MBTA want the Springfield factory? It's just going to close after the orders are completed. Would it be a convenient location for a layover yard for Springfield Commuter Trains? Is it even connected by rail?

I believe there was also Newton Loop service, one way on the Highland Branch, the other way on the B&A Main Line (now called the Framingham/Worcester Line)

Contract Duration The term of the contract is from contract execution until June 30, 2026. The contracted vendor will initiate the project and ensure that it can be transitioned to another vendor at any date following June 30, 2026, with such transition to be conducted at the MBTA’s discretion Does...

So Brightline is getting $20M subsidy for a Cocoa station and $45M for a Stuart station? Wow.

I hope the Cocoa station isn't a plain vanilla design

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/03/01/keolis-commuter-rail-union-agreement Flaherty told the board, describing his colleagues as paid 12% less than Amtrak workers, 16% less than workers at Metro North, and 11% less than workers at New Jersey Transit. The article also implies that Commuter Rail worke...

So there is both fiber and railroad signal systems in the ballast. I bet it gets crowded down there eventually.

Why would they sell the cement plant and create a new or help an existing competitor?

Why would you need an ALC-42E on the downeaster route when any old (passenger) diesel locomotive will do?

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/downed-amtrak-wire-near-ruggles-causes-commuter-rail-orangle-line-service-interruptions/VZPNYLCBMJGPTOUB6JKNTAXYVA/ Hours after a derailed Green Line train impacted weekend plans for thousands of MBTA riders, a downed Amtrak wire forced over 80 passengers to ...

With the cost of building materials these days this is probably a win-win-win

Yes; No worries, it will be rescheduled

How frequent are BS&G trains?

It will be the rapture