Obviously, this line should be a double-track diesel line.
I personally 100% agree with this
Has the Taunton line always been single-track? Was the roadbed ever prepared for double-track?
The line will be partly double tracked to allow for passing, the stations from North Easton to East Taunton seem to be one single track then one double track, like this
North Easton: 2 tracks with 1 island platform
Easton Villiage: 1 track with 1 side platform
Raynham Place: 2 tracks with 1 island platform
Taunton: 2 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 side platform
East Taunton: 3 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 island platform
Freetown: 2 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 side platform
Fall River: 2 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 side platform
Battleship Cove: 2 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 side platform
Church Street: 2 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 side platform
New Bedford: 2 tracks (one for passing freight) with 1 side platform
Photo by Alan Thomas: NYNH&H I-4 Pacific #1372 proudly thunders through Forest Hills as it makes its way to Providence R.I.