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Fitzwashere t1_jeeb936 wrote

Reply to comment by DfcukinLite in Amtrak shares renderings of rebuilt Baltimore Penn Station by DfcukinLite

NEC is electrified from DC to Boston and Amtrak runs electric trains along the route. I think you’re thinking of the state run service, MARC, that purchased diesel locomotives to run on the electrified lines in order to save money in the short term.

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DfcukinLite OP t1_jeebm43 wrote

Correct. I was taking about MARC trains specifically.

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RevRagnarok t1_jeecx1t wrote

Ah OK yes I was talking Amtrak sorry. The electric ended at New Haven which is why I got off there even tho a later station was closer to my parents' home; there was a long wait while they swapped out for the diesel engine there.

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Nexis4Jersey t1_jeh140b wrote

Electrification was extended in the 90s from New Haven to Boston. CT , RI ,MA are all proposing to electrify the remaining network by the mid 2030s...

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