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ToadScoper OP t1_j5whjvn wrote

Reply to comment by yuvng_matt in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper

What’s interesting is that Amtrak was able to electrify 322 miles of the NEC between Boston and New Haven within only 5 years… this was in the 90s

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dante662 t1_j5yki7s wrote

Silly question, but does the MBTA own the air rights above the tracks?

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I'm guessing the major issues are tunnels overpasses which will either need to be raised, or they will need the battery hybrid trains to pass through those sections.

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