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Yeah, that seemed really odd to me, but I thought maybe it was due to diesel vs electric-with-regenerative-braking, which can be disturbingly efficient. Trains
by david-given 10y ago
Yeah, that seemed really odd to me, but I thought maybe it was due to diesel vs electric-with-regenerative-braking, which can be disturbingly efficient. Trains should be vastly more efficient than any individual transport.
The only US commuter train I've seen was the SFO Caltrain, which was very not electric. Are there many electric trains there?
- ghaff 10y ago>Are there many electric trains there? Yes. For example, Amtrak's Northeast Corridor is electric as is light rail for the most part (entirely?). There's also an electrification project underway for Caltrain. I'm not sure about how much commuter rail in the US is electric in general.