> but where are you going to put the electricity? Bring back the tender[0], but fill it with batteries instead of coal. Or better yet, intermodal container sha

> but where are you going to put the electricity? Bring back the tender[0], but fill it with batteries instead of coal. Or better yet, intermodal container shaped batteries that could be swapped for pure electric long distance trains. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tender_(rail) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tender_(rail)