The most ironic part is that the vast majority of diesel trains are already diesel-electric and could trivially make use of overhead wires. But instead the rai

The most ironic part is that the vast majority of diesel trains are already diesel-electric and could trivially make use of overhead wires. But instead the rail companies have actually been tearing down existing electrification. There were 3100 miles of electrified rails in the 1930s, but now it is down to a tiny fraction of that.