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iandavid t1_j33bnyz wrote

Reply to comment by ToadScoper in New MBTA commuter rail station in Pawtucket to open Jan. 23 by ToadScoper

Not entirely! Many of the old electric trolley lines are still followed by RIPTA routes.

Which, if anything, is one of the problems that holds RIPTA back from being a more effective system – we need to invest in new routes that mirror modern commuting patterns around the Providence metro area, not just ones that follow trolley routes from 100+ years ago.

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ToadScoper OP t1_j33d77f wrote

Ah yes! RIPTA does run on old trolley/interurban routes, but the providence-Warren-Bristol-fall River route was entirely electrified heavy-rail! It was a unique system for RI!

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