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degggendorf t1_j35148d wrote

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

>Most of that former rail line is now the East Bay Bike Path/Warren bike path

I wonder how an electric bike on the path would compare to the electric trolly a hundred years ago.

I bet it would be a bit less comfortable in the winter, but also faster. Lower throughput? Or I could see it being comparable if enough people tried and had good bike manners. Ecologically? Must be better, right, on account of our improvements generating grid-scale power?

Idk, I'm not sure there is an answer, and it's all moot anyway. Just a fun thought experiment.

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ToadScoper OP t1_j3520x4 wrote

The line didn’t use trolleys, it used self-propelled electric heavy-rail carriages (similar to that of a conventional subway) that had a much higher speed and capacity than standard trolley cars. At its peak in the 1920s-30s the New Haven Railroad ran headways as frequent as every 8 minutes at rush hour

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