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ToadScoper OP t1_j5w63eq wrote

Reply to comment by dpm25 in Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 by ToadScoper

Not in terms of commuter rail electrification, he did cancel the procurement of diesel multiple units in 2015

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dpm25 t1_j5w6g6d wrote

https://bankerandtradesman.com/baker-seeks-order-for-battery-electrification-of-commuter-trains/

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ToadScoper OP t1_j5wgj6f wrote

Battery trains were only conceptually proposed last summer due to a mandate within a environmental bill to recommend electrification alternatives- no contracts were ever finalized for hybrid service delivery. As it stands, there really is no current plan to electrify the commuter rail

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dpm25 t1_j5wgsml wrote

Battery trains was the baker veto. Legislature called for no new diesel purchases by 2030 per that article.

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samirfreiha t1_j5zysgn wrote

honestly a great veto, battery trains suck ass

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dpm25 t1_j6003w7 wrote

No, the line item veto was an advocation for battery trains.

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