Subway vs Commuter Rail in Japan: both are high frequency, both have high-capacity designs, only superficial differencespic.twitter.com/4eEgmZkioi
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"Commuter rail lines and subway lines have different predecessors" yes, as was the case in Japan too. Convergent evolution is a thing, folks
That commuter rail in Boston is still using loco-hauled trains etc is evidence of arrested development, not reflective of passenger needs
Most of Chicagoland's commuter rail lines also use diesel-electric locos. This seems pretty much unique to America from my experience.
similar situation in Canada afaik
Issue with MBTA Commuter (Worchester Line) is that it's mixed traffic with some pretty heavy cars/day. Not much expansion room + heavy cars.
Worcester Line is just one of a dozen though, and not all of them share w freight
Ja, cobber. I have a real soft spot for it as I had to do a survey check on every *bleep* station on that line.
hilarious that green line is still diesel-electric
It's not, it uses overhead wires
nvm meant purple. how can slow accel/high mc diesel-electric even compete with contemporary cager infrastructure?.becomes evil circle
also scandalous that only now caltrain electrification beginning. sad!
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