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Re: PHOTOS: MBTA MPXpress Locomotive #010 In Delivery

Posted by WillD on Tue Jan 11 14:50:35 2011, in response to Re: PHOTOS: MBTA MPXpress Locomotive #010 In Delivery, posted by Jersey Mike on Tue Jan 11 08:40:57 2011.

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I will not debate the prowess our locomotive designs have demonstrated in pulling freight around the world. But the rest of the developed world doesn't bother with a 4600hp diesel commuter locomotive to begin with. If they're going to need that amount of power to pull trains that long they'll electrify and offer services on shorter headways with better schedules. Our cities are no different from theirs, indeed our requirements are that much more extreme, yet our definition of commuter rail is locked into a 1950s mindset which makes them virtually useless when compared to other networks. The only system here in the US with a plan that even begins to approach worldwide best practices is Caltrain, and then that is highly dependent upon other projects.

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