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Is the US finally getting ‘all aboard’ with electric trains?
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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2024
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Batteries are heavy and expensive. A wired power source is so much more efficient for rail it’s barely worth discussing.
And have a much shorter lifespan than catenary wire or third rail.