Thanks to regenerative braking, Caltrain's fuel bill post-electrification is projected to be less than their last year of Diesel trains, despite running even more trains at higher speeds.
https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/efficiency-of-caltrain-electric-equipment-leads-operator-to-lower-estimate-of-electric-costs/
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@chrisjrn I doubt they done this for Caltrain (because the track already exists) but for things like the Elizabeth Line in London, the track slopes up into a station and down out of it for help reduce the energy needed for braking and acceleration
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@andydavies Yeah, I've seen similar in Montreal (though only in newer stations there), but for a retrofit, regenerative braking is a great way to go about it.
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