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Written by Christopher Neugebauer on 2025-01-24 at 16:23

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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Written by Official Kakistocracy Jester 🪓 on 2025-01-24 at 20:04

@chrisjrn would you believe we’ve had this technology over a hundred years, and basically walked away from it 50 years ago?

https://railfan.com/milwaukee-electrics-fifty-years-gone/

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Written by Christopher Neugebauer on 2025-01-24 at 20:06

@OGjester Yeah. Obviously in Caltrain's case, I blame San Mateo County for everything.

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