Feasibility Study of Electrifying Hartford Line and Danbury and Waterbury Branch Lines Underway

[checkmatechamp13]

https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/CTDOT-Press-Releases/2023/Feasibility-Study-of-Electrifying-Hartford-Line-and-Danbury-and-Waterbury-Branch-Lines-Underway#:~:text=The Connecticut Department of Transportation,with these three rail lines

[danielhg121]

Interesting, I doubt Waterbury has enough ridership to justify the cost for them to electrify the line but who knows there might be some savings associated with not having to maintain a separate fleet of diesel locomotives and coach cars. Speaking of which, where are they going to use those new coach cars if this electrification plan goes through? I guess Metro-North or another agency can end up buying it off them but it wouldn’t make sense to purchase cars and not use them.

[Lex]

3 hours ago, danielhg121 said:

Interesting, I doubt Waterbury has enough ridership to justify the cost for them to electrify the line but who knows there might be some savings associated with not having to maintain a separate fleet of diesel locomotives and coach cars. Speaking of which, where are they going to use those new coach cars if this electrification plan goes through? I guess Metro-North or another agency can end up buying it off them but it wouldn’t make sense to purchase cars and not use them.

Chances are, nowhere. All they'd need to do is buy compatible locomotives.