Is the MBTA Finally Getting New Locomotives?!

The MBTA Commuter Rail is finally getting new locomotives! With plans to buy battery-electric trainsets for the Fairmount Line and potentially 20 locomotives from Siemens, the MBTA might finally be on track towards electrification and modernization. In this video, we'll look at the MBTA Commuter Rail's future plans for equipment procurement. MBTA Siemens Locomotive presentation: https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/fi... 0:00 Intro 0:59 Current Equipment Situation 3:08 Rebuilds 3:30 Fairmount Line Electrification 4:09 New Locomotives 5:18 Why Siemens? 6:44 Potential Downsides 7:30 MBTA Coaches 7:51 The ACS-64 9:41 Conclusion