Yeah, I've read the Wikipedia. Most of the examples seemed to be much more "heavyweight", for longer haul journeys across the water. I was thinking about something like this:
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Allow passengers to (e.g.) board an LRT at South Station, which rolls on to a ferry in the Seaport (passengers remaining onboard), pops across the harbor, and rolls off before running directly to the airport terminals.
Obviously, the only way this could work is if the "roll on roll off" process is sufficiently speedy. And the point about live power is well-made.