My understanding, that render is actually from the MBTAs multimode locomotive RFI, which also explains the Siemens Charger.
MBTA Commuter Rail (Operations, Keolis, & Short Term)
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The bottom one is a Stadler KISS, same one Caltrain ordered. Note the high-and-low boarding doors, which was the Caltrain customization. Although I'm not sure what's up with the front car in that render, which looks like an HSR power car and not a passenger carriage. The Caltrain KISSes board passengers in all cars of the consist.
Their BEMU pilot is a 4-car set. But egad...the price. $80M for 4 cars. It's estimated that they need eventually need 6 sets of them to cover the entirety of Gilroy service, which would cost them nearly a half-billion dollars at the going rate for the BEMU variant.
F-Line, they've been contemplating that style for some time now. As with the double-floor coaches, I think there are stairs at the end to allow the passengers to reach the second floor.
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I think this exact image was used on the local news last night. My husband, who has absolutely zero interest in public transportation, said "Look, the T is getting electric trains." I said, well not exactly........but then we paused and saw these images. I think the average person has NO IDEA what the difference between battery electric and overhead wire. It's all electric to most people, and they don't understand the details.The MBTA is thinking about THESE again for their commuter rail lines. Electric locos.
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To be fair to the laymen, that image is what the MBTA itself used in announcing the award.I think this exact image was used on the local news last night. My husband, who has absolutely zero interest in public transportation, said "Look, the T is getting electric trains." I said, well not exactly........but then we paused and saw these images. I think the average person has NO IDEA what the difference between battery electric and overhead wire. It's all electric to most people, and they don't understand the details.