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Originally Posted by hammersklavier
I think we've been saying that we need rail service to Phoenixville, Pottstown, Souderton, Perkasie, Sellersville, Quakertown, and Newtown practically since the day the old service ended.
Unfortunately the demonstration phase would mostly likely just be leasing a couple of old push-pull trainsets and making a transfer at Norristown, instead of a full extension of electrification to Phoenixville, but what can you do?
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Electrification never went that far in the first place. It would make far more sense to have a transfer to a diesel train, causing SEPTA to only have to order a couple of new engines and MAYBE a few more cars, than to basically start from scratch and electrify it that far. To that same end, I think that's why they'll go with option 1 rather than option 2. A new connection entirely would just be too costly and be incredibly out of the way.