"Today is the first day of service for these dual-mode locomotives, and it's just in time for Climate Week, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said. Every week, the MTA is trying to make the climate better by being the antidote to climate change. Public transit is the antidote to climate change."
"MTA officials said the trains will reduce airborne pollutants by 85% and have 1,000 more horsepower than the current fleet."
"They can also operate in electric mode the entire 102 miles of Metro-North's third rail territory, which extends to Croton-Harmon on the Hudson Line, Southeast on the Harlem Line, and Pelham on the New Haven Line. The current fleet, however, only goes electric to go into and out of Grand Central Terminal a distance of four miles."
Metro-North received Siemens-built Charger dual-mode locomotives that entered service on Sept. 22. The locomotives reduce airborne pollutants by 85% and provide 1,000 more horsepower than the previous fleet. They can operate in electric mode across the full 102 miles of Metro-North's third-rail territory to Croton-Harmon, Southeast, and Pelham, while the current fleet only runs electric for four miles into and out of Grand Central Terminal. Funding came from previous MTA capital plans and the Federal Transit Administration. The new cars aim to increase reliability as older equipment increasingly breaks down and causes delays.
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