^ That has little to do with propulsion and mostly to do with the previous strenuous FRA crash worthiness standards that turned trains into artless tanks. This has just recently been eased by the FRA so in most cases off the shelf European (or Asian) rolling stock can now be procured with minor alterations from foreign specs (I.e. Caltrain EMUs). In other words, the sad era of overbuilt utilitarian duds is currently giving way to a new one of sleek and stylish trainsets. Mostly. Boston's commuter rolling stock is particularly hard on the eyes imo. If Boston T ever electrifies (which they are seriously considering) I'd love to see a fleet of beautiful black and plum EMU's.
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