Mike Deehan | GBH

“A new report recommends that the state move away from the rush-hour and diesel engine Commuter Rail system and embrace more frequent electric trains on the aging system.

The advocacy group TransitMatters estimates it will cost taxpayers as much as $9 billion to convert the Commuter Rail to electric trains and build a tunnel to link North and South Stations.

’The old idea of only accommodating rush hour commuters using a highly inefficient, inaccessible and dirty equipment that harms our environment must give way to the future,’ said TransitMatters' Marc Ebuña.”