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LIRR: Battery-operated trains too expensive

The use of battery-operated train technology on the LIRR has been put on the back burner — for now. The revolutionary idea came with too high a price tag, among other issues. Newsday’s Alfonso Castillo reports. Credit: Corey Sipkin

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