to get to the doctors appt yesterday I took the local High Speed Rail commuter line out to one of the exurbs which !! exciting !! because new train and also fast
but when I got to the platform what pulled up was,, basically a single trolley car? but then when I got on it did go very very fast??? very surreal
it's so weird! the rolling stock is ASEA N-5 cars, the stop distances is as short as 1000ft at some point, and there's on board ticket collection. but it's third rail powered and grade separated and can get up to 70mph. it's categorized as light rail in some places and heavy rail in others, just, so weird! I love it!
(photo curtosy of tramreview who was similarly enamored https://tramreview.com/2021/04/norristown-high-speed-line-proudly-unconventional/)

