Just in time for Climate Week, the MTA’s Metro-North Railroad received new, eco-friendly locomotives, the agency announced on Monday.

The locomotives, named Charger locomotives, were made by Siemens and went into service on Sept. 22, the start of Climate Week in NYC.

“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 ext

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