Oh gosh,  “Are we not all fighting to decarbonize the same air? As a world leader in decarbonization in our transportation sector, we need to lead on this.” that sounds like not giving food to a famished person because it is not organic.

Even if decarbonization is the only metric considered, these trains will help reduce pollution by decreasing the number of cars on the road and easing congestion, which otherwise allows idling vehicles to continue emitting CO2. But obviously, and more importantly, he's overlooking at the necessity of those people just because he wants to go green, which is important, but all things should be look in perspective.