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Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« on: July 23, 2009, 02:32:07 PM »
 :?What vehicle could be used on Ohio's secondary passenger routes.
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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 02:39:09 PM »
Quote from: mrniles on July 23, 2009, 02:32:07 PM
:?What vehicle could be used on Ohio's secondary passenger routes.


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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 02:40:11 PM »
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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 02:44:45 PM »
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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 02:47:01 PM »
God and Casey Jones help you if you don't know an active line from an inactive one....

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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2009, 07:26:02 AM »
But seriously folks..... :-D some examples of DMU (Diesel Multiple Units) that could serve secondary corridors.
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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2009, 07:58:27 AM »
^Is there much of a difference in the specifications between the Colorado DMU and the other two DMU, which I assume are both European?  It seems that the other two are sleeker and more modern as opposed to the "boxier" Colorado DMU.
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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2009, 08:11:53 AM »
I doubt that the other two DMUs meet FRA crashworthiness standards, which basically mandates that passenger trains used in the US be built like Sherman tanks. This is why Amtrak's Acela train weighs about twice as much as a comparable European high-speed train. High-speed rail in the US has no future until the FRA updates its standards, or creates new standards specifically for high-speed rail.

They are pretty sharp-looking, though. The only thing that would make them look better would be some pantographs and overhead wires. :)
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Re: Ohio's secondary rail passenger route vehicle
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2009, 08:52:17 AM »
Quote from: Living in Gin on July 24, 2009, 08:11:53 AM
High-speed rail in the US has no future until the FRA updates its standards, or creates new standards specifically for high-speed rail.

That's a pretty draconian statement. 150 mph is pretty good, IMHO.
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