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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed May 2 01:29:20 2012, in response to Re: Amtrak Blue Water to get bilevel cars, posted by orange blossom special on Tue May 1 18:08:51 2012. cause we are paying for them. the genesis of this order is the bond money voted several years ago (bonds sold IINM) by us in CA. the smart move is to mass produce to a common standard (like PRR and the Harriman owned lines a century ago) so as to have common parts/features thus interoperability if there is a need to run extra service for some event. And, dimensionally they don't fit either the B&P or North River tunnels. |