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Re: PHOTOS: first day of Denver RTD B Train |
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Posted by nasadowsk on Sun Jul 31 14:16:00 2016, in response to Re: PHOTOS: first day of Denver RTD B Train, posted by WillD on Sat Jul 30 21:07:23 2016. Supposedly, before the decision to get retread antique equipment was made, the FLIRT was on the short list for consideration:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWD4MhX8cSc That kind of performance, on a line that allows it, would net you a system that would blow the doors off of driving, pretty much all the time. Which means, people use the system for whatever, as opposed to it being a last resort to commuting, like pretty much every commuter rail system in the US is right now. I seem to recall that Stadler's been getting alternate complicance for their GTWs and the diesel FLIRT variant that the DFW area uses, thus there's really zero reason why transit agencies can't use modern equipment in the US. The 2x2 seating was a DVARP thing. Given the weight of the average Pennsylvanian these days, even 2x2 is pretty tight. Might also explain SEPTA's truck issues... |
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