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Re: R-160 Option III Order |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Oct 6 21:01:44 2009, in response to Re: R-160 Option III Order, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 6 19:49:19 2009. I remember reading the specs for one of the TA contracts and it specified that the braking and electrical systems must be fully compatible with all car contracts from the R-10s up to the current ones being ordered. The PATH was smart in that when they GOHed the PA-1s through 3s, they made them fully compatible with the new PAS-4s. The MTA couldn't even GOH the R-44s and 46s to be able to run with each other. The main problem is that the transit systems today don't insist that all railcars MUST meet all specified standards and the Feds don't have the intestinal fortitude to use any and all government sanctions at their disposal to compel the US railcar companies to continue manufacturing passenger railcars rather than just giving up on them entirely. |
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