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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

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2. Agreed- even with a new ROW, conventional rail with multiple units makes far more sense

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 04:36 PM

Feb 2018

*for the uninitiated, 'multiple unit' means that each car has its own motor or motors.*

They are used all over the world, and are pefectly suitable for a +/- 40 mile route with no
grade crossings. A plus is that equipment can be swapped with extant lines, if necessary.

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$10 billion to reduce the one way trip time to 15 min lapfog_1 Feb 2018 #1

Agreed- even with a new ROW, conventional rail with multiple units makes far more sense friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #2