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   Stephen Sprunk to John Levine   
   Re: DMUs for Union-Pearson   
   13 Aug 14 12:54:50   
   
   From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 12-Aug-14 21:40, John Levine wrote:   
   >>> and incompatible with the rest of GO Transit which assumes low   
   >>> platforms.   
   >>   
   >> That is not Nippon Sharyo's fault. Clearly the Union Pearson   
   >> Express folks thought that was their preference. :)   
   >   
   > That's not totally foolish.  The new trains will run 4 tph, more   
   > like transit, while the existing trains run on a typical commuter   
   > schedule.   
      
   Nit: commuter rail is a subset of transit.  Perhaps you meant light   
   and/or heavy rail?   
      
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