From: jishnu@nospam.verizon.net   
      
   On 8/13/2014 1:58 PM, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   > On 12-Aug-14 23:21, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >> Clark F Morris   wrote:   
   >>> The design is overweight by European standards and incompatible   
   >>> with the rest of GO Transit which assumes low platforms.   
   >>   
   >> Someone else commented that it's a similar model to what was ordered   
   >> by Sonoma-Marin counties.   
   >   
   > Yes.  GO Transit also has a history of selling their older equipment to   
   > US transit agencies, hence the desire for complying with FRA and APTA   
   > rules even though as a Canadian operator they don't need to.  They also   
   > get some benefits of economy of scale by joining the larger US market.   
   >   
   >> Aren't those standard-height platforms?   
   >   
   > Yes, they use UIC standard 55cm platforms, same as CMTA, DCTA and NJT's   
   > River Line.   
   >   
   > S   
   >   
      
   If the picture pointed to by this URL:   
      
   http://www2.sonomamarintrain.org/userfiles/image/TrainandPathway-web.png   
      
   is an accurate depiction of what the SMART DMU is going to look like   
   then it would appear to be 4' high platform and not 55cm.   
      
   Admittedly, I have not seen a picture of the real thing so I don't know   
   for sure. but it would be surprising for SMART to post a misleading   
   picture on their own web page   
   http://www2.sonomamarintrain.org/index.php/what_is_smart/   
      
   CMTA, DCTA and NJT use Stadler GTW's. This one is an entirely different   
   animal.   
      
   /J   
      
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