From: cfmpublic@ns.sympatico.ca   
      
   On Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:43:40 -0700 (PDT), JG    
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   >On Tuesday, August 12, 2014 11:19:55 AM UTC-5, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >> http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=493058&nseq=4   
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   >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express   
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   >> Nippon-Sharyo is assembling DMUs for Union Pearson Express, Toronto,   
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   >> a rail service to run between Toronto Union Station and Pearson   
   International   
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   >> Airport. Wikipedia notes that they meet Tier 4 air pollution emissions   
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   >> standards and that they're convertible to EMUs if desired.   
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   >> I'd like to know if they meet FRA buff strength requirements or if they're   
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   >> nonstandard for use in United States passenger service.   
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   >Flying Spaghetti Monster forbid that Metra would buy some of these to run   
   hourly   
   >weekened service on their busiest line, BNSF.   
      
   I wonder how hard it would be to design a DMU based on the standard   
   gallery cab car that could trainline with a push pull consist thus   
   becoming part of a push and pull train and (possibly as a married   
   pair) run separately off-peak.  Ditto for one based on the standard GO   
   tri-level.   
      
   Clark Morris   
      
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