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    "Adam H. Kerman"  wrote:   
      
   > Colorado Rail Car had a full bi-level car as DMU, right? How much did the   
   > engine space intrude into otherwise usable passenger compartment?   
      
      
   The engine and below floor generator set didn't themselves intrude into   
   the passenger area, and their drive system could probably be retrofitted   
   into a Metra gallery car just fine.  The company that bought the rights   
   to the design might be made to be interested in doing that.  They are   
   mostly a freight car company, and so they really haven't been too good   
   at entering the passenger car market.  Building a prototype this way   
   might give them a chance.   
      
   The big problem is that the gallery cars already have a limited amount   
   of air conditioning capacity, and removing it from under the car means   
   finding somewhere else to put it.  If you put the condenser on the roof   
   like the Colorado Railcar units in Florida have, it means adding a bit   
   of height to the car.  I assume the BNSF line allows higher cars due to   
   double stacks, but I don't know about Union Station.   
      
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