From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Glen Labah  wrote:   
   >"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.   
      
   Hm?   
      
   AC condenser has been where it's been since CB&Q first introduced Budd   
   gallery cars in 1950 (hauled with steam locomotives at first): It's above   
   the center vestibule. The gallery is not continuous.   
      
   We've had an unusually cool summer. I was thinking last night as I rode   
   home how cold it was in the passenger compartment, but I've been wearing   
   flanel all summer.   
      
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