Standard gauge suburban trains...imagine in Boston on Commuter rail--to Salem, Haverhill, Lowell, Fitchburg...pic.twitter.com/MAshWuD9jV
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No, they need to switch away from HEP entirely, start using MUs for better accel/decel and top speeds, lower maintenance costs
higher speeds + less delay = higher capacity
Are there DMU rated for FRA mixed rail? I think that has always been the issue since Budd went out...
I think there are, but the idea is to get as far away from FRA's insane requirements as possible--either with exemptions or new regs
So long as we follow American conventions, we'll keep being stuck with American results
Yeah, but a lot of those American results have produced the best freight rail network, despite torturous interference. Baby with bath water.
Our freight rail network is the "best" on a national scale, not a local one--rail's mode share in freight in MA is as low as in Japan
Freight rail is very practical for cheap bulk goods being shipped overland--for other kinds of freight, trucks or ships are more useful
Moreover...crash safety doesn't make our freight system good (using bulkiness to minimize damage instead of signals = short term savings)
For example with US passenger requirements: anti telescoping and anti climb requirements Much better crash performance than euro counterpart
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