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    Urban Sky reacted to reaperexpress's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    The axle count is irrelevant because it's still less than 32
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    Urban Sky reacted to reaperexpress's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    It's not a question of going faster than the schedule, it's a question of keeping up with the schedule. Based on your OTP summaries, the...
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    Urban Sky reacted to smallspy's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    My understanding is that Bombardier's tender was for DEMUs, being based on models that they've built elsewhere in the world. And where...
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    Urban Sky reacted to Bordercollie's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    Considering that there are no other heavy rail passenger cars certified in North America currently in production, that was the fastest...
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    Urban Sky reacted to nfitz's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    LRC drawn out? Not compared to the Turbo! It took about 7 years to get reliable service (or any service, other than a few weeks here and...
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    Urban Sky reacted to smallspy's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    I don't think that there are any "reliability woes" beyond the normal teething issues that occur with any new fleet - in fact, it could...
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    Urban Sky reacted to smallspy's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    Blended braking can be controlled by the 27-pin MU. But as the leading F40 is not able to communicate via the MU and COMM circuits to...
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    Im not really sure where this idea that the DRL was "gerrymandered" or "gutted" for the OL comes from. The OL serves the same goal as...
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    Urban Sky reacted to nfitz's post in the thread Metrolinx: Other Items (catch all) with Like Like.
    The East Harbour hub shifted slightly from the earlier City proposal (and would have been impossible to connect well with GO otherwise)...
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    Urban Sky reacted to crs1026's post in the thread Metrolinx: Other Items (catch all) with Like Like.
    The word "corruption" needs to be used carefully. Certainly the decisionmaking is not objective or impartial, and caters to certain...
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    Urban Sky replied to the thread VIA Rail.
    Shorter equipment lifecycle spans might be one very minor factor explaining the thriving rail rolling stock industry in Japan, but the...
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    Urban Sky reacted to Bordercollie's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    The mp54ph is no longer in production. Nor do they build passenger cars So you would have bought cars from Siemens with locomotives...
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    Urban Sky reacted to crs1026's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    This is such a MacGuyverish solution that the shunt issues are indeed secondary. One wonders how the braking will work - although I have...
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    Urban Sky reacted to Abdullah77's post in the thread Metrolinx: Other Items (catch all) with Like Like.
    A lot of the strategic planning of where lines go and what ought to be prioritised is done at MTO. Metrolinx provides the technical...
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    Urban Sky reacted to Bordercollie's post in the thread VIA Rail with Like Like.
    VIA Rail Canada 6400-6458 - CPTDB Wiki (Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board) https://share.google/BSiFV17CQWp4SJEmh

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