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no but we need to diversify... we are always begging the big 3 every CBA to give us the production rights for 1 of their vehicles. we cant just always be their lapdog. what if one day they say FU and close the windsor or oshawa plant? Ontario manufacturing would be left with nothing. The Alstom...

Don't complain and give the Pikachu face meme then because rolling stock is too high. When there's no need to build new trains in 2 generations there's no need for the industry. When there's no need then we have no expertise so when they finally need a new train after decades of scraping the...

It's a generational shift. Reason why there's no wheel manufacturing here is because no Reelz operators like via want to buy new rolling stock more frequently. Case in point the long-range Fleet is still comprise of dinosaur rail cars from the 1950s. Most of the freight locomotives are rebuilt...

well for many the mere sight of a rail vehicle operating above grade is grounds to label it as a streetcar.

hopefully then the city managers will have their eyes opened to the fact they need signal priority... or maybe not since theyve had 50 years on their streetcar lines to figure that out.

same thing. if theres no development theres no incentive to hire the good people especially the construction managers. Wont be surprised if the managers on the winning bid teams arent exactly the cream of the crop, the ones who know how to build properly and effectively.

this is what happens when there is no transit development for a generation and all of a sudden there is a boom. we have no expertise, no competition and no infrastructure do these big projects so they can charge the skys the limit pricing leaving everyone with a pikachu meme. blame all the...

Most of us would be dead by then. Not joking

CN and CP will not want to touch the status quo as their RoI wont be realized for a generation and they want their coffers now. that is why they are trying the stopgap measures such as their battery and hydrogen locos. however that is all lipstick on a pig as neither have the range or the...

so its 2 systems (1.5 since the utah is 1 small line) vs the whole world.... id say thats pretty much zero then. theres no point in using an essentially bespoke voltage. costs would be 5x right off the bat. the obstacle is not technical. as shown above for india its all about whether CN/CP wants...

who else uses that much power?! the world norm for intercity rail is 25k max.

not necessarily. ive had times where i had to press the button myself. its really to the discretion of the operator.

do the cars have buttons on the outside to open the doors? if no then it will be subway style.

it was formed? it was defunded by the feds?

welll they need to find a way to justify their 10 year project schedule...

not related but the sight of that train just screams the need for DMUs. what a waste of a honker diesel just for 2 coaches.

but wait i thought they are NOT streetcars..... :rolleyes:

which is absolutely bonkers because thats the first place they should be converting.... absolutely abysmal project management on this front. its been 10 years since the first panto line opened and still they cant get it sorted out. shame.

I'm pretty sure everyone is designing for 25kv since its pretty much standard for intercity and heavy commuter rail. Correct me if I'm wrong though

well to put it into perspective my GF works there and theyve recently started to enforce 2 days a week and a third every month end.... i guess it's better than optional attendance lol :rolleyes: