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Why do they even bother having CLRVS on 509 right now anyway. I think they have too many vehicles on it right now especially considering it's not running it's full route, even then they could probably just runit with about six of the new ones maybe 8 when its busy.
So, the same status as 4522?
http://www.curbed.com/2017/1/19/14329212/streetcar-urban-transportation-rail
The US is under going a renaissance of new LRT/Streetcars lines being built, expanded and new rolling stock.
Definitely! I forget which streetcar string it was in, but a poster had made the claim that (gist) "Streetcars are no longer relevant". Btw: I corrected my original post on claiming that was a UK publication, it's a US one.
Yup...although the timing raises a few questions, not the least transit providers knowing that with "American only" clauses, costs are going to rise substantially, and perhaps Boston's "just under the wire" reflects that.
what % of BBDs train division sales are in America?
It's a very good question that will make for good discussion later, but already their subway cars are built (assembled really) in the US.
Less than 10% if you are including subway cars. If not, then a drop in the bucket.
I put this quote first as it sets up the rest. You are absolutely right to rephrase the question, because that's going to be a bleeding sore getting picked until raw in the next little while. Trump is a thug, and likely to start with the nation even more vulnerable to bullying than Mexico, and that's Canada. Some may argue with that, but events will prove that claim correct in the next little while due to Mexico being far better placed to shift production to export oversees. That's another topic I'll go into perhaps in another string if it opens on this subject.
Your standing to be corrected leaves your point intact. As they cut China out of the picture, so goes Canada. This is "jobs for Americans" and every time the excuse of China comes up, anyone else not American will be collateral to the damage. This means investment into US factories, so even if Canada isn't the intended target, we get hit anyway. Companies like BBD will pull up roots and relocate to the US rather than try and keep non-productive lines in Canada.
Actually we do! And it remains a trade irritant when Cdns scream about the "Buy American" clauses, since not only do provinces and municipalities have it, (sometimes to the exclusion of other munis and provinces), so do the Feds...and *Crown Corporations*! (CBC, Via, etc). That fact makes it difficult bringing WTO action against the US. That being stated, watch for this to become far more pronounced and virulent in the next while as things get nasty with Trump...and that includes a surcharge on Cdn heavy oil! (Wait until the Neos go ballistic on it, those that live by the oily sword, die by the oily sword). Your point is taken though, this is going to get nasty fast...and the Brexit Brits think Trump is their saviour! Turkeys at Thanksgiving have a better chance at living...
Yup, that is pretty much what CETA will bring, and if there is any 'custom' on the item, it will be much easier to do it with 'offset' (the supplier builds something else other than the item being purchased in the acquiring nation). This is already being done with incredibly pricey items like fighter aircraft, highly technical equipment, etc. Oz is a bit more complicated than as stated, Melbourne, for instance, chafed with the last tram order being made completely off-shore, the next tranche are to be Ozzie assembled, but this is where CETA will change Canada's situation with Europe in a way that the US won't have.
