From: jishnu@nospam.verizon.net

On 8/12/2014 7:39 PM, Clark F Morris wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:32:21 +0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
>  wrote:
>
>> Jishnu Mukerji  wrote:
>>> On 8/12/2014 12:19 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>
>>>> http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=493058&nseq=4
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pearson_Express
>>
>>>> Nippon-Sharyo is assembling DMUs for Union Pearson Express, Toronto,
>>>> a rail service to run between Toronto Union Station and Pearson
International
>>>> Airport. Wikipedia notes that they meet Tier 4 air pollution emissions
>>>> standards and that they're convertible to EMUs if desired.
>>
>>>> I'd like to know if they meet FRA buff strength requirements or if they're
>>>> nonstandard for use in United States passenger service.
>>
>>> They do meet the recently updated FRA Tier I standard. Similar DMUs are
>>> going to be deployed in California (Sonoma-Marin SMART Service). For
>>> that service they meet the following requirement spelled out in the RFP:
>>
>>> "The vehicles shall be designed and manufactured to be in compliance
>>> with 49 CFR 238 requirements applicable to Tier I Passenger Equipment
>>> and with all applicable APTA and AAR standards and recommended practices."
>>
>> Thank you. That's great to know.
>
> The design is overweight by European standards

Of course. US buff strength and CEM rules are basically equivalent now
to what the Europeans require for things like TGVs. This makes lowly
DMUs heavier than their European counterpart.

> and incompatible with
> the rest of GO Transit which assumes low platforms.

That is not Nippon Sharyo's fault. Clearly the Union Rpearson Express
folks thought that was their preference. :)

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