From: cfmpublic@ns.sympatico.ca

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

Clark Morris

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