From: ahk@chinet.com

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

Someone else commented that it's a similar model to what was ordered by
Sonoma-Marin counties. Aren't those standard-height platforms?

I like floor-height platforms.

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