From: gl4317@yahoo.com

In article ,
 "Adam H. Kerman"  wrote:

> Colorado Rail Car had a full bi-level car as DMU, right? How much did the
> engine space intrude into otherwise usable passenger compartment?


The engine and below floor generator set didn't themselves intrude into
the passenger area, and their drive system could probably be retrofitted
into a Metra gallery car just fine.  The company that bought the rights
to the design might be made to be interested in doing that.  They are
mostly a freight car company, and so they really haven't been too good
at entering the passenger car market.  Building a prototype this way
might give them a chance.

The big problem is that the gallery cars already have a limited amount
of air conditioning capacity, and removing it from under the car means
finding somewhere else to put it.  If you put the condenser on the roof
like the Colorado Railcar units in Florida have, it means adding a bit
of height to the car.  I assume the BNSF line allows higher cars due to
double stacks, but I don't know about Union Station.

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