From: ahk@chinet.com

Glen Labah  wrote:
>"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.

Hm?

AC condenser has been where it's been since CB&Q first introduced Budd
gallery cars in 1950 (hauled with steam locomotives at first): It's above
the center vestibule. The gallery is not continuous.

We've had an unusually cool summer. I was thinking last night as I rode
home how cold it was in the passenger compartment, but I've been wearing
flanel all summer.

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