From: jgrove24@hotmail.com

On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 12:56:49 AM UTC-5, Glen Labah wrote:
> In article <4860ab24-81b6-484a-aac9-7d7face50306@googlegroups.com>,
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>  JG  wrote:
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> > I'd settle for a separate fleet of single level DMUs to provide increased
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> > service without the excuse of having to use the longer consists of gallery
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> > cars that BNSF likes to close cars on during the weekends. A fleet of 6 car
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> > consists of DMUs would be a great advancement. Its a pity we only see DMUs
in
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> > Chicago for photo shoots.
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> The thing is that there is a fairly large fleet of existing gallery cars
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> already there.  They also are retiring some while new cars arrive.
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> Tearing into an existing car that has been retired and using it as a
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> demonstrator car to prove the system could result in a prototype car
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> much faster than starting from scratch.

Most of the retired units are coming from Metra Electric, maybe a prototype
with DMU or propane propulsion could be done. But it wouldn't fit into the CTA
tunnels for my Blue Line/UP-NW ORD expressing proposal.

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