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If your goal is to make cars that are 38% lighter than other rolling stock then you are not going to want to make use of the parts from the heavier cars.
by m0llusk 4y ago
If your goal is to make cars that are 38% lighter than other rolling stock then you are not going to want to make use of the parts from the heavier cars.
- gsnedders 4y agoOkay, but for example Stadler's Metro can be configured such that it's lighter than the original BART stock. (I don't believe there's currently any in operation in the US; most of what's in the US is FLIRT/KISS based, which are decidedly heavier stock designed for non-rapid-transit usage.)
- bobthepanda 4y agoAtlanta just ordered some.
- bobthepanda 4y agoThe issue is that the fleet is so custom that it took over 40 years to replace them, and the replacements had issues since a new company had to do it (the original exited the train business.)