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Originally Posted by OCCheetos
I think their idea is to use the same Bombardier bi-levels used by GO. (Judging by their renders on their website)
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Seems like a poor choice to me. The Bombardier bi-levels are good for long (6 or more cars) commuter rail trains in large cities, but for short trains (fewer than 6 cars), DMUs make more sense. Now they could have one (or two) DMUs pull up to two (or four) bi-levels coaches, but unless they have a source of used cars, they could probably bundle un-powered bi-levels from the same manufacturer as the DMU.
DMU's have the following advantages over a conventional train:
- Quieter,
- More Fuel efficent,
- Better acceleration,
- Lower maintenance costs (maintaining a locomotive also maintains a coach)
Having said that, the US Railcar Bi-level DMUs are as ugly as all get-out.
