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Denton Tx Transit Authority signs contract for 11 DMU's

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[quote user="Maglev"] DMU's are the way to go!  Great Britain has known this since the 1950's, and has found them to be the most efficient vehicle for secondary and suburban services. One comment--they don't seem afraid of using a variety of coupling systems.  The Class 160 (?) I rode around 1990 had an unique automatic coupler, which established all connections (brake, electrical, etc) automatically.  After connection is made, there was an interesting routine of having a driver power each part of the train in opposite directions to ascertain that a secure connection had been established, before relinquishing control to the front vehicle.  [/quote] Hopefully the DCTA will have better luck with the DMU's than Capital Metro has experienced.  The start date for the Leander to Austin train is still on hold; in fact, a projected start date has not been determined.  The project is more than $30 to $50 million over budget and more than a year late.  Part of the problem is that the DMU's will not activate consistently some of Capital Metro's crossing signals and gates. Yesterday, I noticed a crew had blocked off most of North Lamar Street, which is in North Austin, to work at the crossing on North Lamar.  Interestingly, as I reported last month, the New Mexico Rail Runner, which uses conventional equipment in a push/pull mode, was up and running on time or so I have been told.
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