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What... (i didn't know where else to put this, part of a dream i had)
Posted by lattasnip9 on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:19 AM

are the requirements to make a private railcar Amtrak compatible?  I'm just asking this so when I'm a gazillionaire at 55 years of age, I'll know what to do and how to do it.

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Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:33 AM

Here's part of it: http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/Private_Car_Tariff.pdf

I saw the mechanical stds "out there" somewhere, but can't find them now.  Some of the requirments are no bolted pedestals on trucks, must have roller bearings, HEP pass through cabling, etc.

-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/

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