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U.S. Finally Legalizes Modern, European-Style Train Cars

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U.S. Finally Legalizes Modern, European-Style Train Cars
Posted by rdamon on Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:52 PM

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/11/23/u-s-finally-legalizes-modern-european-style-train-cars/

Did not see this on any other thread ...

Will there be any major changes with this change?

 

 

 

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Thursday, November 29, 2018 3:42 PM
The new FRA regs already were posted on two threads. Zero comments.
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Posted by 54light15 on Thursday, November 29, 2018 4:43 PM

Reading the comments, I'm glad that I'm on this very civilised thread (for the most part, natch) but wow, how nasty the comments are. They sure go for personal attacks and insults on whatever forum that is. It's why I don't do social media unless this is considered to be it. 

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Posted by Overmod on Thursday, November 29, 2018 8:27 PM

We've had several threads on this already (they contain "FRA" in the title)

Actual document is here:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/21/2018-25020/passenger-equipment-safety-standards-standards-for-alternative-compliance-and-high-speed-trainsets

Note that the comment period is indicated as being open.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Friday, November 30, 2018 3:23 AM

54light15

Reading the comments, I'm glad that I'm on this very civilised thread (for the most part, natch) but wow, how nasty the comments are. They sure go for personal attacks and insults on whatever forum that is. It's why I don't do social media unless this is considered to be it. 

It's really tame here.

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Posted by rdamon on Friday, November 30, 2018 6:23 AM

agreed ...  Imagine if people had to put their full name and address after comments how quickly that would change.

I thought i remember Volker talking about this, but some of those threads were hard to keep up with :)

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Friday, November 30, 2018 8:46 AM

rdamon
I thought i remember Volker talking about this, but some of those threads were hard to keep up with :)

Does anyone know what actually happened to him?  Banished by moderators or did he just get fed up with the futility of posting valuable, factual information that certain posters refused to accept?  It's too bad.

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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, December 1, 2018 4:15 AM

charlie hebdo
Does anyone know what actually happened to him?  Banished by moderators or did he just get fed up with the futility of posting valuable, factual information that certain posters refused to accept?  It's too bad.

Or left out of sheer boredom.

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Saturday, December 1, 2018 7:15 AM

CMStPnP

 

 
charlie hebdo
Does anyone know what actually happened to him?  Banished by moderators or did he just get fed up with the futility of posting valuable, factual information that certain posters refused to accept?  It's too bad.

 

Or left out of sheer boredom.

 

Very interesting...but possible! 

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