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For Siberianmo My email is dwatkins@demac.com. Would be glad to discuss DART with you. The Sounder equipment is Bombardier bilevel coaches like the GO Transit set in a recent reply. I think their equipment is a newer vintage than the GO Transit equipment. DART bought several surplus Bombardier bilevel cars from GO Transit and refurbished them for our Trinity Rail Express commuter service between Dallas and Fort Worth. We also bought 3-4 cab cars new from Bombardier as we do not have a convienant place to Y the train. We also have 13 Budd RDCs that came from the surplus line of VIA in Montreal. We tend to like the Canadian equipment. The RDCs were stripped down to the frame and essentially remanufactured to US/Amtrak specs. The bilevels and cab cars kept the Canadian voltage which is about 40 volts more than the Amtrak standard. Don't quote me but I believe the voltages are 480 and 520. We only use the RDCs as backup service and only run one train set of 3 cars during commute hours. The rest of the service is with the bilevels. They do haul more people. I like the RDCs and am saddened to see them slowly being withdrawn from service. We did not equip them with rest rooms which does create a problem for longer commutes. I can say that these cars were purchased prior to my arrival on the board. Where did you pick up the name Siberianmo? Been to that garden spot? Cheers, *** Watkins
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