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Re: CALTRAIN Prepares for Electrification |
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Posted by WillD on Mon Mar 29 14:03:32 2010, in response to Re: CALTRAIN Prepares for Electrification, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Mar 29 13:24:57 2010. The FRA waiver is less for power consumption and more for compatibility with the proposed CAHSR system. The CAHSR system was the primary beneficiary of the FRA's recent HSR grant program, so for the feds to tie Caltrans' hands with regulations would be foolish. The CAHSR project hinges upon their ability to prove the ERTMS system will provide sufficient train control to obviate the FRA's Tier II rules. So long as the CAHSR trains will not be complying with the FRA, then there is no reason to accept the greater wear and tear and lower acceleration the FRA compatible units will place on their system. |
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