Colorado Railcar demise
Author: synonymouse
Date: 01-07-2009 - 00:31
Had SMART gone with typical electric light rail operating on its own trackage it would have attracted multiple bidders for its equipment. Now they will be stuck with one.
I gather the rules on competitive bidding must have been relaxed in recent years. There was a time when designing something so that only company could or would bid on it was frowned upon.
They have painted themselves into a corner by caving into Marin County on using locomotives.