FUD Wrote:
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> Trying to come up with enough other commuter lines
> that might use FRA-compliant DMU.
>
> WEX in Portland? No, they have more than enough
> already for the busload of people that rides it.
> Trinity/Dallas? No, they have more than enough
> FLIRTS - newer, low-floor, etc.
> North Vancouver BC? Again, they have more than
> enough for the busload or 2 they haul.
> Caltrain for daytime runs to, perhaps, Gilroy? Not
> likely - they have more than enough conventional
> train equipment that'll be surplus once the
> electrics start running, and Caltrain isn't
> high-platform.
> e-BART? Now there's a possibility, if they extend
> toward Tracy and need more equipment to run the
> line; at least it would be roughly compatible with
> what they have now.
> Orlando if ridership keeps falling? When it gets
> down to 1-2 busloads per train, why not run
> what's, in effect, buses on rails? Would need new
> high platforms, though.
> San Diego, for Owl Service on the light rail lines
> shared with freight? Problem is - the light rail
> is all low-floor now, and the SMART DMUs are
> anything but. A couple of FLIRTs would be better.
>
> Kind of running out of options here. e-BART seems
> the most compatible, but only if they plan to
> expand.

Redlands, CA

DMU should used for the Perris line to/from San Bernardino . RCTC is so tone-deaf, it will never happen.