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Western Railroad Discussion > Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in IowaDate: 03/21/15 17:59 Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: aohunt Westbound UP train MPRNP in Iowa today had two (the first two?) SMART cars on the rear end of the train. The photos were near Lisbon, IA at 1400. One of the spacer cars was OTTX 94185.
  Date: 03/21/15 18:05 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: drwwork Nice, they are looking good!!!
Date: 03/21/15 18:55 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: callum_out They were sitting outside the plant with the upper covers off, bunch a stuff up there,
looked pretty official. Out Date: 03/21/15 19:16 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: erielackawanna Modern day RDCs?
Date: 03/21/15 19:28 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: weather Many thanks for posting!
Date: 03/21/15 20:25 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: PHall Those would probably work for some of Metrolink's lighter services like the LA to Burbank Airport shuttle and the Fullerton - Laguna Nigel service.
I bet they would work nicely on the Perris Valley line too. Date: 03/21/15 21:32 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: coach Where is the diesel engine?? Either it's a small engine, or maybe it's a turbine power plant supplying electricity to the wheels??
Date: 03/21/15 21:33 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: atsf121 So are these DMU's? If so, can they run with freight trains or are they like the ones on the Oceanside, CA Sprinter line that have to run time separated from freight.
They look nice, thanks for posting photos. Nathan Date: 03/21/15 22:45 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: CDTX They are heavy rail, FRA crashworthyness compliant DMU's.
Posted from Android Date: 03/22/15 06:05 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: atsf121 CDTX Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > They are heavy rail, FRA crashworthyness compliant > DMU's. > > Posted from Android Interesting, thanks for the info. Nathan Date: 03/22/15 06:31 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: pnger64 These cars just went west through Boone, IA. I think it was the UP 5636 leading but could be wrong.
Date: 03/22/15 08:24 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: PHall coach Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Where is the diesel engine?? Either it's a small > engine, or maybe it's a turbine power plant > supplying electricity to the wheels?? Engines are under the floor with the radiator on the roof, just like an RDC. Date: 03/22/15 11:18 Re: Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Cars in Iowa Author: tehachapifan Those are nice looking! Thought they were going to be a little more odd looking per some renderings I've seen.
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