So will the ren sets be retired or kept for spare parts?

But are locomotives part of the package? Or is that separate?

Likely the new fleet will have a new computerized monitoring system which can be managed by the trainmaster. In order for it to work you would need the cars to work in series (similar to how the CSA operates the doors on a GO train). Also for such a system to work seamlessly you would want to...

I thought there is a proposal to build an LRT along this route?

But they did it with Siemens? It was because they were the only vendor that could meet the timeline and already had production started.

In terms of the venture sets they are building them in tandem. And it also means they ironed out the bugs before we get them. Would be nice to have panoramic windows or domes. Meanwhile Japan is building a 500km maglev train...55 billon dollars.

They could have everything "ready" in the background and we're just waiting for the formal announcement.

Kingston has a lounge but it's nothing special. Too bad Windsor doesn't have one.

Sounds like the line to Orangeville.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/04/09/italian-startup-testing-pv-sleepers-on-railway-line/ Innovative idea out of India. I feel like they would get scratched and not generate much power. Station roofs might be better or canopies.

Yeah and you can say the same thing about BYD and we all know how that turned out.

Look at Proterra. They couldn't get their act together and now basically NOVA and Proterra are owned by the same company. Do you think a small startup can ramp up and become successful? Seems to me like it's a tough pill to swallow.

They might as well throw the money in the Hudson River.

A paved parking lot with rail access would suffice. You can pave over the rails like streetcar tracks to make it easier.

Why would they sole source a unproven product?

You can use a mobile crane...

All you need is a siding with a paved road and a container carrier. You would need to use 10ft and ,20 foot containers. Like a POD.

In Japan they have made an effort to use intermodal trains where possible. Using 20 foot containers the freight train stops at a level crossing and a crane transfers the container to a truck for last mile travel. So for example at night you could have a train travel from Toronto to Montreal...

If the emergency brakes were applied before the crash wouldn't you see sparks before the impact?

Would it be a 1 to 1 replacement of what they have or what they originally had including units that are retired due to corrosion and accidents.