Posted Jan 25, 2012, 7:21 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: The Great Salt Lake, Utah
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Originally Posted by bunt_q
Amen to that.
It's not light rail, though.  We're really going to have to come up with a non-mode-specific brand for our system, and soon. Or else I'm just going to start calling everything a steam engine. |
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Originally Posted by SnyderBock
It's heavy rail, so there will be more room for bags and such. It will use the Hyundai-Rotem Silverliner V EMU's. Though technically called Commuter Rail (not light rail), the 15min peak / 15min off-peak service frequency, is more typical of what Americans would think of as metro or light rail type of service and not so much commuter rail. It won't have full grade-seperation at all crossings, but will only have at-grade crossing in the most remote intersections. It will be nearly full-grade seperated and could be upgraded to such in the future, without too much cost. This year, will bring full scale construction of the DIA Terminal expansion, as well as the EMU commuter rail line to the airport. In fact, all these projects will be in full construction this year (2012)...
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I will call it electric commuter rail because it won't look like BART (it seems like it will resemble the commuter rail from Frankfurt International Airport). 
Last edited by s.p.hansen; Jan 25, 2012 at 7:36 AM.
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