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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Alex4Martinez

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3. Nice! AKA "Rapid Streetcars"

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 02:35 PM

Jul 2018

The Alstom Citadis Spirit, the Siemens S-70, streetcars that can go fast and go some distance.
I got a tour of the Sacramento Siemens plant recently. Loved that!

In practice, where interurban trains (like Sonoma Marin or the San Diego Sprinter) share with freight trains, these aren't an option.

Possibly, equipping them with PTC, Positive Train Control, might overcome the incompatibility.

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Trolley-Train Hybrid Tackles City Streets, Then Speeds to Suburbs [View all] marmar Feb 2014 OP

I know exactly where this location is supposed to be. DetlefK Feb 2014 #1

The platforms at Rotherham train station are being extended for this project T_i_B Jan 2018 #2

Nice! AKA "Rapid Streetcars" Alex4Martinez Jul 2018 #3

This project opened for business a couple of months ago T_i_B Dec 2018 #4

We Used To Have Things Like Those Here In The US Vogon_Glory Dec 2018 #5