06-26-2017, 04:09 PM
(06-26-2017, 12:49 PM)kps Wrote: (I don't seriously think we should have Plate K LRVs. I do seriously think GO should have plate K cars (actually, K height with full 10′8″ width); they could have more capacity via two full-length flat floors, and stop fighting the freight lines over catenary height.)
Do you know how tall the existing GO cars are? Would your idea be cars that look more like the tall Amtrak cars I’ve seen? They appear to be like that, with the connection from one car to the next on the upper level and doors on the lower level (note: I’ve never been in one of those cars, however, so I have very limited information).
As to catenary height, is it that GO wants lower catenary that wouldn’t allow double-stack containers to pass? If so I’m surprised this is really contentious because they already have pretty tall cars so I’d be surprised if they saw much of a benefit by having lower overhead (i.e., it can’t be much lower, so why not just put it as high as the railways want it?).