State Approves Funding for East End 'Scoot' Trains.

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tasty knowledge ok so what makes em better than DMU scoot trains?

 

 

Finally! Some punctuation marks in your comments! Finally!

 

I'm curious to know if there'd be any cost savings in going with the Bombardier option if it had any parts in common with the M7s. Perhaps the similarities would be cosmetic, or perpahs the non-propulsion systems would be identical. You'd at lease save on training and maintaining two sets of parts.

 

They're supposed to be less expensive to operate because you can use a much smaller engine to move a full, small DMU that a large, half-empty unpowered car pulled by a locomotive.

 

 

@QJ: You've been answered here, it's much more cost saving for the LIRR to run DMU's instead of the classical push pull mode by a separate Diesel Locomotive and a Regular C3 Bi-Level Coach.

 

@Myster: I would believe there would be cost savings and overall benefit for the LIRR to get the Bombardier Option, however if they need to be competitive, they should purchase the option where most US/Canadian Commuter Railroads use so parts would be cheaper and more widely available to the US/Canadian market.