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Transportation Research Board's DMU and Related Rail Car Technologies Subcomittee

Mission: To improve understanding of economic, technological, and regulatory factors defining the public transportation applications of self-propelled rail cars relying on-board sources of motive power.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

DMU's in the News

Links to recent North American news accounts concerning DMU services and planning

Toronto's Union Pearson Express on track for 2015 opening to Pearson Airport (YYZ) with Union Station in downtown.  

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit headed to opening in 2016

eBART: DMUs chosen to bring BART-quality rail service to SF East Bay at a much lower cost than conventional BART

Boston is considering reintroduction of DMU's onto six existing commuter rail corridors.  
See also
Earlier 2008 study

California's ACE hopes to eventually extend services to Sacramento and Merced while replacing the existing diesel locomotive – one locomotive per eight coaches, traveling top speed of 79 mph – to that of the Diesel Multiple Unit.


Posted by SPRC Technologies Subcommitteee at 7:58 AM
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AP070(1) Scope

The subcommittee is concerned with public transportation applications for self-propelled rail cars using on-board sources of motive power (commonly known as Diesel Multiple Units or “DMUs”) in the North American transport network. Motive power may be diesel internal combustion engines or an alternative self-contained, on-board source. Fields of exploration relate to operations, economics, technology, regulation, and implementation.

AP070(1) Parent Committees

Commuter Rail Transportation {AP070}
Passenger Rail Equipment and Systems Integration {AR020}

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