10-13-2011, 07:57 AM
Actually, the ex NJDOT Comet I cars that were running on Metrolink are back in storage. New-generation cars from Rotem in Korea are on the property.
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The existing Bombardier cab cars are being converted to ordinary intermediate coaches, with the new Rotem design a result of several bad front-end collisions involving old-style cab cars.
There's a new generation of commuter and transit equipment, some of it very interesting and attractive. Unfortunately, especially outside the Northeast Corridor, not much available commercially for models.
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[albumimg]4107[/albumimg]
The existing Bombardier cab cars are being converted to ordinary intermediate coaches, with the new Rotem design a result of several bad front-end collisions involving old-style cab cars.
There's a new generation of commuter and transit equipment, some of it very interesting and attractive. Unfortunately, especially outside the Northeast Corridor, not much available commercially for models.