[PRCo] Re: FYI about PAT CAF cars

[James B. Holland]

Dietrich, Robert J. wrote:

>What FAA will be regulating those overhauls?
>

Ours!!       Planes still owned by U.S.A. company and flown here  --  
doesn't matter where they are overhauled  --  still have to meet Our FAA 
spec(k)s!!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of
> James B. Holland
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:07 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: FYI about PAT CAF cars
>
> Don't know that CAF is being criticized -- just the process of what is
>
> happening. My comments were strictly tongue-in-cheek.
>
> B--U--T....... since you bring it up -- I am NOT a fan of
> Siemens-Deuwag equipment. Everything I have ridden has a tendency
> to hunt, very strong tendency. One car in a train in Sacramento
> was so bad -- believe it was the artic truck but can't remember for
> sure -- was so bad that I got off the train fearing derailment at
> speed. Even the Portland 70% low-floor cars had this tendency when
>
> brand new -- haven't been back so I don't know how they have fared
> over time. Would hope to get up there soon but don't think I
> shall. The controllers look like Toy Train -- ok if it is a toy
> train but this is *supposed* to be prototype. And the disc
> brakes will set up automatically when the train *coasts* below a
> certain speed -- brake does NOT need to be applied. So
> motorman has difficulty with slow speeds at traffic points. And
> the discs can chatter severely when this happens. Nope, Not a fan
> of deuwag equipment -- You Can Have It.
>
> The Portland 70% low-floor cars are utilitarian but have not and shall
> not ride in the low-floor section -- too vulnerable from side
> impact ---- MUCH comments about that problem on the transit
> lists. Portland has The Very Best modern rail cars with those
> produced by Bombardier -- they are coming up on 20-years old.
> Portland will lose its appeal for me when those cars are retired.
>
>
> Jim__Holland
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> Harold G. wrote:
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>> Why all this criticism of CAF and Elmira?
>>
>> I liked the CAF cars for Sacramento. Also the Ring line cars for
>> Amsterdam.
>>
>> Harold Geissenheimer
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Swindler <j_swindler at hotmail.com>
>> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>
> <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>
>> Date: Monday, January 24, 2005 9:47 AM
>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: FYI about PAT CAF cars
>>
>>
>>>> James B. Holland asked:
>>>>
>>>> CAF -- That's CAlifornia, F-Line, San Francisco.......
>>>>
>>>> Keerect??
>>>>
>>> try:
>>>
>>> http://www.caf.es/10/instalaciones.asp
>>>
>>> and it's practically in your back yard, Jim
>>>
>>> Looks like CAF also acquired the former Adtranz plant in Elmira. And
>>> we all know what got fixed up at this plant.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>>> John Swindler wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> CAF also has a plant in Sacramento. Suspect that there is more to
>>>>> this saga that hasn't come out yet.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: "Boris Cefer" <westinghouse at iol.cz>
>>>>>> Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>>>>>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
>>>>>> Subject: [PRCo] Re: [Fwd: FYI about PAT CAF cars]
>>>>>> Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:39:37 +0100
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any guess what the cost of the trip to Spain and back is?
>>>>>
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