[PRCo] Re: PCC Question

[Bill Robb]

Japanese rail cars are generally extremely reliable.  Most EMUs on JR East 
lines will run 18-20 hours per day.  Shinkansens run similar hours. 

Their are three peak hours in places like Tokyo: morning, evening and last 
trains. Unlike North America where cars and trains are pulling in the evening, 
the peak number of trains are running 1900-2100 hours.

Bill


On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> What is the proven need for more of them?

Other people have bought railcars. If the Kawasakis have that kind of
reliability, why not those?
The need is not proven but the demand is...

If the answer is "they only did/proven on 4 axle", sure, ok.



-- 
Derrick