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BandA wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:23 pm Maybe GO Transit in Toronto has some spare cars ....The GO cars have incompatible HEP requirements with the US. Back when the T used single level GO cars around 1980, the FP10s were the only locomotives that could supply the proper electrical power. The FP10s were not the most reliable locomotive in part due to having to be able to supply both US and Canadian head end power characteristics.
BandA wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:23 pmWhen they say reupholstered, do they actually mean that or will they replace the seats with off-the-shelf 2+3 seats.Some of the MBBs were refitted quite a long time ago with the 2-seat assemblies like what the Bombardier cars have, so there's a precedent for that. I don't think the MBBs are wide enough to fit a 3/2 configuration.
RenegadeMonster wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 8:47 am Aren't the MBB's the same width as the Rotems / K cars?On the outside, yes. I don't know about interior dimensions.
chrisf wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 7:20 amAs I recall MBB #517 had 2x3 seats from a Bombardier. There was at least one other too. They do fit.BandA wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:23 pmWhen they say reupholstered, do they actually mean that or will they replace the seats with off-the-shelf 2+3 seats.Some of the MBBs were refitted quite a long time ago with the 2-seat assemblies like what the Bombardier cars have, so there's a precedent for that. I don't think the MBBs are wide enough to fit a 3/2 configuration.