Re:The New Paris Métro Is Coming, and It's a Big Deal
by hiAndrewQuinn on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @08:28AM
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Really! I could use a link if you have one.
Re:The New Paris Métro Is Coming, and It's a Big Deal
by bobthepanda on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @11:59AM
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Here's the final rule: https://railroads.dot.gov/regulations/federal-register-docum...
It mostly legalizes European trainsets with minor adjustments, though Japanese sets would need significant reworking since they follow yet another standard. But this is important, because an FRA-compliant vehicle at 220MPH basically does not exist, and those have become legal if in their own exclusive right-of-way; and alternative compliance trainsets can now operate with regular American freight trains below 125MPH, which is basically the entirety of the network today anyways.
The FRA basically just did this for European rail vehicle standards, which are different than US ones significantly. The issue is that the US market is generally too thin to support US-specific passenger rail manufacturers who would happily comply.