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Re: Trans-Siberian Railway
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:59:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
What I don’t quite get with the EMU designation is what’s the difference
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between an EMU and say, a string of subway cars or interurban cars (like what
South Shore Line runs, saw some in Gary on my way into Chicago this
morning)... those have traction motors in each (or at least many of the)
truck(s) too.
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Here those terms are actually pretty much synonymous with each other. All our
suburban trains are EMUs anyway.
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1 - Although “MU” is... it is just the term for connecting two or more
powered(1) cars or locos together so they can be controlled from one control
position.
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(Sorry, I just HAVE to be pedantic and point out you mixed up your footnote
numbers :-) )
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2 - technically not necessarily even powered, actually. In push pull service,
all the cars have MU cables running down them so that the unpowered last car
can control the locomotive when running in push mode.
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Legoswami
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) What exactly does "suburban" mean in this context?.. is it like the US "commuter" (meaning that the train is primarily put on to serve people coming and going to and from work, and typically is heavy rail rather than light rail or trolley, and (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) EMU - Electric Multiple Unit DMU - Diesel Multiple Unit These terms are not commonly used in the US I don't think(1). But the idea is that the train isn't "locomotive hauled" but rather more than one of the "cars" has a power truck, either (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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