03-01-2018, 08:50 AM
Of interest...
The LRC coaches were built in La Pocatiere... I didn’t realize that. That’s the plant that is threatening to lay off half their workforce if they don’t get any new orders.
The premier of Quebec is already talking about advancing the order of replacement trains for the MR-73’s by about 20 years just to keep the plant open!
Bombardier might have a real chance here to make a diesel-powered, Acela 2.0 set (Acela was already based on LRC).
It makes one think about the JetTrain prototype they built a few decades ago........
The LRC coaches were built in La Pocatiere... I didn’t realize that. That’s the plant that is threatening to lay off half their workforce if they don’t get any new orders.
The premier of Quebec is already talking about advancing the order of replacement trains for the MR-73’s by about 20 years just to keep the plant open!
Bombardier might have a real chance here to make a diesel-powered, Acela 2.0 set (Acela was already based on LRC).
It makes one think about the JetTrain prototype they built a few decades ago........