New Technologies in Railroad Safety and Security: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Railroads of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 28, 2005, Volume 4 |
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... U.S. DMU . I am going to focus primarily on the U.S. DMU . DMU stands for Diesel Multiple Unit . It simply means a car which is self - propelled and has diesel engines underneath it . It does not require a locomotive , and is capable of ...
... U.S. DMU . I am going to focus primarily on the U.S. DMU . DMU stands for Diesel Multiple Unit . It simply means a car which is self - propelled and has diesel engines underneath it . It does not require a locomotive , and is capable of ...
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... U.S. DMU . Why are we so interested in this ? It is very simple . The U.S. DMU uses 50 percent less fuel per passenger mile than a loco- motive - hauled train when it is being used in an appropriate serv- ice . That is energy security ...
... U.S. DMU . Why are we so interested in this ? It is very simple . The U.S. DMU uses 50 percent less fuel per passenger mile than a loco- motive - hauled train when it is being used in an appropriate serv- ice . That is energy security ...
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... U.S. development of the self - propelled railcar , or as it is known in the trade , the Diesel Multiple Unit ( DMU ) . This is a passenger carrying railcar with diesel propulsion engines underneath the floor . Thus , no locomotive is ...
... U.S. development of the self - propelled railcar , or as it is known in the trade , the Diesel Multiple Unit ( DMU ) . This is a passenger carrying railcar with diesel propulsion engines underneath the floor . Thus , no locomotive is ...
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... U.S. DMU was hampered by the requirement to meet the new regulations and standards . Because U.S. standards are substantially higher than those of the foreign manufacturers , no one wanted to develop a modern rail diesel car to U.S. ...
... U.S. DMU was hampered by the requirement to meet the new regulations and standards . Because U.S. standards are substantially higher than those of the foreign manufacturers , no one wanted to develop a modern rail diesel car to U.S. ...
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... DMU technology could save thousands of pounds of emissions from entering our atmosphere . And not just ... U.S. TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW - HOW The principal reason that we had not enjoyed the benefits of DMUS in the U.S. was that there were no ...
... DMU technology could save thousands of pounds of emissions from entering our atmosphere . And not just ... U.S. TECHNOLOGICAL KNOW - HOW The principal reason that we had not enjoyed the benefits of DMUS in the U.S. was that there were no ...
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