> <[email protected]> wrote: > > Frank, > > Chicago is built along the original horse-car rail lines (Milwaukee > > Ave. for Chicagoans). > > The horse-cars were replaced by streetcars then cars and buses. > > Rail lines are charming and not often seen in N.America. > > Difficult turning radii are to be expected in the cities. > > Regards, Bob S. > > I'm amazed that no one seems to be able to meet Toronto's small radius > turning requirements. Other than Bombardier (whose light-rail > commuter vehicles have been sold in Europe), all contenders are > European, AFAIK (I think Siemens is one of them). One would think > that in older European cities, with all those narrow streets, small > turning radii would be a must! > > Anyway, either an existing design will be found or someone will be > found who will design one, or we'll soldier on with what we have for a > while longer... > > cheers, > frank
They often use turntables to turn the trams over here. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
