CarFree Maine

Meet the future of passenger rail in the United States!

For decades the feasibility of U.S passenger rail has been severely limited due to Federal mandates preventing all but the heaviest locomotives from sharing tracks with freight trains. Self Propelled Diesel Railcars are considerably more efficient to operate than conventional trains and have been a common sight in Europe. However, the FRA requirements have prevented any European models from operating without a lengthy approval process.
The unit pictured above is the first mass produced Diesel Railcar that fully meets FRA standards. It is currently in production by Nippon Sharyo-Sumitomo in Illinois, and has already had a galvanizing effect on passenger rail!.