http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak_Cascades
The Amtrak Cascades is a unique train painted in a special scheme. The train is normally operated in a push-pull configuration with an EMD F59PHI at one end, a 12 or 13 car Talgo-built rake, and an unpowered EMD F40PH locomotive called a Non-Powered Control Unit (NPCU) on the other end. The NPCU contains a cement weight to meet FRA weight requirements for collision safety. The NPCU units also serve to meet Federal Railroad Administration regulations for crash safety for the Talgo cars, which are not FRA crash-rated.
Amtrak Cascades의 객차는 스페인의 Talgo사가 제작한 무동력 객차로서 유럽규격을 따르지만, 미국의 충돌안전규격에는 미달입니다. 그럼에도 불구하고 Cascades가 미국에서 운행허가를 받은 이유가, Talgo의 유럽식 객차가 전방과 후방에서 고중량의 기관차로 보호되고 있기 때문입니다. 특히 후방의 기관차는 무동력으로, 오직 후방 충돌보호를 위해 부착한 기관차입니다.
왜 CHSRA의 고속철도 홍보비디오에 TGV형태의 열차가 등장하는 지 이해가 되십니까?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak_Cascades
The Amtrak Cascades is a unique train painted in a special scheme. The train is normally operated in a push-pull configuration with an EMD F59PHI at one end, a 12 or 13 car Talgo-built rake, and an unpowered EMD F40PH locomotive called a Non-Powered Control Unit (NPCU) on the other end. The NPCU contains a cement weight to meet FRA weight requirements for collision safety. The NPCU units also serve to meet Federal Railroad Administration regulations for crash safety for the Talgo cars, which are not FRA crash-rated.
Amtrak Cascadesの客車はスペインの Talgo社が製作した無動力客車としてヨーロッパ規格に付くが, アメリカの衝突安全規格には未達です. それにもかかわらず Cascadesがアメリカで運行許可を受けた理由が, Talgoのヨーロッパ式客車が前方と後方で高中量の機関車に保護されているからです. 特に後方の機関車は無動力で, ただ後方衝突保護のために附着した機関車です.
どうして CHSRAの高速鉄道広報ビデオに TGV形態の列車が登場するのか理解ができますか?
