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The following is a quote from the Trains.com newswire:
Florida Tri-Rail begins two-year DMU test
MIAMI, Fla. – Florida Tri-Rail operated the first revenue run of a Colorado Railcar Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) as a test project on the South Florida Rail Corridor December 31. The DMU operated round trip between the Miami International Airport Station and the Mangonia Park Station as Tri-Rail trains P608 and P613, carrying a capacity crowd of 200 passengers on each train. As part of the test, Tri-Rail will purchase two bi-level DMUs and one single-level DMU.
The project, at a cost of $12,020,578, is being funded by the Federal Railroad Administration with matching funds from the Florida Department of Transportation and is designed to evaluate performance on a commuter rail line. The equipment is scheduled to operate on six trains per day, Monday through Friday, 48 weeks a year for two years.