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Perform well, yes, but whether or not they have any performance advantage, specifically acceleration, as compared to a diesel locomotive and hauled coaches is up for debate. It would not come as a surprise though that they do have fuel cost savings over a stand alone engine. For most limited scale commuter operations in this country at least (think like Nashville with a few coaches and an old F40 locomotive) they are the better option. Thank goodness the FRA finally eased its' absurdly stringent safety regulations to allow the off-the-shelf European rolling stock.
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