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Posted by Jersey Mike on Sun Nov 21 18:17:30 2010, in response to Re: American Railcar gone, posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Sun Nov 21 16:25:18 2010. I don't see what makes that any different from any light rail or rapid transit system in the first world.Will wants to use light rail vehicles for heavy/commuter rail systems. Except you're stuck with long lines for everybody trying to cram their way into the few doors possible, and then awful dwell times when they attempt to leave the train, especially at low platform stations. Stations with low patronage can get away with short platforms. Stations with heavy travel can have full length stations. On SEPTA Market East, Suburban and 30th St all have 10+ car high level platforms, but stations like Highland Ave only serves a single door. Using DMUs w/o passthrough limits train length to the smallest platform size. And what will you do when your transit agency is turned into a victim's trust fund? Insurance covers that sort of crap. You can easily insure away the risk of one or two deaths on average per year. Serious train v Train accidents are exceedingly rare in this country. We have about one nationally per decade. |
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