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Re: Anybody want to know where one of the LIRR's M1 pairs are? |
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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Mar 9 11:54:24 2008, in response to Re: Anybody want to know where one of the LIRR's M1 pairs are?, posted by JournalSquare-K-Car on Sun Mar 9 11:47:13 2008. "A railroad should only buy new cars during expansion of the system or service."No, a railroad should buy new cars when it makes sense, economically, to do so. "The smaller lines get the older trains while the mainlines get the newer ones." No, the cars are apportioned based on ridership demand, rvice requirements and the logistics involved with the repair shops. "A railcar can last long. Especially the BUDDs with their durable design. Easily can go another 40 years." Could, but not economically. The cost to maintain them would be far higher than buying new cars, especially since the old cars' manufacturers no longer exist. Sometimes it's hard even to get blueprints and plans. "It was when the TA came to power that fares went up, things that used to bring profit needed to be subsidized." The private subway companies were already bankrupt when the TA came along. After automobile use expanded in the 1940s and 1950s, there was no chance subway lines could ever turn a profit. Currently, the subway system actualy comes close to breaking even. It's the bus system that loses most of the money. |
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