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Posted by Fisk ave Jim on Sun Mar 4 22:18:00 2012, in response to Re: merging LIRR and MNCR and ... and .., posted by Joe V on Sun Mar 4 20:34:52 2012. No smartass vibe detected here. Fair question. From what I've noticed from dealing with LIRR people, the only good idea is one that comes from within. The way we do buisness is the only way. They would rarely, if ever look outside of themselves to solve a problem or, say look at a system & go ahead & say lets give it a try.Some simple examples: the way they sold tickets. MN in the 80's looked to Europe for a better way & developed a CATSS (Computer assisted ticket selling system) method. More efficent faster, & cut dowm on employee "mistakes". LIRR, kept the same method thus kept the same slowness & inneficency. MN installed miles of fiber optic lines for improved signaling & communications. LIRR Last time I asked around, not an inch of fiber optic lines on its territory. LIRR never thought of converting its 3d rail to underriding contact shoe even though the underriding design is proven to be better in snow. With all the miles of electrified terrritory & Long Islands occasional snow burials, you would think that someone would think that would be a good idea. You would be wrong. And why not?? Because thats the way we do things. thats "Pennsy" attitude simply put. These are just a few examples I could think of off the top of my head. |
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