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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 24 |
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Posted by milantram on Tue Aug 25 13:24:16 2015, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for August 24, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Mon Aug 24 18:05:47 2015. Re: The PCC demise on the Newark City Subway: I was there on August 20, but had to get back to San Francisco. When I investigated air fares to arrive back on the 24th, they were prohibitive. But since there was a trip with the Triplexes on August 26, I was able to get a cheap fare to attend that, followed by Opening Day with the new Kinkis on Aug. 27.Let's just say that the first day with the new LRVs was a complete meltdown! From reliable 6-minute waits for the PCCs to gaps of as much as 45 minutes with the Kinkis! And, of course, the Kinkis just didn't have the get-up-and go the PCCs had. With those, the passengers boarded, and the motorman was already accelerating from the stop as the front doors were closing. With the Kinkis, it was 4 seconds of warning sounds that the doors would close, 5 more seconds to close, and three seconds for the computer to acknowledge that the doors were closed, so the motorman could move the car. Progress? Piffle... But at least I got one day of the last week in! |
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