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Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings |
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Posted by Jackson Park B Train on Wed Apr 27 00:19:13 2016, in response to Re: WMATA sank into crisis despite decades of warnings, posted by Steamdriven on Tue Apr 26 23:03:15 2016. So my perspective begins w/CTA in the 50s, a brief period in Philly pre PATCO, 4 years in NYC, and riding BART from day one up to a short trip today.BART is "cleaner" although when the cars still had carpet it got very,very grotty. The platforms are generally clean, the trains mainly run ontime, the fares are a total ripoff (imho), and despite their computers, they can't run as frequently as CTA did in the 50s. Indeed they run at slower speeds on short segments where stations are closely spaced--downtown SF, Oakland, Berkeley. AFAIK they are allowed 80 but not 90. Early on they rtan faster on short segments resulting, no surprise, in premature brake pad failure. Besides, a one mile trip does not require going faster than 30-35. So, as to experience, clean, of course air conditioned (except when it isn't working), quieter than NYC sometimes/sometimes not, until recently 90+% OTP, but infrequent service, no overnight service; anouncements ask riders to remain seated until train is fully stopped and unfortunately many do. |
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