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Re: NJT conducting “Princeton Transitway Study” on Dinky ROW |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Jan 24 17:35:28 2020, in response to Re: NJT conducting “Princeton Transitway Study” on Dinky ROW, posted by 3-9 on Fri Jan 24 04:25:06 2020. They are not going to use just any bus. Read the proposal. They can repair whatever is given to them as they have been for 30 years. They did not how to repair ALP45DP and MLV cars until they got them, got manuals, and parts stream. We do not run a railroad for the convenience and whims of the maintenance people. They are there to serve us. These buses would likely cost $500K a piece, would need 2 of them to replace a rail car, and have 1/3rd the life expectancy, and can never a MDBF of 50,000 - 100,00 miles. They are no bargain. Do the capital budget math.I am not going to explain how this or any University circulator works, because you obviously know absolutely nothing, except I have daily experience watching the Rutgers system and occasionally the Princeton system. You cannot set your watch by them, they can be jammed packed, and leave people behind. They also average 5 - 10 MPH, stopping everywhere, and at every crosswalk. It cannot be merged with a line haul system to make train connections. Few people now transfer between the 2 systems in Princeton. They walk from the Dinky station. That's why the Dinky Branch has been there for 100 years. Few Tiger Transit buses go to Princeton station or Princeton Jct station. |
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