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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Apr 24 10:05:43 2006, in response to Re: The LIRR President Speaks, posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Apr 24 09:27:16 2006. 1) Because it is rapid transit/heavy rail, I'm willing to bet that PATCO's cars see more extreme starts and stops than the LIRR's cars. Furthermore, PATCO cars probably run at their maximum speeds a higher percentage of the time that the LIRR's cars. It's quite possible that the average speed of the PATCO cars is similar or higher than the LIRR's cars. As such, WillD makes a VALID comparison.I don't agree. The Babylon Branch is perhaps almost like your average rapid transit line. Before I make a comment on the "speeds" though, I would have to know what the speeds are. But to say that the LIRR doesn't reach the speeds, or extreme starts and stops that the LIRR's cars do has got to be false. Ridership does not "pound the heck" out of the cars. The cars running from point A to point B "pounds the heck" out of the cars no matter how many people are on-board Sure it does. The LIRR get a much bigger pounding than PATCO cars do. And the LIRR cars run WAY more often from point a to point B than PATCO does. And yes, ridership also pounds the hell out of the cars too, the more use, the more pounding the interiors take. And the interiors are part of the cars too, not just the mechanics (even if less important). |
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