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Posted by RonInBayside on Sun Nov 5 16:13:12 2006, in response to Re: LIRR: Another GAP Fall...., posted by WillD on Sun Nov 5 15:52:16 2006. "I'm not comparing them in terms of system operation. I was making a case on a purely mechanical basis for a wheelchair lift, since the conditions under which the lift would operate on the LIRR would not be significantly different from those on Metra. Indeed, the wheelchair lift could concievably have greater reliability on the LIRR due to its decreased usage owning to the LIRR's high platforms in the electric territory."Taken in and of itself, that's possible. It's service life on LIRR might be longer. "Your one-size-fits-all argument holds no water for stations with low passenger counts such as those." Again, you're looking at only one aspect of the problem. Have you considered: 1) The contract terms under which the stations are built (ie what f the contractor offers a package deal) 2) The cost of maintaining different equipment? Right now LIRR is headed for three kinds of revenue vehicle - M7, C3 and locomotive. Yes they still have the M3s, but ultimately the goal is to get rid of them too. 3) The tendency for people to violate tracks wirth low level platforms? Yes a fence helps but a high platform is a better deterrent. LIRR's answer to very low-use stations has been to eliminate them completely, not build low-platform stops. Now, you could certainly, legitimately, protest station closings and try to persuade LIRR to not close them, but that's a different issue. If you want to get frustrated with me and call me names, you go right ahead. It just proves my point. You're still a student, a bright one, certainly, but one who thinks narrowly and doesn't see the bigger picture. I'm not saying everything LIRR does is right, or that everything you say is wrong. But you haven't matured as an engineer yet. You can use Subchat as a place where you can fantasize about how you'd make a much better railroad CEO than James Dermody, but if you take that attitude to your next job interview, you're in for a very unpleasant surprise. You need to grow up. Your posting proves that. That's not an insult, that's a statement of fact. Five or 10 years from now, you'll know a lot more than you do today. I wish you well and that you have success. If you think I'm flaming you, that's entirely on you, completely your responsibility. Not my problem. |
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