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Posted by R30A on Sat Dec 15 16:59:38 2007, in response to Re: WMATA Board Approves Fare Hike, posted by RonInBayside on Sat Dec 15 13:52:15 2007. To be honest, with the numbers being stated, you would probably not experience many breakdowns on the train you are on.Even taking the lowest MDBF's listed in the news article about car 6321, 500 Miles, it would take many trips before one was on the train which broke down(Especially since, with long trains of EMUs, you dont have to remove a train from service, even if one car is entirely broken). I have been riding C3s being pulled by DEDM30s since they arrived, and have never been on one that has broken down(mind you, as I am at school, now I am a seasonal user, but it still puts the numbers into perspective.) Also notable-- The lowest WMATA rail numbers are higher then the highest NYCT bus numbers. Not saying that WMATA's numbers are good-- They arent. But to say that they are low enough to make it likely that someone would be delayed isnt true. They are bad, not because they are a problem for day to day service, but because they could be so much better. |
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