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Posted by trainsarefun on Tue Jun 24 13:19:01 2008, in response to Re: M.T.A. Cuts Delay Some Big Projects Until 2010, posted by rtype3995 on Tue Jun 24 12:39:16 2008. Typical b.s being put out there....instead of wasting money on opto and buying new cars, they should have used the money elsewhere....Not sure about that; the current cars being retired either have or very soon will end their useful lives. Doesn't pay to overhaul 40+ year old railcars, and if they don't overhaul them, it's likely that their reliability will begin to take huge hits, or else that maintenance costs on the older units will sharply increase. That said, the huge capital investments in CBTC have not paid dividends yet over traditional NYCT signaling; they have actually been over budget and over time so far on the Canarsie Line. Until the technology can be actually shown to improve service, it may be time to delay future implementation of CBTC signaling. MTA and NYCT especially are heavy with analysts working out of expensive real estate. Might be time to cool that line of work off, and focus on essential personnel. |
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