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Posted by BrooklynBus on Sun Jul 30 19:42:57 2006, in response to Re: WillD needs to learn more., posted by RonInBayside on Sun Jul 30 12:50:32 2006. One of the reasons the MTA is against light rail is just that they fear change. They were against using smaller buses. They were against larger (artic) buses. They were against low floor buses.They even resisted air conditioning the subways for a good number of years because they insisted it couldn't be done from an engineering point of view. First they said the stations were too close unlike commuter rail, so the cold air would escape. After years of pressure, they finally air-conditioned the IRT-BMT but resisted for about five more years saying the IRT couldn't be air conditoned because the cars were too small until someone pointed out that PATH cars were smaller and they were air conditioned. The point is after all their obstinance, reason finally won out in most instances but it wasn't easy. They reason they didn't want to introduce diferent types and sizes of buses was because they didn't want to have to maintain multiple types of fleets with the extra costs involved, i.e. increased inventory of parts, additional trining for mechanics, etc. Their points are valid and I suspect this is their rationale also for opposing light rail. They're looking at all the negatives and ignoring all the positives which is typical of the MTA when it comes to change. |
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