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Why could the child not continue to use a Reduced Fare Transit Card, the butterscotch-colored magnetic stripe stored-value plastic card which debits the...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:08 pm
27992
Transit fans may not want to hear this. Andre is right about the small and mid-sized cities. I have seen this in the 12th most populous city of the U.S., which...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:21 pm
27993
In case anyone thinks that Adam meant physics of motion, I think he's right when he refers to physics of heat. As this thread demonstrates, the Fox River Grove...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:27 pm
27994
Because brakes on freight-only equipment are less sophisticated than on passenger-train equipment. Railroad speed restrictions typically, not just on MILW...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:31 pm
27995
Yes, that's right. The economic reasons for preferring a Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus, rather than a Transit Card, will be: (1) the 10% bonus whereby you...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:43 pm
27996
It makes sense as one of the steps to encourage magnetic Transit Card users to switch to the Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus. It doesn't make sense on the...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 2:56 pm
27997
... As another example, in Washington, transfer from train to bus was free; transfer from bus to train required a full second fare....
Yes, Andre, the slower speed accomplishes all the things you say. Unfortunately, it also may encourage more motorists to violate the crossing warnings. ...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:06 pm
27999
I've been saying for about five years that the "red light camera" technology would be even more effective for railroad crossings than it is for red lights....
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:12 pm
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Part of the problem is that cities with greater unemployment have lesser numbers of "large-capacity vehicles" (buses). That's because even a transit-dependent...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:18 pm
28001
That new Las Vegas plan is quite similar to Indianapolis, where the fare is $1.25 on each bus or a $3 day pass (valid until midnight, though, not a full 24...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:27 pm
28002
Number of public vehicle grade crossings: Yellow Line (Skokie), 7 in about 2.2 miles (3.2 per mile). Blue Line (Douglas), 9 in about 1.2 miles (7.5 per mile). ...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:35 pm
28003
Okay, Andre hates Pace, Edward hates CTA, and Adam hates school buses. There still seems to be a shortage of Metra haters. Is there no equity in the mass...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:37 pm
28004
Perhaps that is an overly simple way to state the situation. I recall a case a number of years ago (for obvious reasons I will not name the crossing) where...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:44 pm
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Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:48 pm
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Yes, Washington is a fine example. Rates of fare have to be based on collectibility. It's nice if they also can be based on equity. At least the Metrorail part...
Roy G. Benedict
trolleys@...
Dec 1, 2005 3:59 pm
28007
I simply expect and demand the government be prepared to protect me and every other person in our borders. A car isn't a safety net. If there was a severe...
Ooh. That's a good point. I wonder if there's some sort of provision for still issuing paper transfers in special circumstances like that. Or courtesy...
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... I never found it to be as simple as just using those school buses that were in the now-famous parking lot. Somebody has to drive all those buses, and even...
... me and ... I don't want to read too much into what you're saying, but insisting that the government is responsible for making all the decisions with ...
I know it's been a few years since the orange rotating safety lights have been taken off Metra engines. What was the justification for removing them?...
I just want to comment on Metra's decision to slow trains through Elmwood Park. I was on a BNSF express train today, zipping through many suburbs at about 70...
Common sense died years ago. ... I have the 1921 Publication from Winnetka, Illinois that I will bring to light concerning accidents at grade crossings even...
Considering it took me a while to think about what you could possibly referring to, and that I see and have seen Metra trains all the time for several years,...
Sure, a train is heavier than a car. Nobody disputes that. But stopping 10,000 tons going 30mph takes less distance than stopping same 10,000 from 60mph. That...
"The levees did not fail" ??? Why they failed might be up for debate, but the cold, hard fact that the levees "failed". What else do you call it when a levee...
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