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<DIV><FONT size=4>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>But your system invested in infrastructure so that you have no
platform expense.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Pittsburgh, as you well know from your years there, rebuilt
existing infrastructure and does not have that luxury.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Every time an additional train is run, since they lose money
on a CRP basis, it costs PAT more on a net basis.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I strongly suspect that in Vancouver the marginal costs of
adding a train are less, probably substantially less, than the revenue derived
from it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 09 November, 2013 14:42</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] First Harmony Car Enters
Pittsburg</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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09/11/2013 09:22, Herb Brannon wrote:<BR>> ...........<BR>> One the cloudy
side, why doesn't PATransit try to get money to extend some<BR>> of the
Pittsburgh lines? The PAT management doesn't seem too interested in<BR>>
running a good transit system. Service levels are no where near what
they<BR>> were when I worked at PAT.......<BR>><BR><BR>Because capital and
operating subsidies come from different pockets. PAT <BR>could build all it
wants--but have no money to operate any new lines--or <BR>the existing lines for
that matter.<BR><BR>I live in Vancouver. The Urban area is around the same
population as <BR>Greater Pittsburgh. Our three rail lines carry half a million
passengers <BR>a day. Peak headways down to four and six car trains every ninety
<BR>seconds. Service at least every five minutes until 1:15 am. Plus the 5
<BR>train peak only commuter rail. Use it or lose it.<BR><BR>Tom
Parkinson<BR><BR>ADVISORY: The Telus spam filters may block legitimate
email<BR><BR>*Transport****Consulting**Limited *<BR><BR>Tom Parkinson P.Eng,
Vancouver BC Canada 604-733-5430, cell
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