[PRCo] Re: Patronage of the Rail Lines (Was: Pittsburgh 7-Charles Street abandonment)

[Kenneth Josephson]

Derrick J Brashear wrote:

> If the truth of the death of the 4000 program was the price, though, what
> does that tell us? Much as I like PCCs, the result was still a vehicle
> which was a bit longer than and a bit narrower than a bus, still
> single-ended, still not quite new despite all the new components, and in
> the case of all but one, still not air-conditioned. I'll have to dig
> through my reference materials to see what if any numbers I have
> about the vehicle .

Good point, Derrick. I'd like to know what it's costing the MBTA to rebuild the
Mattapan-Ashmont cars versus the 4000s. Or how good the proposed rebuilding (and air
conditioning) of the SEPTA PCCs goes.... Ken J.