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

[John Swindler]

>Derrick J Brashear mentioned to:
>
>
>On Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Jim Holland wrote:
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> >
> > > 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,
> >
> > 	Buses are single ended last I checked!!  Wasted space with controls at 
>both ends, much extra maintenance.  Double ended PCCs 1006--1015 were 
>quickly modified as single enders with just enough control at the 
>*back--end*  to wye and do some back up maneuvers.
>
>But the replacement for the PCCs rail-wise were double-ended LRVs, if only 
>because they were too long to be looped over the existing loops.
>
>-D
>
>


Was there ever an analysis done of the additional cost for double end 
equipment versus cost for new loops????   (never saw such in the project 
file)


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