[PRCo] Re: [Fwd: FYI about PAT CAF cars]

[John Swindler]

It's cheaper to purchase spare parts and pay employees with 3 and a third 
cent dollars rather then with 25 cent dollars.

John



>From: Fred Schneider <fschnei at supernet.com>
>Reply-To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
>To: PITTSBURGH-RAILWAYS at dementia.org
>Subject: [PRCo] [Fwd: FYI about PAT CAF cars]
>Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:23:28 -0500
>
>Remember when we used to fix our own cars at Homewood Shops?  Now they
>must make two trips across the Atlantic Ocean for overhauls.  Read on.
>And thanks to my friend of 46 years for reading the Post-Gazette.
>Bruce Bente wrote:
>
> >
> > PPittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)
> >
> > October 23, 2004
> >
> >
> >
> > 18 of 28 new light rail vehicles have been delivered. Although a dozen
> > are in daily use, he acknowledged mostly computer glitches have caused
> > delays or forced riders to switch to other cars. "It's part of the
> > shakedown period," Banta said. "All vehicles are under warranty, so
> > there's no additional cost to us. Unfortunately, some riders are being
> > inconvenienced."
> >
> > Banta said the manufacturer has finished rehabilitating the first two
> > of 40 existing LRVs.
> >
> > One is sitting in Baltimore Harbor awaiting customs clearance before
> > being trucked to Pittsburgh; the other is aboard a freighter sailing
> > from Spain.
> >
> > The Port Authority has a $151.3 million contract with a Spanish firm,
> > CAF, to build 28 new cars, rehabilitate the 40 existing cars, and
> > supply parts and employee training.
>
>
>