[PRCo] Re: New Railway Properties

Mon Mar 27 23:02:21 EST 2006

Good Morning!

Took vacation day because of dental appt.  (Novocain necessary and 
didn't want to be called in to Whiz In Bottle with that stuff in my system!)

Dentist appt. at 2.00-PM near Union Square which is downtown SF  --  I 
live right on the Judah Rail Line near Sunset Blvd. within easy site and 
walking distance to Pacific Ocean at foot of Judah.       Left home @ 
12.38-Noon and walk  --  NEVER  wait for rail car  --  Experience 
Speaking.       Two trains head outbound  --  small gaggle of people at 
car stop which increases in numbers at each stop as I walk.       Within 
10-min I was at a crosstown line  (several blocks before was 71-Noriega, 
downtown line, but nothing visible there.)       Must have just missed 
28-19th Ave. as I waited 10-min  --  nada trolleycar visible when I 
board the bus and I can see my cross street in the distance.       
Twenty-Five  (25)  minute gap  At  A  Minimum & nothing in site which is 
a 5-min distance for lrv so actual gap is near 30-min  --  headway 
should be 20-min.       I finally arrive at the dentist with 5 min to 
spare so Total Travel Time 1-Hour__17-min for what should have been a 
25-min  MAX  trolleycar ride downtown  --  in addition to up to 10-min 
waiting.

Unfortunately, this Is Very Typical of my experience with rail here in 
SF  --  NOT  reliable.       If I catch a train right away then we are 
held up at Duboce // Church and possibly delayed getting into the 
subway.       Or a train breaks down which creates more delay.       
Walk to the crosstown line also brings me to heart of shopping district 
with my post office so I Often Walk this corridor  --  Very Rarely Ride 
it because I can walk it in the same time as the headway between cars  
--  Unlike Many // Most others here, I am not the least bit averse to 
walking!!!!!!!

As I have said before  --  when I really want and need to get downtown, 
much faster to drive to north side of GG Park and take trolley coach  
--  much more frequent, Much More Reliable.       Car was in shop for 
oil change so I depended upon public transit.

Did PRCo have delays?       YES!!!       But it was an exception with 
PRCo whereas it is the rule here in SF.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: New Railway Properties
Date: 	Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:55:52 -0800
From: 	Holland Electric Rwy. Op. H.E.R.O. -- Import SPTC 1.48 Models // 
James B. Holland <PRCoPCC at P-R-Co.com>
To: 	pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
References: 	<20060314221918.56774.qmail at web54713.mail.yahoo.com>

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I just Am Not Interested in Modern Rail  --  this  is  NOT  a judgment 
of Good Nor Bad  --  modern rail transit just does not catch my 
interest.       Can't deny that experience here at SF-Muni has jaded me 
as far as rail is concerned, but even recognizing this possibility, I 
Just Am Not Interested in modern rail.

Jim__Holland

I__Like__Ike.......And__PCCs!!

down with pantographs ---- UP___WITH___TROLLEYPOLES!!!!!!!