[PRCo] Re: Portland Green Line

[Phillip Clark Campbell]

Mr.Allman;

I am not enamored of these low-floor cars;  I am more
traditional and prefer the Bombardiers with standard
floor.  When I ride the low-floor I look for a seat in the
standard floor section, each end of the car.  I am
concerned with side impact collisions;  something
could put a whole new door in this equipment.  Maybe
I will like them better when I really 'need' such an 
amenity.

It is a different story if low-floor 3756 comes along
isn't it.

The Bombardier equipment is superb;  I am very
favorably impressed.  Tri-Met known for attention to
detail;  this is but one example isn't it.


 Phil
Without  a   'coast'   but  not  a   'cause.'



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From: richard allman <allmanr at verizon.net>
To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 3:07:13 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Portland Green Line

every Tri MET train has one low floor car so the boarding is rather swift!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <trams2 at comcast.net>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:20 AM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Portland Green Line


> That's apples vs. oranges.  If you use that to select a transportation 
> mode,
> that's one thing, but if you compare transit systems you have to look at
> those areas.  And it's not just the ramp...it's the operator's time away
> from the platform that's a big factor in the dwell time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org
> [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Joshua
> Dunfield
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:35 PM
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org
> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Portland Green Line
>
> 2009/9/16 Edward H. Lybarger <trams2 at comcast.net>:
>> 22 mph isn't so bad when you figure that a New York express train does
>> maybe
>> 17 or 18. You have to look at the number of stops and the dwell time,
>> which has increased most places because of the need to accommodate the
>> handicapped patrons.
>
> If I'm comparing it to driving, walking, or biking, I really don't need to
> look at the stops or the dwell time.  MAX wheelchair ramps are pretty 
> fast,
> anyway.
>
> Fred: yes, I got that far, but I didn't see anything on that page that's
> obviously an 80 page brochure.  I don't feel like going through
> 15 links.
>
> -j.