[PRCo] First Harmony Car Enters Pittsburg

[TEP]

On 09/11/2013 09:22, Herb Brannon wrote:
> ...........
> One the cloudy side, why doesn't PATransit try to get money to extend some
> of the Pittsburgh lines? The PAT management doesn't seem too interested in
> running a good transit system. Service levels are no where near what they
> were when I worked at PAT.......
>

Because capital and operating subsidies come from different pockets. PAT 
could build all it wants--but have no money to operate any new lines--or 
the existing lines for that matter.

I live in Vancouver. The Urban area is around the same population as 
Greater Pittsburgh. Our three rail lines carry half a million passengers 
a day. Peak headways down to four and six car trains every ninety 
seconds. Service at least every five minutes until 1:15 am. Plus the 5 
train peak only commuter rail. Use it or lose it.

Tom Parkinson

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