From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 9:34:39 AM UTC-4, General Kireiko wrote:   
      
   > All depends how you measure capacity.  We tore down elevateds because they   
   > were eyesores and noise polluters.  We ran more trains per hour back then   
   > beucase the standards changed.  There is a reason why the Empire State   
   > Building went up in record time, and it wasn't because of OSHA.  Not that   
   > I am advocating a return to such a time, but practices were differnet in   
   > the past.  What is deemed a "safe following distance" is now different.   
   > Higher speeds means finer tolerances on trackage, and that increases   
   > maintenance costs, which might not be in the budget.   
   >   
   > Instead of cited press, please provide numbers showing:   
   >   
   > 1.  How much is collected at the fare box.   
   > 2.  How much is contributed by government agencies - who and how much.   
   >   
   > Then we need to see:   
   >   
   > 1.  How much money is spent on employe wages - which is two parts - actual   
   > wages and benefits.  You can break this down to all levels of the MTA.   
   > 2.  How much money is spent on overhead - electricity, contractor services,   
   > etc.   
      
   A very short time (months?) before the Blackout of November '65, the TA (as it   
   may still have been) had stopped generating its own electricity and tied into   
   the Grid. As a result, we had no subway service.   
      
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