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   General Kireiko to ruben safir   
   Re: All it takes is just a little more m   
   22 Aug 17 18:32:38   
   
   From: douglas@panix.com   
      
   ruben safir  wrote:   
   : On 08/20/2017 09:34 AM, 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.   
      
      
   : No, simple.... more people rode the subways ... nearly 2x as many ...   
   : PERIOD.   
      
   On elevated lines that no longer exist...  And we aren't even talking about   
   street cars, are we?  Are those rides counted in historical totals?   
      
      
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