From: johnl@taugh.com   
      
   In article ,   
   danny burstein   wrote:   
   >   
   >taking WMATA's (DC's transit agency) place   
   >   
   >https://sfist.com/2019/12/13/fresh-flaws-found-in-new-muni-trai   
   s-as-it-turns-out-they-rear-end-each-other/   
      
   Why is it so hard to build streetcars?  It's not like Siemens has   
   never done it before.   
      
   I suppose a lot of it is that the customers insist on custom twiddles   
   instead of using a standard design.   
      
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   John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for   
   Dummies",   
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