From: grammatim@verizon.net   
      
   On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 8:43:29 PM UTC-5, Phil Kane wrote:   
   > On Thu, 9 Jan 2020 21:58:50 -0500, Popping Mad    
   > wrote:   
   >    
   > >On 12/15/19 11:10 AM, John W Gintell wrote:   
   > >> It is so ridiculous that each transit system gets a custom build for   
   > >> busses, trams, and trains. Raises the cost, and delivery time and causes   
   > >> problems when new issues get found and have to be fixed.  The latest   
   > >> Boston example is the new trains for the MBTA Orange line,   
   > >   
   > >   
   > >Actually, SF runs many trolleys from many cities on one of the lines,   
   > >the F if I recall.   
   >    
   > If you mean the restored PCC cars, in SF they are called "streetcars"   
   > and are many decades old.  Ditto for the cars from other cities of the   
   > world where they were called "trams".   In SF, "trolleys" are electric   
   > trolley-busses, not rail-based vehicles.  The METRO LRVs and the Cable   
   > Cars are not called "streetcars" or "trolleys".   
   >    
   > What I believe the original statement meant were the modern   
   > streetcars/light-rail-vehicles coming to US cities from many different   
   > manufacturers.  Each jurisdiction has their own standards, and so be   
   > it.  Makes for better railfanning and photos.   
   >    
   > "Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please"   
   >                  
   > Phil Kane - Beaverton, OR   
   > PNWR CP HALL  MP 29.9 - OE District   
      
   Hi Phil,   
      
   Have you heard about the latest problem? All 298 cars from the latest    
   (R-179?) Bombardier batch have been taken out of service because of a    
   door problem: twice, a door opened about 4 inches while the train was    
   in motion. Bombardier is blaming the subcontractor that provided the    
   door mechanism, and they say they're doing a software fix. I wonder    
   why they still buy cars from Bombardier after past problems.   
      
   This model has colorfully painted insides, with no seats between the    
   last passenger door and the end door, presumably to accommodate the    
   wheelchairs that still can't enter the system at most of the stations.    
   The standee poles are twinned (two verticals with Y-connections so    
   there's one anchor at floor and ceiling); I suppose that means more    
   folk can hold on without (almost) touching each other.    
      
   And speaking of software problems, the parking "meter" terminals had    
   a Y2K2D problem -- they weren't able to accept electronic payments    
   after 31 Dec because the contract with the operator had expired. Many    
   thousands of them apparently had to be individually reprogrammed.   
      
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