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   danny burstein to David Lesher   
   Re: Toronto transit does *WHAT*????   
   21 Dec 22 05:09:53   
   
   From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In  David Lesher  writes:   
      
   [snip]   
      
   >In theory, we should be getting automatic operation back soon,   
   >but the system has been fighting bigger battles trying to keep   
   >the 8000 series's wheels on the axles.   
      
   Once the Ukrainians kick the Russians out, can we   
   hire a couple dozen of their train operators   
   and maintenance folk?   
      
   Given their competence, we could expect them to   
   fix the US systems about as quickly as Spock   
   cleaned up the messes aboard the Enterprise back   
   in :   
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wink_of_an_Eye   
      
      
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