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   D to Jeff Jonas   
   Re: Who's got the worst transit?   
   21 Feb 24 15:18:38   
   
   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Wed, 21 Feb 2024, Jeff Jonas wrote:   
      
   >> ... Here in Deepest South Florida we have TriRail.   
   >   
   > I used TriRail to & from   
   > FLL (Ft Lauderdale airport) and Boca Raton (Yamato Road)   
   > for only $5. Then a $15 Uber to my parents' place.   
   > Vs. $100+ for an airport car service.   
   > The trains were on time and just fine.   
   > Yes, I had to use a connecting bus to the airport (free)   
   > but things really did connect.   
   >   
   >> We also have Brightline.   
   >   
   > Sadly, those grade level crossings are in the news often   
   > for the gruesome collisions with Darwin Award winners   
   > who drive around the gates.   
      
   In sweden I saw in the news that the mid- and long-range trains where on   
   time only 82% of the time last year.   
      
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