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Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach
Author: ex-BN
Date: 01-12-2015 - 16:37

pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> ex-BN Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Other than crew costs where are the
> efficiencies
> > of longer trains? This PR piece spends almost
> the
> > entire time comparing the 12,000 foot train to
> > trucks. At one point it was stated that is
> saves
> > locomotives and the environment. Again, how
> does
> > a 12k train with 7 locomotives save over two
> > shorter trains? I would think terminal
> > difficulties of building these trains and
> yarding
> > them would dig into any crew savings. And how
> > about the 12,000' walk when the DP on the rear
> > quits and needs attention? Oh wait, that never
> > happens.
> >
> > I don't really care how long a train they run
> in
> > California but I thought the video was a lot of
> > "lite FM" and really just a slick PR ad.
>
>
> Actually the rationale is mentioned, crew starts.

Actually I said that in my first line. "Crew costs" is real speak for "crew starts".

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  12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach Pdxrailtransit 01-12-2015 - 10:59
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach SLOCONDR 01-12-2015 - 12:25
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach Bruce Holleran 01-12-2015 - 14:04
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach ex-BN 01-12-2015 - 14:43
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach pdxrailtransit 01-12-2015 - 14:54
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach Joe Magruder 01-12-2015 - 15:42
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach ex-BN 01-12-2015 - 16:37
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach pdxrailtransit 01-12-2015 - 16:42
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach HollySugarSW1 01-13-2015 - 10:29
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach Vern Moore 01-12-2015 - 18:39
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach M. Smith 01-12-2015 - 19:27
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach trainjunkie 01-13-2015 - 06:58
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach pdxrailtransit 01-13-2015 - 14:48
  Re: 12,000 Ft. Trains from PierT - Long Beach Chas 01-12-2015 - 23:01


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