Re: So if Metrolink is despicable...
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 03-03-2015 - 17:49
>Caltrain, Sounder, Trinity Rail Express, North Star, Metra, Metro-North, Long Island Rail Road, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Regional Rail or Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
>By the way all of these commuter rail operators run trains with cab cars.
True, except this needs to be put in perspective: the total population served by the entire Metra area is less about 1/2 the population of California. The percentage of grade crossing separations for SEPTA, Metra, MBTA, and LIRR is significantly greater than for Metrolink. Only the PCS (Caltrain) and NICTD (the former South Shore) come close in crossing density, and even so, how many of these crossings are as busy with truck traffic as the ones in the LA area? (and yes, I have pictures of the coil of steel sitting in the first two rows of the NICTD car).