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Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs
Author: A Transit Planner Speaks
Date: 04-23-2015 - 17:50

>:p Wrote:
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> Metro should have kept the line for heavy rail and
> let Metrolink run trains
> Much cheaper!

Don't be so sure about that. There is much more to putting in commuter rail service than going out to the train store and buying locomotives and passenger cars to run on existing freight railroad lines and slapping down some asphalt for park-and-ride lots.

I have managed a couple of planning studies examining the feasibility and costs to start up commuter rail in freight railroad corridors. They are not cheap.

While it may cost less to put in commuter rail than light rail, commuter rail, on a cost per rider basis is more expensive to operate than light rail.

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  Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs Taxpayer 04-23-2015 - 07:21
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs Not a Gold Line Fan 04-23-2015 - 08:21
  Gold Lines is Great....... BOB2 04-23-2015 - 09:23
  Re: Gold Lines is Great....... synonymouse 04-23-2015 - 10:33
  Re: Gold Lines is Great....... Not a Gold Line Fan 04-23-2015 - 14:23
  Re: Gold Lines is Great....... Joe Magruder 04-23-2015 - 15:45
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs >:p 04-23-2015 - 12:12
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs A Transit Planner Speaks 04-23-2015 - 17:50
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs BOB2 04-24-2015 - 05:58
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs mook 04-24-2015 - 09:07
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs synonymouse 04-24-2015 - 09:37
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs BOB2 04-25-2015 - 07:27
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs mook 04-25-2015 - 08:58
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs mook 04-25-2015 - 09:26
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs synonymouse 04-25-2015 - 10:49
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs Alvah Crocker 04-23-2015 - 12:58
  Re: Gold Line shut down in South Pasadena until noon for repairs mook 04-23-2015 - 10:44
  Copper thieves and those who bring them into the world are good for one thing >:p 04-23-2015 - 12:17
  Re: Copper thieves and those who bring them into the world are good for one thing Al Tomante 04-26-2015 - 19:04


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