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Re: Slow construction of the train to Somewhere
Author: The other Jose Cuervo
Date: 05-01-2018 - 15:16
456 Wrote:
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> The same was said about BART back when it was
> proposed. To expensive no will ride it, goes no
> where I need to go. I was working a day yard job
> at Newark on the "SP" the first day of BART
> operation. When we went to beans I drove up to
> Fremont and rode it to Oakland and back. Never
> forget my Conductors face when I told him what I
> did. The Conductor on the other hand spent his
> time at a local bar. Bart is still with us and
> high speed rail will come.
Can't compare the two era's. Different times now. More people leaving Cali than coming in. Back when the Transbay Tube was completed there were more people arriving than leaving. Housing and living costs weren't sky high (yet).
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> The same was said about BART back when it was
> proposed. To expensive no will ride it, goes no
> where I need to go. I was working a day yard job
> at Newark on the "SP" the first day of BART
> operation. When we went to beans I drove up to
> Fremont and rode it to Oakland and back. Never
> forget my Conductors face when I told him what I
> did. The Conductor on the other hand spent his
> time at a local bar. Bart is still with us and
> high speed rail will come.
Can't compare the two era's. Different times now. More people leaving Cali than coming in. Back when the Transbay Tube was completed there were more people arriving than leaving. Housing and living costs weren't sky high (yet).
