Re: Denver's airport line commuter rail will add cars account high ridership
Author: Bartholomew Bechtel
Date: 12-17-2018 - 19:32
But why though? Wrote:
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> The article mentions that RTD is the first in the
> nation to use the “new system” for its crossing
> gates. What is this system and how is it different
> from what freight railroads are using? Further
> more why use a different system at all? Crossing
> gate systems that do what RTD wants, that work
> with electrified operations have existed for
> decades. Why did RTD opt to use something new and
> unproven when they could have gone with existing
> off the shelf equipment?
We cause when govtmoney is involved we lime to reinvent the wheel to maximize profits and come up with terms like duo rail or HSR.