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mmitchel@libertynet.org (Matthew Mitchell) wrote:

>In article <smiths-ya02408000R0312971507180001@netnews.upenn.edu>,
>smiths@*spambuster*pobox.upenn.edu (Exile on Market Street) wrote:

>>Then, this morning, what did I see aboard SEPTA LRV 9033, working Route 13
>>(City Hall to Yeadon via Chester Avenue), but flyers inserted in the
>>Plexiglas holders used for official SEPTA announcements with the headline:
>>"STOP THE THUNDER" above a picture of a Muni articulated LRV.

>Well SEPTA is now planning on obtaining a batch of articulated cars for the
>subway surface lines (which are near capacity).

>Is there some reason that someone at the Authority (in particular trolley
>operators or maintenance personnel) would consider such cars a threat?
> 

	Well, I'd guess that the maintenance infrastructure probably isn't set
up for artics of the rail variety(I did send you an e-mail on possible
future plans regarding artics of the rubber-tired sort).  Also, a
higher capacity could potentially mean fewer operator jobs down the
road, so the TWU may object.  Of course, the senior operating
personnel is presumably still of NCL mentality(i.e. buses are good,
rails are bad).  I'd doubt it would be NIMBYs.(Yet)

Later

Michael T. Greene

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