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CComMack wrote:I see no reason not to push forward with this as quickly as possible.I can give you 234 reasons why not............
Clearfield wrote:Yeah, they're not going to like it, but in the long term it ought to increase employment, as the bus network (which has a higher operator/passenger ratio) gets more popular as a result of the rail trunks getting more popular. Well, TWU has never been known for their forward-looking thinking, so it will probably become A Thing, but that doesn't mean they're not wrong. I'd trade a strike for platform screen doors and automation in a heartbeat, that's for sure.CComMack wrote:I see no reason not to push forward with this as quickly as possible.I can give you 234 reasons why not............
loufah wrote:Unless these "screen doors" are built as tough as the doors on the M-4's, these are not going to last very long in Philadelphia.Ah, the "our vandals are special" argument. OK, the point is taken that Singapore does not require as heavy-duty an installation, but if you think we'd be rougher on our PSDs than Paris or Shanghai, you're nuts.