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Why downsize?

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Posted by Modelcar on Friday, September 3, 2004 5:11 PM
....Three Rivers: Money, money, money....Article I read indicated the patronage was good. Without enough money though none of the problems listed above can be solved.
I think Mr. Gunn should bring the whole problem to a head and shut it ALL down....Then with the problems it creates someone will either say we can get along without it...[NEC too], or find a way to properly fund the system. Call the Administration's bluff....once and for all. It can't be properly run without adequate funds

Quentin

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, September 3, 2004 5:11 PM
Money and the lack of money.

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by jeaton on Friday, September 3, 2004 4:49 PM
Claytor "Tri-weekly train service is no train service at all." (or words to that effect)

"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 4:06 PM
Since you asked:

1. Inadequate funding.
2. Inadequate equipment.
3. Inadequate passenger patronage
4. Inadequate state funding
5. Expensive labor agreements
6. Uncooperative freight railroads
7. Congested main lines
8. Inability to meet demand due to poor scheduling
9. Inadequate number of trains (triweekly loses a lot of passengers)

I'm sure there are other reasons as well...

LC
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Why downsize?
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 3:57 PM
Instead of cancelling trains completely why not run them tri weeky.

Bring back the Three Rivers
Pennsylvanian
Silver Palm.

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