http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/ The Chicago Transit mailing list. Devoted to the discussion of trains, buses, transit, urban traffic infrastructure issues, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:56:17 GMT Harvey Kahler http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52087 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52087 70% for Metra seems a little high, given much of the Rock and UPNW have been totally redone, and spot improvements have been made on the BNSF and MD. ... From: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:06:29 GMT Larry M http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52086 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52086 I have to wonder what criteria is used to determine "useful life"?  If it is 70 percent, for example, does this mean that every bridge will have to be torn Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:06:07 GMT Frank Kennedy http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52085 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52085 CHICAGO - The majority of Metra bridges and a significant number of CTA bridges are apparently past their "useful life." The Daily Herald reports a preliminary Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:11:58 GMT Harvey Kahler http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52084 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52084 Basically, count just the initial full or reduced fare.  Unfortunately, when CTA did away with cash fare transfers, the resulting double or triple cash fares Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:57 GMT Adam H. Kerman http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52083 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52083 ... I would call John Paquet's office, vice president of planning and development, 312 681-4200, for guidance. This information is known from statistics from Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:34 GMT Dennis McClendon http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52082 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52082 For CTA or RTA, does anyone know what conversion factor would be appropriate for converting unlinked trips to journeys or to riders? ... Dennis McClendon Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:28:14 GMT Eric Pancer http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52081 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52081 ... Straw man tactics aside, what's your reasoning? - Eric Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:17:50 GMT Robert Leffingwell http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52080 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52080 Unlike the operator, the conductor is able to look at the train after it starts moving. He would quickly see anything being dragged by the train. ... From: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:31 GMT Eric Pancer http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52079 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52079 On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 22:00, Dennis McClendon ... And more importantly, how would a conductor have prevented an unruly passenger from sticking something in Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:07 GMT Dennis McClendon http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52078 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52078 How would a conductor have any more knowledge than a motorman about whether a door in another car had closed? ... Dennis McClendon dennismcclendon@... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:51:38 GMT Frank Kennedy http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52077 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52077 From Chicago Breaking News: The CTA should bring back conductors on Red Line trains as a safety measure or remove all trains from service for inspections until Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:47:30 GMT Larry M http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52076 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52076 As I said part of the issue may be lawsuits but I also find it possibly an East Coast mentality that once made photography a holy sin on any number of Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMT Larry M http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52075 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52075 First it is Congressman Oberstar.  Coincidentally I did run into Senator Amy Klobuchar at Coon Rapids, MN at the Northstar open house but only to photograph Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:37:43 GMT Barry Smith http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52074 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52074 Hi Y'All, I see what Amtrak's "problem" is! It's simply another bureaucracy where the "right hand doesn't know what the left hand's doing and vice versa"! I'm Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:40 GMT Harvey Kahler http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52073 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CHICAGOTRANSIT/message/52073 Fine.  Talk with Sen Obrstar. But why "cooperate" with Amtrak providing materials that were obtained in public access areas under circumstances that are no