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Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California by runarberg on Friday August 21, 2020 @12:32PM (#24236347)
Thats why I mentioned the electrification of Caltrain as a good public transit project in California. With electrification, it becomes far cheaper and easier to run the trains more frequently. Currently it is just commuter service making the South bay kind of disconnected from San Francisco for anybody but commuters. With electrification, this train has the potential to become much more then that.
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Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California by erik_seaberg on Saturday August 22, 2020 @05:13PM (#24247294)
I know it's quicker off the mark at peak times, but is the cost difference enough to run dramatically more trains?
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Re:Rideshare operations are being suspended in California by runarberg on Monday August 24, 2020 @08:24PM (#24267006)
Yes, electrified trains require far less crew and other workers, which means the current size staff size can operate on a wider timespan for practically the same cost.

Also the acceleration and deceleration will clear the tracks far easier and quicker for the next train to arrive, leaving less congestion during peak hours and less load on the system overall.

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