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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by kevin_thibedeau on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:23PM (#24976274)
Manhattan commuters peaked in 1946. The train system was able handle that level of demand without falling apart. All of the messaging from MTA about increasing ridership causing delays is a disingenuous lie.
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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by StanislavPetrov on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @02:02AM (#24977157)
Considering the fact that much of the same infrastructure they used in 1946 is still in use today (with 74 more years of wear and tear) its not surprising that its falling apart. This would be true even if the MTA wasn't staffed by dishonest, incompetent political cronies. When you regularly do things like spend $600 million dollars on trains that don't work, its not hard to see how you end up billions in debt very quickly.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-l-train-normal-servi...

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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by Schiendelman on Tuesday November 03, 2020 @06:05AM (#24978480)
Man, you’re really taking a few numbers from decades ago and using that to claim something’s a lie? You ok?
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