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It's not that wires are the cheap solution, Lance. They're the better solution. They work.

Likewise, your assertion that this is a choice between wires and broad viewsheds is a false one - as DDOT would pursue a hybrid mode where batteries would provide wireless service for stretches of track that cross those viewsheds.

Putting in wires isn't doing things on the cheap - it's doing things right. Looking back at DC's old system, any reasonable observer of operations would call it a failure. Much higher costs, more difficult operations, terrible maintenance record, etc.

by Alex B. on Oct 30, 2009 7:24 pm • link • report

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