tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post6095068593379297167..comments2023-10-17T05:44:23.781-04:00Comments on COAST - Fighting for the taxpayers, not working against them!: Train From Hell Arrives Almost A Day LateCOASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-31317305678261729612010-01-15T11:12:24.868-05:002010-01-15T11:12:24.868-05:00And look at these! The streets had to be plowed fo...And look at <a href="http://www.portlandbridges.com/00,5D0IMG15844,48,0,1,0-portland-oregon.html" rel="nofollow">these</a>! The streets had to be plowed for the cars, but the rails could remain "snowed in" and the MAX still runs.Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653549869610903244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-81958563850547894402010-01-15T10:56:23.508-05:002010-01-15T10:56:23.508-05:00Arlington County, VA Snow Removal Information says...Arlington County, VA <a href="http://www.co.arlington.va.us/Departments/EnvironmentalServices/uepd/snow/EnvironmentalServicesSnow.aspx" rel="nofollow">Snow Removal Information</a> says:<br /><br /><i>Just relax and leave your car at home! Avoid the stress of driving when snow is falling. <b>Ride the subway</b>, catch a bus, hail a taxi, try cross country skis, or enjoy a walk in the snow. Every Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653549869610903244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-10071718940837076232010-01-14T09:22:26.166-05:002010-01-14T09:22:26.166-05:00anecdotes do not equal data.anecdotes do not equal data.Tony Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438584872444209728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-51024679253989164032010-01-14T08:28:36.219-05:002010-01-14T08:28:36.219-05:00"What has been shown is that roads frequently..."What has been shown is that roads frequently still work when streetcars/rails/etc shut down."<br /><br />No, this has not been shown. Show us several examples -- not coincidences -- that prove roads remain clear and drivable when rail systems shut down or are delayed significantly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-27083995614227747362010-01-10T13:53:06.731-05:002010-01-10T13:53:06.731-05:00Once again, nobody claimed that roads work 100% of...Once again, nobody claimed that roads work 100% of the time. And nobody claimed that rails shut down at the first drop of snow. <br /><br />What has been shown is that roads frequently still work when streetcars/rails/etc shut down. Part of that is because if an automobile comes up against a broke down vehicle, it can take another road, or even move around it on the same road. Rail is much Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-11539237311132144402010-01-10T03:44:23.085-05:002010-01-10T03:44:23.085-05:00Roads continue to work? Are you kidding, me? Like ...Roads continue to work? Are you kidding, me? Like we saw in the Northeastern Corridor over the holidays by the time the snow and blizzard were strong enough to shut down passenger rail service, the roads were already impassable and the airports had been shut down for days.CAASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985294408896844277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-14008119855557890062010-01-09T22:01:13.911-05:002010-01-09T22:01:13.911-05:00The point is that roads continue to work even when...The point is that roads continue to work even when streetcars and some rails shut down. Pointing out that roads will be shut down when there over a foot of snow doesn't refute that point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-18803224231648112032010-01-09T11:35:47.171-05:002010-01-09T11:35:47.171-05:00And airports too. Those are never affected by weat...And airports too. Those are never affected by weather.Tony Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438584872444209728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-80867924631287742942010-01-08T20:16:03.163-05:002010-01-08T20:16:03.163-05:00I suppose we should tear out all roads, too, since...I suppose we should tear out all roads, too, since they are unusable in harsh snowy weather:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hamiltoncountyohioema.org/utilities.cfm" rel="nofollow">http://www.hamiltoncountyohioema.org/utilities.cfm</a><br /><br /><i>All Municipal, Township, County, and State roadways are closed to Non-emergency personnel. No one should be out during these conditions unless it is Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653549869610903244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-89570382097660894202010-01-08T20:14:38.123-05:002010-01-08T20:14:38.123-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653549869610903244noreply@blogger.com