Merritt Mullen

In article <lAmSj.12382$V14.11097@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com>,
"Stephen Sprunk" <stephen@sprunk.org> wrote:

> Nationwide, light rail's operating cost per passenger-mile is 3/4ths of
> buses', according to the NTD. Sure, the numbers are higher for LRT per
> vehicle mile, but their load factor is 65% higher, which is more than enough
> to overcome that. That's kind of the point of using rail: you can put a lot
> more people on a train, for a lower operating cost per person, than you can
> a bus.

Also, it been a long time since I heard of a light rail operator paying
for diesel, gasoline, or natural gas. I suppose Sprinter (a DMU) is an
exception).

Merritt