Evening star., 1955-10-05


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ness uinelenSes "a opeIaelne
slsu eiaiaic conoisioliS ~ Also IL Ic-
s,sSed for ears is a "a miles A.
,ia,,r while far buses the averace
is987
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a., o,,.-st;na s arS 1890 co,S; |
tions win continue 20 exist no
matter what the type OF service
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~ =" Ias'
Y says the speed OF 9 uaSit
vehicle Is determined primarily
y 'inee nia'oi .aoeois.
"A Inc operating cnaractefis-
tics OF the transit venicie.
2. The time consumed by stops
for loading and unloading pas
sengers.
q DELAYS caused bv the inter-
ference Of other trafic and the
additional stopping time caused
by traffic control devices and
traffic officers.
The ano;neers assert that the
rbaractar;stic of the prs- ears
as to scceleration deceleration
and marim,,rn RUNNING sneeJ are
at least equal to the modern bus.
pcc stands for "pras;dart,,
ro,,fer.,,ca S,o,nro;..aa {. r. ne J
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co,nro,,v ,,res;dsrts - Sa-.,o,
tha rrssa,,t- -dav ssrs.tc.rs .,,c,,
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= ~
NJ general traffic !" the encineers
state. I'VE have seen q Pee car
keep pace with the paralleline
lines Of automobiles for over half
Q mile in spite Of trafiic lights
and passenger interchange"
The onlv effect s,,bst,t,t;no
buses far streetcars wo,,Id have
nm the genera, trafsic situafson
according to the enaineers
would be where eeneral trafac
Is now prohibited from using
the lanes to the left of the
loading platforms.
The renort ,,,,- n,,ts tbe n,,r,her
.. lood;,,g niatfor,n. - 1e1 A.
"a nIatforyns ether tra f,c >is AZ.
MED the use of the streetcar
lane. But of the So. the re-
port says, "A are on Pennsyi-
vania avenue. and this is an
exceptionally wide street.
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the pee car has mora riding
comfort than the bus. The car
is described as roomier, better
lighted, cooler In the summer
and better ventilated in the
winter. Attention Is called to its
wider aisles and wider exit and
entrance doors.
Over even moderately smooth
track the car offers q smoother
ride than the bus. free from
bumps and vibrations caused by
uneven payements. according to
the report. The car also pro-
duces no fumes or odors.
The cars used here are de-
scribed as in exceptionally good
condition. The opinion is ex-
pressed that with proper main
tenance they can continue to
operate efficiently for an almost
indefinite period.
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opersy wen Maihsained
tne s.iesI oaI pIOpefty gen.
, siai.s = elinfacteIzeo as wen
DuiIs anu "sn inaiusailieo. Inc
s slacAs az oesciiDso az varying
rom sections Wnicn WIZ require
eAeeiisiVe woTk IN sne ne2s lew
years 70 ssctions as gooo as new
aio capable o. serving Ior 80 or
~ years. Inc report says:
There IS not in Washington
KltRIIrT0 UYntsVNATVk -
snr,.4;nss - - "laous snu
ouently Combined with old nm.
comfortable and slow vnoviro
street cars which has been nress -,
emf in y,racticaIlv ali cit;ss -.
long term nroorarn. for co,,ver
sion from rail Ia hrs have Nean
completed ar are in nroersss
The present rail or,erat;o,s. ~
the conpanv are IA" from o,,.o -
lete either nhvs,caIlv or S,,,,c
tionalIv
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