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Topic Started: Aug 27 2009, 06:50 PM (21,986 Views)
Jayayess1190
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Today I rode the lightrail, a Nova Classic, and a ISM Gillig again. Have video and photos. The lightrail runs really infrequently today. Downtown Pittsburgh was not busy at all today.
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Downtown Pittsburgh is the Pitts transit-wise on weekends. I think they are working on upgrading the system...of course, with funding up in the air...
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Aug 30 2009, 07:27 PM
Downtown Pittsburgh is the Pitts transit-wise on weekends. I think they are working on upgrading the system...of course, with funding up in the air...
So far the lightrail is getting extended to the North Shore via a tunnel, making it easier for people to go to sports games. Also, Pat is thinking of doing a major overhaul of their routes. Many will be renamed, some eliminated. I hope it happens, because the routes out here are a little confusing with all the letters. See http://tdp.portauthority.org/paac/ for details.
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The letters are certainly confusing. Unlike some other cities, the numbers don't appear to be "Base routes" while the letters reflect branches.
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Sometimes engines can sound different on different bus models. The Cummins ISL on a New Flyer D40LF sounds like a quieter late 90s M11. And the ISL on Gillig Advantages sound somewhat like the ISC somewhat like a late 90s M11. So the ISM possibly sounds different on Gilligs then on New Flyers.
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Light rail video part 1 is up.
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Aug 31 2009, 10:03 AM
Sometimes engines can sound different on different bus models. The Cummins ISL on a New Flyer D40LF sounds like a quieter late 90s M11. And the ISL on Gillig Advantages sound somewhat like the ISC somewhat like a late 90s M11. So the ISM possibly sounds different on Gilligs then on New Flyers.
Which ISL, lol, to me, the ISL in the 5000 series diesels (yea, it's that many with them) sound like... Eldorado ISBs, and the ISLs in the 8000 series (including the hybrids) sound like they're literally going vroom and the 5000 series hybrids sound like a Ford Crown Victoria (a car that is commonly used for taxi service)

BTW, I am watching your lightrail vid well watched, lol, those trains look cool ;)
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Also, what I've noticed is that people on buses do not use the back doors. Often they'd rather go up to the front to get off.
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I guess it's easier and habitual. After all, they have the "pay when you get off" policy when leaving downtown during the day.
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I guess it's easier and habitual. After all, they have the "pay when you get off" policy when leaving downtown during the day.
Yup, thats true. Also, Part 2 of the light rail video is up.
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