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| Feds Threaten to Shut Down DC Transportation |
| 2016-05-11 |
| Sorta like North Carolina US Department of Transportation Secretary Foxx says he is considering shutting down the Metro in Washington, D.C., after a series of a electrical incidents. "We have the ability to withhold funds from Metro. We have the ability to shut Metro down, and we're not afraid to use it," he said. The Department of Transportation believes too much electricity flows through the subway system. Too much electricity? You mean too much power? Or too many amperes? Draws too much current for the overworked, underfunded, antiquated power distribution system? The Federal Transit Administration, issued a series of emergency safety directives to Metro officials on Saturday that included steps to reduce power throughout the rail system. One recommendation is to cut the number of railcars per train from eight to six. That would make trains far more crowded at peak hours. I've ridden those trains at peak hours. There is no more room for more people. Literally. Remember, Metro is funded mostly by the adjacent states, not the Feds, since it serves to deliver the workers from those states to the federal sweatshops, without overloading state highways. The subway system is used by about 700,000 riders a day. That's 350,000 more cars in the morning, and the same 350,000 cars in the evening. Unless the federal workers are permitted to work from home. Or maybe just the disadvantaged ones. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #11 P2K shhhhhhh |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-11 22:32 |
| #10 "The Department of Transportation believes too much electricity flows through the subway system." Your knuckle dragging federal government the year 2016 A.D.. |
| Posted by: 6 2016-05-11 20:46 |
| #9 Unless the federal workers are permitted to work from home. Working from anywhere would be a novel change. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-05-11 18:59 |
| #8 Horses? Remind me which one was the plague of flies visited upon the Pharaoh? |
| Posted by: P2Kontheroad 2016-05-11 18:26 |
| #7 Phase one will be to install some of them smart rheostats Barry was peddling, shut down all HVAC systems from 7:00 to 18:00. Phase two will be the elimination of motor vehicles to be replaced by horses. A better commuter/sqYD and no pollution, totally green. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-05-11 17:09 |
| #6 This is what happens when you accept Federal Funding of projects. The first step is always to clamp and weld that shackle around your ankle - because its never free. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-05-11 15:54 |
| #5 I got it - install more bike lanes! |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-05-11 15:39 |
| #4 Go ahead - shut the damned thing down. Gridlock in D.C. does the country good. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-05-11 15:32 |
| #3 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-11 15:23 |
| #2 Using too much of the magic Blue Smoke? If you let all the Blue Smoke out of the wires it won't work any more. That's what happened to my refridgedeezer. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2016-05-11 15:23 |
| #1 Meh... go ahead. Shut it down. Maybe the idiot leaders in DC will have to get their own drinks and food and make their own appointments without the |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-05-11 15:16 |