Posted on 06/09/2017 8:29:01 AM PDT by george76
DENVER - The future of RTD commuter rail lines may be in question after its private business partner claims there is no solution to a lingering problem.
In a letter to RTD, Denver Transit Partners said the crossing gate timing issue won’t be fixed by the deadline.
Denver Transit Partners is made up of the group of contractors who built and maintain the A Line, B Line and the future G Line. At issue, the crossing gates that must be manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because of a computer glitch.
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The crossing gate technology does not comply with federal regulations. The gates lower too early and stay down too long.
In the letter, Denver Transit Partners tells RTD that with no improvement in sight, they want to negotiate its contract with RTD and wants to stop being fined for problems that cannot be controlled.
(Excerpt) Read more at denver.cbslocal.com ...
“Earning while they are learning”.
That’s for sure. As long as they get paid they don’t really give a damn.
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Too many immigrants and pot heads.
RTD’s long term solution = 24/ 7 Guards ?
Better than lowering too late and rising too early!
“The gates lower too early and stay down too long.”
I don’t really understand what the problem is. Do the gates come down 15 minutes early and stay down an extra 15 minutes, or are we talking about just a couple of minutes?
And are those gatemen there to keep irresponsible people from driving around the gates or are they there to run the gate controls?
To ere is human
To make a FUBAR of it you need a computer.
The automatic controls violate Federal guidelines.
The flaggers are over riding the automatic gate controls. Like an elevator person pushing the buttons.
RTD’s long term solution = 24/ 7 Guards ?
Yes, because they are idiots.
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