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To: Willie Green

If I recall SF Bay Area Rapid Transit cars were produced by Westinghouse in suburban Pgh. If I mis-remembered my apologies.

I still believe that light rail is a boondoggle that horse-drawn trolleys are equivalent to. High speed rail may be the answer but not if it is subsidized by taxpayer dollars.


34 posted on 06/26/2010 5:28:05 PM PDT by CARTOUCHE (The game continues. Let them come for me and mine.)
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To: CARTOUCHE
If I recall SF Bay Area Rapid Transit cars were produced by Westinghouse in suburban Pgh. If I mis-remembered my apologies.

No, your memory is OK, that is still one of the Westinghouse "remnants" that I mentioned.
Somewhere along the line, that division became "Adtranz" and was mixed in with DaimlerChrysler for a while, but I think they're part of Bombardier nowadays.

It gets confusing... I'm not even sure I got the full story right.

But that division that made "People Movers" and Pittshburgh's "Skybus" is still located in West Mifflin and I'm pretty sure they're part of Bombardier now. So the might also still be using the Westinghouse name whenever it's appropriate. (service spare parts or whatever)

I think Westinghouse Air Brake (WABCO) is still operating in the Wilmerding section of Pittsburgh, but it looks like that one merged with MotivePower Industries and calls itself Wabtec now.

I still believe that light rail is a boondoggle that horse-drawn trolleys are equivalent to.

I'm certain that Lobbyists for NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores) appreciate your gullibility.
Keep them in mind the next time gas skyrockets at the pump.

37 posted on 06/26/2010 6:06:46 PM PDT by Willie Green ("Some people march to the beat of a different drum - and some people polka. ..")
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