BusTalk

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

W.B.:

Given "Shik-aga's" brutally cold winters, I have often wondered just how long the CTA's rails last?

Remember, the CTA has far more exposed trackage/routes (elevated/surface) than underground.

This, of course, would translate into far more trackage in the system exposed to the elements.

One can only imagine non-stop, pounding punishment the CRT/CTA rails had to taken, back in the day, when the El trains which ran over now-demolished routes, along with the heavy interurban traffic, courtesy of the CA&E and the CNS&M, were commonplace......

"NYO"

["DEMPSTER"]

[NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629]

Odd as all get-out.......

In the course of this brutal cold snap, I have not heard of any major subway, PATH, or LIRR issues.

Could it be that the "rolling iPads" and "Blue McAdoos" (along with the LIRR/MN rolling stock) are made of sterner stuff than we previously thought, at least when it comes to cold-weather operations?

Also, still thinking of the man cold weather-issues still plaguing the "See-Tee-Ay" (cracked rails, frozen switches, inoperable door mechanisms, etc)........

"NYO"

["THIS IS THE POLAR EXPRESS!"]