The MTA’s Double Take on Single Track
The very savvy blog Maryland Politics Watch has dug up a delicious double scoop of hypocrisy from the MTA.
The very organization that is pushing the death trap single track tunnel for the Red Line had rejected single track (without a tunnel, mind you) for the Purple line because it makes the trains slower, causes longer waits between trains, they can carry fewer passengers, it restricts future growth, and makes the rail system harder to maintain. Their words!
How can it be so bad for one rail line and yet the right solution for a nearly identical line?
All of the details and an in-depth summary (and PDF files of the MTA’s case against single tracking) can be found at Maryland Politics Watch. it’s a juicy read.