Reply #1: But Light Rail Lasts Longer [View All]

[Vogon_Glory]

What anti-rail theorists and ideologues fail to notice is that light rail lasts longer. Sure, light rail costs more to build, and light rail vehicles cost two to three times as much as a bus. But busses only tend to last ten, fifteen years at most, while light rail vehicles are good for twenty-five, thirty, forty years. Moreover, look at those bus paths. Those puppies are going to need some serious maintenance in a few years. Light-rail, unlike monorail and unlike bus-ways, are a proven, RELIABLE technology that lasts a lot longer and I daresay probably cost a lot less in the long term.