> And I started wondering... with all the techy advances we have
> these days such as:
>
> a) GPS satellite tracking
> b) radio/cellular signals
> c) lasers to read barcodes off of freight train cars
>
> Why doesnt Metro incorporate some of these so we have constant
> automated monitoring of car positions and progress along their
> routes? Metro performance is something that should be tracked
> and charted everyday, not just when RM does an annual survey....
I'll put my vote in on this. When I'm in the tunnel, the
announcements only tell of trains actually IN the tunnel.
For example, if I'm at West Portel wanting to go inbound,
it would be great to know that there was an "L" at 19th
and Taraval or an "M" at Stonestown.
Ken Parker