09-11-2017, 07:54 PM
(09-11-2017, 05:15 PM)Canard Wrote: If ever there was a time to use the term "Penny wise and pound foolish..."
Trying to cheap out by running trains less frequently seems like it would be about the worst possible solution to trying to save a few bucks.
I will happily volunteer to drive an extra train in the off hours.
Makes me wonder what the actual market price of train driving is. I’d drive one for pretty cheap too
I guess there is that small matter of training but I’d probably be OK with going through that process too. They just might not want to pay for it for the actual total number of shifts I’d end up taking.
Agreed though — running more trains off-peak doesn’t significantly increase capital costs — it’s not much more than the driver. And if you can get the bar crowd out of cars and onto transit, that’s a pretty big win I should think, although the cab companies might not be happy.