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Old Posted Aug 5, 2008, 7:56 PM
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Originally Posted by RED_PDXer View Post
At this point, electrification of the bus system in certain corridors and areas may be another alternative. Catenary wires are eligible for federal New Starts funding and the Federal Transit Administration loves bus projects much more than rail... some people don't like all the overhead wires.. but i love them.
It seems like something of an unsightly and passé technology. I would think that it would be cheaper to put in fully charged fuel cells/batteries at set intervals would be a lot less expensive.
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